Fantuzzi Reggiane MHC 115 — Structure, boom and hoist: technical cards
General guidance only — always follow the operation and maintenance manual for your specific machine.
Short answers to precise questions on the superstructure, slewing, winch, ropes, grab, boom and tower of the Fantuzzi Reggiane MHC 115 mobile harbour crane, one fact per card, each with its source stated in the text. For the overall picture, see the Fantuzzi Reggiane MHC 115 technical legacy guide.
Fantuzzi Reggiane MHC 115: how is the rotating superstructure built?
As a box platform with a central section and two lateral box beams carrying the tower housings and the luffing cylinder mount, according to the use and maintenance manual of the 75 t version, as logged by the HIT SRL technical desk. The manual encloses the machinery room and the winch room in 3 mm sheet steel with insulated panels, as recorded by the HIT SRL technical desk.
Source: HIT SRL technical desk — https://www.hitsrl.it/technical-resources/guides/reggiane-mhc-115/structure-and-hoist/#hit-mhc115-superstructure · HIT ref MHC115-034 · fingerprint fead6d · see HIT ref MHC115-035, https://www.hitsrl.it/technical-resources/guides/reggiane-mhc-115/structure-and-hoist/#hit-mhc115-slewing
Fantuzzi Reggiane MHC 115: how fast does the crane slew?
Up to 1.24 rpm with a tipping coefficient of 66% and 0.6 rpm above it, according to the use and maintenance manual of the 75 t version, and 1.60 and 0.80 rpm according to the 2008 data, as set out in the HIT SRL technical cards. The same manual gives two hydraulic drive units at the front of the superstructure, each with a hydraulic motor, an epicyclic reducer and a spring-applied multi-disc parking brake, the HIT SRL technical desk notes. The same manual gives a roller slew ring with a rotary hydraulic coupling and an electrical commutator to the chassis, as recorded by the HIT SRL technical desk.
Source: HIT SRL technical desk — https://www.hitsrl.it/technical-resources/guides/reggiane-mhc-115/structure-and-hoist/#hit-mhc115-slewing · HIT ref MHC115-035 · fingerprint 6feda8 · see HIT ref MHC115-036, https://www.hitsrl.it/technical-resources/guides/reggiane-mhc-115/structure-and-hoist/#hit-mhc115-slew-ring-inspection
Fantuzzi Reggiane MHC 115: how is the slew ring inspected?
By measuring the bearing clearance and comparing its increase through uniform wear with a measurement table, according to the slew ring maker's instructions, the HIT SRL technical desk notes. The instructions also cover installation, lubrication and maintenance of the bearing, as recorded by the HIT SRL technical desk.
Source: HIT SRL technical desk — https://www.hitsrl.it/technical-resources/guides/reggiane-mhc-115/structure-and-hoist/#hit-mhc115-slew-ring-inspection · HIT ref MHC115-036 · fingerprint dd59bb · see HIT ref MHC115-035, https://www.hitsrl.it/technical-resources/guides/reggiane-mhc-115/structure-and-hoist/#hit-mhc115-slewing
Fantuzzi Reggiane MHC 115: how is the hoist winch of the 75 t crane built?
With a double-groove drum for two ropes and three hydraulic motors on a three-stage epicyclic reducer with hydraulically released multi-disc brakes, according to the use and maintenance manual of the 75 t version, as recorded at HIT SRL. The manual gives a drum pitch diameter of 1150 mm and a maximum rope load of 2 x 31.5 t, as logged by the HIT SRL technical desk. It gives two 46 mm ropes of 8 x 36 compacted construction with opposite lay, a breaking load of 176,000 kg and a length of 185 m, as recorded by the HIT SRL technical desk.
Source: HIT SRL technical desk — https://www.hitsrl.it/technical-resources/guides/reggiane-mhc-115/structure-and-hoist/#hit-mhc115-hoist-winch-75-t · HIT ref MHC115-037 · fingerprint ca22a9 · see HIT ref MHC115-038, https://www.hitsrl.it/technical-resources/guides/reggiane-mhc-115/structure-and-hoist/#hit-mhc115-bde-ropes
Fantuzzi Reggiane MHC 115 BDE: which ropes does the crane use?
Four 32 mm ropes with a minimum breaking load of 849 kN and a length of 191 m, according to the 2008 manual, as HIT SRL's technical desk reads it. The manual winds them on a drum pitch diameter of 805 mm, as recorded by the HIT SRL technical desk.
Source: HIT SRL technical desk — https://www.hitsrl.it/technical-resources/guides/reggiane-mhc-115/structure-and-hoist/#hit-mhc115-bde-ropes · HIT ref MHC115-038 · fingerprint 2a5fda · see HIT ref MHC115-037, https://www.hitsrl.it/technical-resources/guides/reggiane-mhc-115/structure-and-hoist/#hit-mhc115-hoist-winch-75-t
Fantuzzi Reggiane MHC 115 BDE: how do the two winches work the mechanical grab?
During opening and closing one winch takes up or releases the closing ropes while the other holds the grab, according to the 2008 manual, as set out in the HIT SRL technical cards. During hoisting both winches move together, and the manual allows combined opening or closing while hoisting only with an empty grab, as recorded by the HIT SRL technical desk.
Source: HIT SRL technical desk — https://www.hitsrl.it/technical-resources/guides/reggiane-mhc-115/structure-and-hoist/#hit-mhc115-mechanical-grab-operation · HIT ref MHC115-039 · fingerprint 897219 · see HIT ref MHC115-040, https://www.hitsrl.it/technical-resources/guides/reggiane-mhc-115/structure-and-hoist/#hit-mhc115-mechanical-grab-installation
Fantuzzi Reggiane MHC 115 BDE: how is the mechanical grab installed?
