OREANDA-NEWS.  August 16, 2012. According KAMAZ’s official dealers, the most popular trucks among purchasers are KAMAZ trucks with Palfinger crane manipulators, reported the press-centre of KAMAZ.

According to the buyers themselves, special vehicles on KAMAZ chassis with crane manipulators made by the Austrian company feature high reliability and long useful life, meet modern safety and environmental requirements, and, despite the widespread use of imported units, remain affordable on the Russian market. KAMAZ-65117 with Crane Manipulator RK-23300 and KAMAZ-43118 with Crane Manipulator RK-15500 remain the most popular vehicles of the whole line.

The vehicle with Crane Manipulator RK-23500 on the KAMAZ-65117 chassis is a reliable and multipurpose vehicle for any operation associated with transportation of goods and cargoes. The powerful 300-horsepower Cummins engine and the 9-speed ZF gearbox provide high specific capacity. Crane Manipulator PK-23500 with 6 hydraulic boom sections and high payload can compete with conventional truck cranes. It is safe and convenient to operate. Besides legs with three versions of width, the vehicle also has (optional) legs moved upwards automatically.

The vehicle with Crane Manipulator RK-15500 on the all-wheel drive chassis KAMAZ-43118 is a good solution for cargo transportation even in the toughest and off-the-road conditions of operation, thanks to the 300hp Cummins engine and the 9-speed ZF transmission. The crane manipulator is regulated from the ground with the help of two remote controls located on each side.

To date, KAMAZ trucks with Palfinger crane manipulators are inexpensive, convenient and reliable tools in any situation requiring well-coordinated work of a high-sided truck and an autocrane in one vehicle. The Austrian crane manipulators are small; they feature unique kinematics of boom members providing great boom outreach and high lifting capacity when loading and unloading. All these characteristics make KAMAZ vehicles with Palfinger crane manipulators the best products of their market in Russia.