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POTAIN · LUFFING JIB

CRN-003

POTAIN LUFFING JIB

MRH hydraulic luffers and MR rope luffers. Same job: a jib that luffs so the crane can work tight to the building. Match the machine on site to the right chart.

DOCUMENT
GOSPEL-CRN-003
REVISION
01 CURRENT
EFFECTIVE
2026-09-01
OWNER
GOSPEL Safety
APPROVED BY
GOSPEL
REVIEW
2027-09-01

Lift to the serial chart in the cab — this jib, this reeving, this mast, this ballast. The files below are Manitowoc published range sheets. Operator, maintenance and lubrication manuals for this serial live in the cab and on Manitowoc Crane Care.

POTAIN PRODUCT PAGE →

PUBLISHED RANGE

MRH 125

Hydraulic topless luffer. 8 t, 50 m jib. See GOSPEL-CRN-002.

MRH 175

Hydraulic topless luffer. 10 t (11 USt), 55 m (180 ft) jib. 1.5 t (1.65 USt) at 55 m. Weathervane about 10 m.

MR 229

Current rope-luffing jib with CCS. 14 t (15.4 USt), 55 m (180 ft) jib. 2.7 t (2.95 USt) at max jib. Out-of-service radius from about 10.25 m.

MR 225 A

Earlier rope luffer still on sites. 55 m jib. Cathead and luffing rope. Confirm the serial chart — this is a non-current product.

LOAD CHARTS + DATA SHEETS

MRH 125 — CHARTS AND FORMS →

MRH 175 — ASCE LOAD CHART →

MRH 175 — PRODUCT PAGE →

MR 229 — ASCE LOAD CHART →

MR 229 — PRODUCT PAGE →

MR 225 A — EN 14439 C25 DATA SHEET →

MR 225 A — PRODUCT PAGE →

MANUALS + MAINTENANCE

MANITOWOC MANUALS — BRAND POTAIN →

Rope luffers: luffing rope, cathead, luffing winch. Hydraulic luffers: VVH rams and tank. The serial manual names the interval.

INSPECT

  • Which luffer: hydraulic (MRH) or rope (MR). Inspection follows that machine
  • Jib angle against the chart for this radius and this reeving
  • Out-of-service / weathervane radius for this jib length
  • Rope luffer: luffing rope, cathead sheaves, luffing winch, dead ends
  • Hydraulic luffer: rams, hoses, tank, pins — see MRH 125
  • Hoist rope, hook, limits, overload, anemometer
  • Slew, mast, ties, access

MAINTAIN

  • Luffing system on the OEM interval for this serial
  • Hoist and slew as the lubrication chart
  • Wire rope: hoist and, on MR machines, luffing line
  • Structure: jib, cathead or ram attachments, mast

GOSPEL FORMS

LUFFING JIB INSPECTION — GOSPEL-FRM-028 →

FILL LUFFING JIB INSPECTION →

TOWER WEEKLY MAINTENANCE — GOSPEL-FRM-030 →

TOWER MONTHLY MAINTENANCE — GOSPEL-FRM-031 →

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