HMF loader cranes are popular in the UK, often seen as part of a grab loader truck (tipper grab) or as a brick carrier for a builders merchant configuration. Manufactured in Denmark, the manufacturers claim that their cranes are particularly light – yet maintain strong enough for the lifting tasks. The HMF crane range starts at 3 tonne metres with the 270K-RC which is a remote control offering – there is a slo a manual control (MC) version. It can be folded up to a width of only 1.7 m making it possible to mount it on small vehicles. The crane can be chosen with two or three extensions giving a reach of up to 8.2 metres. At the other end of the scale, HMF make heavy duty cranes right up to 95 tonne metres with their 9520OK-RCS crane which has a maximum reach of 33.5 metres and the ability to lift over 18 tonnes a t 4.4 metres.
HMF publish a handy guide to their cranes which can be downloaded here – HMF Crane Guide