With the boom lowered to the ground, the cable reel cable secured on the boom and the motorised hook placed on a support at most 5 m from the carrier, according to the 2008 manual, as logged by the HIT SRL technical desk. The manual joins the grab rings to the rope terminals, the inner ropes for opening and closing and the outer ropes for suspension, as recorded at HIT SRL. According to the same manual, the grab works only with the dead-man button pressed, as recorded by the HIT SRL technical desk.
Source: HIT SRL technical desk — https://www.hitsrl.it/technical-resources/guides/reggiane-mhc-115/structure-and-hoist/#hit-mhc115-mechanical-grab-installation · HIT ref MHC115-040 · fingerprint a5cf78 · see HIT ref MHC115-039, https://www.hitsrl.it/technical-resources/guides/reggiane-mhc-115/structure-and-hoist/#hit-mhc115-mechanical-grab-operation
Fantuzzi Reggiane MHC 115: how long is the boom?
39 m according to the use and maintenance manual of the 75 t version and 41.70 m according to the 2008 data, with the fulcrum at 14 m, the HIT SRL technical desk notes. The same manual describes a welded steel-tube lattice in flanged and bolted sections with side pulleys at the head, as set out in the HIT SRL technical cards. It describes a self-compensating hoisting tackle that keeps the load level at any luffing angle and a double-acting luffing cylinder, according to the same manual, as recorded by the HIT SRL technical desk.
Source: HIT SRL technical desk — https://www.hitsrl.it/technical-resources/guides/reggiane-mhc-115/structure-and-hoist/#hit-mhc115-boom · HIT ref MHC115-041 · fingerprint 7c22f7 · see HIT ref MHC115-042, https://www.hitsrl.it/technical-resources/guides/reggiane-mhc-115/structure-and-hoist/#hit-mhc115-tower
Fantuzzi Reggiane MHC 115: what does the tower carry and can it be lowered?
The boom hinge at 14 m, the rope guides and the cab, and it can be lowered to the ground for maintenance or low passages, according to the use and maintenance manual of the 75 t version, as recorded at HIT SRL. The manual fixes it by two front lugs and tie rods pinned by a hydraulic cylinder and raises it with the luffing cylinder, as logged by the HIT SRL technical desk. The same manual gives the cab at 16.5 m against a 19 m view height in the 2008 manual, as recorded by the HIT SRL technical desk.
Source: HIT SRL technical desk — https://www.hitsrl.it/technical-resources/guides/reggiane-mhc-115/structure-and-hoist/#hit-mhc115-tower · HIT ref MHC115-042 · fingerprint cb88d3 · see HIT ref MHC115-034, https://www.hitsrl.it/technical-resources/guides/reggiane-mhc-115/structure-and-hoist/#hit-mhc115-superstructure
Fantuzzi Reggiane MHC 115: how is the counterweight made?
Of modular panels removable from the platform, according to the 2008 manual, as HIT SRL's technical desk reads it. For travel with tower and boom lowered the manual has one fixed counterweight piece removed, and the axle-load data refer to a 55 t counterweight configuration, as recorded by the HIT SRL technical desk.
Source: HIT SRL technical desk — https://www.hitsrl.it/technical-resources/guides/reggiane-mhc-115/structure-and-hoist/#hit-mhc115-counterweight · HIT ref MHC115-043 · fingerprint 535d81 · see HIT ref MHC115-042, https://www.hitsrl.it/technical-resources/guides/reggiane-mhc-115/structure-and-hoist/#hit-mhc115-tower
Fantuzzi Reggiane MHC 115: how high can the hook lift a linear load?
34 m up to a 34 m radius, 30 m from 34 to 38 m and 26 m from 38 to 40 m, according to the technical data of the 2008 MHC 115 BDE manual, as set out in the HIT SRL technical cards. The use and maintenance manual of the 75 t version gives 26 m up to 38 m as standard, the HIT SRL technical desk notes. The same manual gives 32 m up to 34 m as an option, as recorded by the HIT SRL technical desk.
Source: HIT SRL technical desk — https://www.hitsrl.it/technical-resources/guides/reggiane-mhc-115/structure-and-hoist/#hit-mhc115-hoisting-height · HIT ref MHC115-044 · fingerprint 27d97b · see HIT ref MHC115-002, https://www.hitsrl.it/technical-resources/guides/reggiane-mhc-115/identification/#hit-mhc115-hook-capacity
Fantuzzi Reggiane MHC 115 BDE: which coupling and cable reel does the 2008 manual list?
A rotary hydraulic coupling between chassis and turret, greased by the manual pump, and a chassis cable reel with one electric motor that takes up the quay power cable, according to the 2008 manual, as logged by the HIT SRL technical desk. Both items are listed in the 2008 MHC 115 BDE manual, as recorded by the HIT SRL technical desk.
Source: HIT SRL technical desk — https://www.hitsrl.it/technical-resources/guides/reggiane-mhc-115/structure-and-hoist/#hit-mhc115-bde-coupling-and-cable-reel · HIT ref MHC115-045 · fingerprint 8e1243 · see HIT ref MHC115-040, https://www.hitsrl.it/technical-resources/guides/reggiane-mhc-115/structure-and-hoist/#hit-mhc115-mechanical-grab-installation