MR 418

Non current product

The Potain MR 418 is designed to get you set up and working faster while still providing the capacity and compact footprint that our cranes are known for.

A new on-board control system allows for operation mere minutes after assembly is completed and the uniquely mounted luffing mechanism and hoist ensures there is plenty of room for operation even in the tightest of jobsites.

Perfect for power plants or high-rise buildings including super-tall structures.

Total luffing time: 1 min 15 sec
Maximum hoisting speed: 254 meters per minute

Features

  • Potain Cab-IN

    Potain Cab-IN

    Potain Cab-IN, the new Potain cranes operator lift
    Access ladders installed in parallel to the operator lift
    Operator lift developed with our partner GEDA

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MR 418

  • Max capacity 26.5USt 24t
  • Max radius 196.9ft 60m
  • Max tip capacity 5.5USt 5t
  • Hook height per base 293.3ft 89.4m
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Specifications

  • Description
    • Fully frequency-controlled mechanisms for precision control 
    • Very high speed high capacity hoist winches maximize productivity at very tall working heights
    • Luffing mechanism and hoist are uniquely mounted inside the counterjib
    • New on-board control system easy and rapid teach-in programming (only 3 parameters to be calibrated)
    • Power control function (reduced electrical demand) both for luffing AND hoisting winches
    • Excellent capabilities for working on high-rise projects
    • One fall / 2 falls load block reeving
    • Adaptability to the power network (50 hz or 60 hz automatically selected by the crane itself)
    • Cable length up to 830 m
    • Optimized counter jib length of 9 4 m (30.8 ft) and articulating counterweight minimize out of service radius
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News

Three Potain cranes chosen for iconic new London skyscraper

• Main contractor Sir Robert McAlpine is using the luffing jib cranes to construct 2 Finsbury Avenue, a landmark mixed-use high-rise building in London, UK, expected to be completed in 2027.
• Owing to minimal space, one crane was erected on a cantilever-suspended platform while the other two operated on completed areas of the development.

Internal climbing setup enables Potain cranes to fast-track Boston tower

• The developers of One Congress, a 43-floor office block in downtown Boston, wanted to start leasing space on the lower floors while construction was still underway. 
• This required an intelligent approach to tower crane installation, so a Potain MR 415 and MR 418 were erected in the core of the building, in an internal climbing configuration.
• This setup also eliminated the need for larger, more expensive tower cranes.

Potain fleet helps construct large-scale housing development in Tampa

Eight Potain tower cranes are busy at work in downtown Tampa, Florida, where an entirely new neighborhood is being built from the ground up.

Brand & Range

Brand

POTAIN

Potain tower cranes are known around the world for their lifting power, reliability and innovative designs. Potain builds more than 60 types of tower cranes to fit a wide variety of job sites: high capacity top slewing cranes on infrastructure jobs, luffing jib cranes that construct “supertall” skyscrapers, topless cranes reshaping our urban environment and Hup self-erecting cranes transforming residential construction. Known for their ease of use, efficient transport and quick erection times, there are many reasons why Potain tower cranes dot skylines across the globe.
Range

Top-Slewing Cranes

Top-Slewing cranes are the large construction sites most strategic equipment for productivity. Whether on large infrastructure, high rise jobsites, crowded urban areas or wide open sites, they make it possible to hoist and distribute loads high and far. The Potain brand is a global leader with its multiple ranges of topless cranes, luffing jib cranes and large hammerhead cranes that can also be customized to match special applications.