Grove is launching a new all-terrain crane – the GMK4080-1 – this month, demonstrating the company’s rapid pace of product development.

The GMK4080-1 launch occurs just a few weeks after the launch of another new Grove all-terrain, the GMK5220. “A number of GMK4080-1s have been ordered with the first two destined for Grohmann, a German haulage firm,” says a spokesman.
Philippe Cohet, executive vice president of Manitowoc Crane Group’s Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA) region, said the new model’s early success is no surprise. “This new four-axle, 80-tonne GMK4080-1 has a six-section twin-lock boom, with new megaform shaping, first seen on the GMK 5130-1.
“Powerful lifting capabilities allow the GMK4080-1 to lift 6.6 tonnes at a radius of 20 m with its boom extended to its maximum of 51 m. With hydraulic luffing jib and 6 m extension, the crane has a maximum tip height of 75 m,” says the spokesman.
As with most new Grove AT cranes, the GMK4080-1 is configurable in both ‘Taxi’ and ‘Maxi’ modes. In ‘Taxi’ mode, the crane remains within 12 tonnes per axle while fitted with 9.3 tonnes of counterweight, a 15 m hydraulic swing-away, a 16-tonne hook block and driving on 16.00 R25 tyres. The GMK4080-1’s ‘Maxi’ configuration offers increased capabilities thanks to an extra 6 m hydraulic swingaway insert (which increases the maximum jib to 21 m) and a counterweight offering of up to 19.3 tonnes.
The GMK4080-1 will replace Grove’s existing four-axle unit, the GMK4075-1, but it retains a number of design features of the popular model. The new GMK4080-1 features a driveline modified from the older model, including the same ZF Astronic transmission and 290 kW Mercedes-Benz OM 501 LA engine. However, the GMK4080-1 includes a two-step transfer case, to allow better agility at lower speeds, he adds.
The dimensions of the GMK4080-1 show a front overhang of only 1.8 m, making it 26.3 cm shorter than the GMK4075-1. Total length, meanwhile, is 12.5 m, making the GMK4080-1 shorter than its predecessor by 26.5 cm.
The GMK4080-1 also offers eight different counterweight options, ranging from 1.8 tonnes to a maximum of 19.3 tonnes. The crane’s air-conditioned ‘vision’ cab is tiltable to an incline of 20 degrees, and its multi-function remote control allows for convenient operation of the outriggers and swing-away jib. Other standard features include all-wheel drive and steer, Megatrak suspension, Grove’s ECOS operating system and an EKS5 Light, load moment indicator, the spokesman concludes.