This is Asiagroup's Terex Demag AC1000, Asia's first and currently only unit too. Here it is seen with HA100 setup to take down a Comansa 21CJ290 Tower Crane in a public housing project in Singapore. Enjoy the pictures. =)




















The following day, it was being disassembled and prepped to get back onto the road. However towards the end the weather changed and it started raining. It was dark too so the images were a little blur as the crane get going. Nevertheless it was the most awesome experience ever for me.

Taking down one of its counterweight trays.




Taking down the other side of the counterweight tray.






Now is the counterweight frame.




Prepped to go.


The huge ass counterweight frame.




Notice how tight and narrow the site was, and the AC1000 had to squeeze through this space as well. Madness!




If i'm not wrong, this is a Scania G420


Its really incredible the AC1000 can squeeze out of that tight space.












Don't worry, the Scania isnt really towing the crane. The AC1000 is not registered to be legally driven on the road, hence a tow truck is needed at the front to get it going. The AC1000 is still moving on its own power.

Yup, nice pics..

Very nice!
thanks for sharing!

Kerst

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Very nice photos, thanks for sharing.
Now if someone could come up with a set of decals with the name "ASIA GROUP" I could air brush
the rims blue and make my 1/50 scale AC1000 come to life.

Thanks, Ted

excellent. thanks for sharing.

Dear all,

Noticed that my picture has found its way into Hansebube forum and few people are wondering why such a small Scania is needed to tow the AC1000. However i couldn't speak German (i understood their questions via google translate), so maybe some friends here could assist me to convey the message in the forum under the AC1000 thread there. Many thanks!

The AC1000 has to be towed because it is not registered as a vehicle on the road. If you would have noticed, the AC1000 does not have a license plate, unlike other AC1000s in the European countries. This happens here because by not registering the vehicle you save on road tax, vehicular insurance on the road (i presume) and registration fees etc. In my country all this adds up to a huge sum. Most of the time the crane will be in the yard or in site works so it does not make any sense to register the vehicle legally and paying for nothing (yes you still have to pay road tax even if you dont drive it on the road).

Hence the Scania comes in as a tow vehicle so that the AC1000 can be driven on the road. Both machines must be in synchronised order otherwise the Scania would be pushed around like a play toy. Likewise if the AC1000 is too slow, the Scania would have its own troubles too. In short, the Scania is there just to make the AC1000 "legal" on the road, no actual towing at all. Yes, the tow bar is attached onto the crane and truck. My picture only showed the process of hooking the bar on.

Regards,
Chester(Wei Chuen)