XCA4000 heads XCMG’s five-model crane display at bauma China 2024
XCMG took five cranes to bauma China 2024 — all-terrain, rough-terrain, hybrid truck and hybrid crawler machines — headed by the XCA4000, which the company presents as the world’s largest-tonnage wheeled crane.
Five machines, four crane types
The stand covered all-terrain, rough-terrain, hybrid truck and hybrid crawler cranes, which between them span most of what a Chinese rental fleet or contractor buys. XCMG grouped the display around two themes it has been pushing consistently: raw capacity at the top of the range, and lower emissions and noise further down it.
XCA4000 dominates the stand
The XCA4000 was the exhibit everything else was measured against. Rated at 4,000 tonnes, XCMG quotes a capability of 190 tonnes at a height of 190 metres, which the company says sets a benchmark for lifting height and weight among wheeled cranes.
The application driving the machine is wind power. As turbine manufacturers move to larger and heavier units, installation contractors need greater capacity at greater height, and XCMG positions the XCA4000 squarely at that market rather than at general heavy lift.
XCA80G7-1E for city work
At the other end of the display was the XCA80G7-1E, a four-axle all-terrain built for urban sites. Its feature list is aimed at cramped set-ups: variable outrigger support, load-carrying extension, and intelligent functions including one-click counterweight attachment and wireless remote control.
Those are the details that decide how many lifts a crane can complete in a shift on a constrained city job, and XCMG is pitching the model at complex urban projects where set-up time is the real constraint.
Rough terrain and hybrids
The XCR120_AU rough-terrain crane was shown as the versatile, durable option: a heavy chassis and powerful engine for mobility and capacity, a hydraulic system tuned for smooth and precise control, and an ergonomic cab.
XCMG also brought its latest hybrid truck crane and hybrid crawler crane. Both use electric drive systems to cut emissions and noise while, the company says, matching the power and reliability of conventional equivalents. XCMG’s line on the hybrids is that operators should not have to trade capability for lower emissions, and the specification work has gone into keeping duty cycles comparable with diesel machines. Across the five exhibits the message was consistent: headline capacity at the top of the range, and electrification working its way down through it.
Source: XCMG — Photos: XCMG