Mon March 11, 2013
ALL Erection & Crane Rental Corp. Buys 66 Link-Belts
ALL Erection & Crane Rental Corp. has added a total of 66 new Link-Belt cranes to its national fleet. The package deal includes 14 truck cranes, 32 rough terrain cranes and 20 crawler cranes. Of the package and, in particular, the size of the deal, Michael Liptak, president of the ALL Family of Companies, said, “It’s a huge deal, but a regular part of our annual fleet expansion....
Mon October 08, 2012
Link-Belt Holds CraneFest 2012 at Its HQ in Lexington, Ky.
Link-Belt Cranes held CraneFest 2012 at its company headquarters in Lexington, Ky., during the week of Sept. 23. Nearly 1,000 crane dealers, rental houses and end users from the United States, Argentina, Brazil, Panama, South Africa, Trinidad and the United Kingdom attended the event in groups of 200 to 250 for a series of two- day sessions that ran throughout the week....
Fri September 07, 2012
Pinnacle Crane Brings Link-Belt TCC-750 Into Lineup
Pinnacle Cranes, Charlotte, N.C., recently took delivery of the first Link-Belt TCC-750 75-ton (68 t) telescopic crawler crane to enter the Carolina market. In order to prepare Pinnacle’s crane technicians to handle the product, Link-Belt trainers came to Pinnacle to review all aspects of the TCC-750....
Thu August 30, 2012
Rudd, Link-Belt Help McAdoo Crane Service Thrive
When Bill McAdoo started his towing business back in 1965, he had no idea that one day he also would be operating a crane service. When he started the business, he was towing cars and light trucks and soon expanded to include heavy towing....
Mon July 09, 2012
Link-Belt 235 X3 Spin Ace Excavator Now Available
The new Link-Belt 235 X3 Spin Ace minimum swing radius excavator is now available in North America in LC and dozer models. This new model replaces the 225 Spin Ace minimum swing radius excavator. New features include an Interim Tier IVa Isuzu engine with 17.5 percent better fuel efficiency, a ROPS-certified cab with new interior and 7-in....
Tue July 03, 2012
Link-Belt Promotes Chris Erwin to Product Technician
Chris Erwin has been named product technician of hydraulic cranes in the Link-Belt product support department. A 23-year veteran of Link-Belt, Erwin began in 1989 at the customer service warehouse and subsequently working in hydraulic truck crane assembly and as an assembly mechanic....
Tue July 03, 2012
Link-Belt Promotes Hatton to Product Technician in Ky.
Tony Hatton has been promoted to product technician at Link-Belt headquarters in Lexington, Ky. Hatton, a three year veteran of Link-Belt, has significant experience with large machinery and as a service technician, having served as an associate hydraulic crane technician previously with Link-Belt....
Fri June 08, 2012
General Equipment Celebrates Name Change, Link-Belt Deal
General Equipment & Supplies held an open house May 10 at its location in Shakopee, Minn. While the event was a celebration of the company being the new Link-Belt crane dealer in Minnesota, it also marked the changing of the company name from Tri-State Aggregate Machinery to General Equipment & Supplies Inc....
Wed June 06, 2012
SC&RA Recognizes Link-Belt With Annual Environmental Award
Link-Belt Construction Equipment Company, Lexington, Ky., was presented the Environmental Award by the Specialized Carriers & Rigging Association (SC&RA) during closing night ceremonies at the association’s annual conference, April 17 to 21, at the Hyatt Regency Lost Pines, Austin, Texas....
Wed May 02, 2012
Link-Belt 210 X3 Series Now Available
The Link-Belt 210 X3 series excavator is now available in North America in standard and long-front models. The 210 X3 features an all new ROPS cab with new interior, new Interim Tier IVa engine technology with 10-percent better fuel efficiency, 7-percent more lift capacity, 3-percent faster cycle times and improved serviceability....
