As infrastructure construction booms across Africa, Southeast Asia and other emerging markets, Sinotruk officially promotes its mature flagship product: the HOWO 8x4 420HP Euro III truck mounted crane rated for 12-ton maximum lifting capacity, which integrates cargo transportation and hoisting functions to solve multiple pain points for engineering fleets and logistics companies.
Supported by a 420-horsepower original diesel engine complying with Euro III emission standard, the powertrain matches a heavy-duty manual transmission with strong torque output. It maintains stable power output during full-load driving and hoisting work, delivering outstanding climbing performance on rugged mine roads and unpaved construction roads. The Euro III configuration perfectly fits local emission policies in most African countries, avoiding complicated certification problems for overseas importers while keeping maintenance costs affordable with widely circulated spare parts worldwide.
The 8x4 four-axle chassis adopts an integral thickened manganese steel frame and rational axle load distribution. Equipped with hydraulic outriggers, the vehicle maintains high stability during 12-ton heavy lifting operations and greatly lowers rollover risks. The matched hydraulic crane system supports flexible boom stretching and 360-degree rotary operation, finishing loading and unloading of steel materials, mechanical equipment and construction components efficiently without renting additional mobile cranes, cutting overall operation expenses notably.
The vehicle's cargo flatbed retains large-volume loading space, realizing one vehicle for dual purposes of haulage and lifting. The sealed suspended cab brings basic driving comfort for long-hour field work, and the whole vehicle undergoes anti-corrosion coating treatment to adapt to high-temperature, dusty and humid overseas working environments.
At present, this HOWO 8x4 crane truck has become a mainstream best-selling model for overseas bulk export. For local engineering contractors and freight dealers, it balances powerful performance, durable quality and economic use cost, becoming a cost-effective workhorse for short-distance engineering transportation and on-site hoisting tasks.
