Kerax 410.16 8x4 with 135 t/m lorry loader - Date: 1.4.10

Key facts

SHAWTRACK CHOOSES RENAULT KERAX

FOR BESPOKE 135 TONNE CRANE

Leading designer and manufacturer of bespoke transportation vehicles, Shawtrack Services, has taken delivery of a new 8x4 Renault Kerax 410.16 double drive, with 5.05 wheelbase, through Renault Trucks distributor, RH Commercials. The truck has been converted, by Shawtrack, for draw bar trailer operation and is fitted with an Effer lorry loader 1135 crane with 6 hydraulic extensions and a fly jib with winch. It is one of the largest cranes to be installed in the Midlands.

The impressive vehicle will be supplied to oil and gas exploration company, Cuadrilla Resources and will be used to handle equipment on oil and gas sites nationwide.

Jeff Wright, Sales Director, Shawtrack, says: “Cuadrilla approached us with several technical challenges that they faced in the field and we put forward a bespoke solution to meet their full requirements. The total outreach of the Effer lorry loader crane is 24.23m, being able to lift 2,150kg at full stretch. The 8x4 Renault Kerax offers the strength and reliability that Cuadrilla requires, providing great ground clearance when on site, whilst giving the driver high levels of trim in the cab. The robustness and versatility of the Kerax copes beautifully with the

 

 

 

combination of the crane with its 6 hydraulic extensions, fly jib and winch. In addition to this, the back up offered by the dealer network is second to none and so the Renault Kerax made an easy choice for the Shawtrack design team.”

Eric Vaughan, Cuadrilla Resources, adds: “We wanted a truck mounted crane for ease and speed of transportation between sites and the Renault Kerax came highly recommended. Shawtrack was able to convert the Kerax to drawbar spec and build a bespoke tandem axle trailer so that we can now tow equipment to site with just one vehicle.”

 

Shawtrack is the leading designer and manufacturer of bespoke transportation vehicles, providing a one-stop shop, for the design, supply and installation of relevant components to get the finished product to site. Based in Mansfield, with a branch in Blairgowrie, Scotland, Shawtrack Services Ltd. specialises in the manufacture of low profile beavertail bodies for the national plant equipment industry. The company also builds other specialist vehicles to bespoke specifications. Established in 1987, SHAWtrack has a fleet of 85 specialist vehicles, through its sister company, Shawhire, and employs over 35 people.

 

Cuadrilla Resources is an oil and gas exploration and production company formed in September 2007. Based in Lichfield, Staffordshire, the company undertakes drilling and extraction in the UK, Holland, Spain and Poland.