German heavy lift and transport specialist Dornseiff Autokrane und Schwertransporte has added a new Tadano AC 3.045-1 City crane to its fleet, replacing an older AC 40 City model as part of Tadano’s trade-in programme.
The new delivery marks the company’s fourth AC 3.045-1 City, underlining the popularity of the compact crane within Dornseiff’s operations. The handover took place in Lauf, with Tadano Sales Manager Helge Prüfer presenting the crane to site manager Anja Reger and crane operator Marco Wöltering.
The deal saw Tadano accept the outgoing AC 40 City as a trade-in unit, enabling Dornseiff to seamlessly upgrade while Tadano refurbishes the older model for resale. “We’ve had three units of the AC 3.045-1 City in our fleet for quite a while now, and now we’ve traded in our old AC 40 City for another new AC 3.045-1 City,” said Reger.
The new crane is configured to match the existing fleet, ensuring interchangeability and consistent availability. Equipment includes: a three-sheave 1.2-metre runner; a 15-tonne boom head traverse with shackle and hook; a 25-tonne hook traverse and a 32-3/16/D hook block.
This alignment enables Dornseiff to deploy any of its AC 3.045-1 City cranes across identical projects without operational differences.
Built for tight spaces
The AC 3.045-1 City crane’s compact design makes it especially suitable for indoor operations. Dornseiff will primarily use the machine for tasks such as installing overhead cranes and moving machinery inside industrial facilities.
“That’s something it’s unbeatably good at – and its compact design certainly plays an important part in this,” explained Reger. “All terrain cranes rarely manage such work due to their size. Many conventional mobile cranes reach their limits here, but the Tadano City crane masters work in this demanding environment with flying colours.”
With more than 70 years of experience, Dornseiff provides a full suite of services including crane rental, heavy transport, machinery relocation, and access platform hire. Operating from five sites in Germany, the company employs over 130 people and runs a diverse fleet of 37 mobile cranes, 20 transport vehicles, recovery units, and more than 280 aerial platforms, forklifts and mini cranes, making it one of the largest providers in its region.
