Ask Safar ManagingDirector Hendrik Eich, and he will tell you that the Tadano AC 5.220-1 iscapable of tackling an extremely broad range of jobs: “Without anycounterweight, it’s a remarkably cost-effective 100-tonne crane that can get toits destination without needing any additional transportation vehicles. With 11tonnes of counterweight, it’s a versatile 130-tonne machine. With the fullcounterweight, it can even be used as a 250-tonne powerhouse,” he says whileexplaining just how versatile the crane is. And since Safar’s Cranes departmentcontinues to be on a clear growth trajectory and the market keeps demandingincreasingly powerful machines, he sees the AC 5.220-1 as the best machine forexpanding the range of jobs that his company can cover, as he underscored whenpicking up the crane from Tadano Head of Sales Frank Brachtendorf.
Hendrik Eich addsanother reason why his company decided on the AC 5.220-1: “We’ve had anextraordinarily good business relationship with Tadano for many years now, andare extremely happy with the service they provide – that goes from technicalsupport all the way to operator training and other training offerings providedby Tadano, including BKF 35 training.” On top of this, the Safar team knows howinvaluable the long-term quality of Tadano cranes is: “We’ve had an ATF 100G-4hard at work since 2019, and its total downtime is pretty close to zero, partof which we attribute to the fact that Tadano’s service and spare partsservices are incredibly reliable,” Hendrik Eich points out.
Safar ordered the AC 5.220-1 with a heavy-duty short jiband a second winch, which will eliminate the need for a second crane in manycases where loads are being turned. As far as Hendrik Eich is concerned, thissolution with a runner and a second winch is one of the crucial advantagesoffered by the crane. He also adds the unit’s adjustable-extension outriggerswith five positions, the large lifting capacities, and a boom length of 68meters as additional plus factors. And when it comes to aspects related tocost-effectiveness, the fact that the crane can travel below the 12-tonne axleload limit with a hook block, dimensional lumber, and various accessories issomething he finds tremendously compelling: “This makes the AC 5.220-1 the onlylarge five-axle crane that can be used right away without the need foradditional transportation vehicles,” he succinctly puts it.
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From left to right: Timo Vogt (Apprentice ProfessionalOperator, Safar), Guiseppe Galizia (Crane Operator, Safar), Hendrik Eich(Managing Director, Safar), Frank Brachtendorf (Head of Sales DACH, Tadano),Detlef Precht (Head of Heavy Load, Safar) and Mrs. Roswitha Precht
About Safar
The Safar corporate group, which is headquartered inFrankfurt am Main and runs six locations in the Rhine-Main Metropolitan Region,is one of Germany’s biggest towing and recovery specialists. The company is notonly active in the high-volume passenger car towing market, but also offers itsservices for trucks, something that it can do thanks to the powerfulcutting-edge machines – of which the new Tadano AC 5.220-1 is a prime example –in its crane fleet.
Safar employs a total of 250 people, with ten of them inthe aforementioned Cranes department. Its other business areas consist ofheavy-haulage services, escort vehicle services, a workshop, and road cleaningservices that include oil slick removal.
The company is on a continuous growth trajectory and hasrecently acquired various towing service businesses in order to further expandits area of operations.
For more information, please visit www.safar.de
AboutTadano Europe
The Tadano Group operates 11 plantsworldwide. It has a global network of more than 50 distribution companies andbranches and employs over 4200 ambitious and experienced people.
Tadano in Europe is the Tadano Group’scenter of excellence for the development and production of Tadano all terrain,City, crawler, and truck-mounted cranes. By combining German engineering andinnovation with the strictest Japanese quality standards, the company producescranes that enjoy an extraordinary reputation worldwide.
Tadano has two production facilities in Europe. TadanoFaun GmbH, which is headquartered in Lauf, has been part of the Tadano Groupsince 1990, while Zweibrücken-based Tadano Demag GmbH was acquired in 2019.
Together, the two plants have an area of 240,000m² available for production, warehousing, and testing operations. The cranesproduced in Europe are delivered to satisfied customers across the globethrough the Tadano Group’s worldwide distribution and service network.
Thecompanies that make up Tadano Europe embody the Tadano Group’s values with itsphilosophy of “Creation, Contribution, and Cooperation.” The core values ofsafety, quality, and efficiency, with compliance as an underlying foundation,are an integral part of all Tadano products and services. Against thisbackdrop, our worldwide distribution and service networks enable all Tadanocompanies to provide unrivalled customer satisfaction, perfect reliability, andextremely fast response times.
Moreinformation can be found on www.tadanoeurope.com,LinkedIn, Facebook,Instagram and Twitter.