Tadano Crane Sourcing FAQ: Load Charts, Hoist Wholesale, and City Crane Costs

This post answers six questions I've run into over the past year. All of them came up during mobile crane sourcing. No fluff, no copy-pasted spec sheets — just process. The goal is to help you skip the mistakes I made.

Q1: What should I verify first when sourcing a Tadano crane?

Paperwork. Not price. That's the single biggest thing on the list, and it's also the one most teams skip.

Specifically:

• Load chart that matches the exact configuration — not a generic file
• Parts availability history on the specific model — what's backordered, what the lead times actually look like
• Authorized dealer status in your region

In March 2023, a wrong-configuration load chart cost us five hours of downtime on a job site. The crane arrived. The paperwork didn't match the boom setup. That was a generic file printed off a web search, not a serial-number-linked document from the dealer. Now I treat matching load charts as a non-negotiable before any purchase order goes out.

Q2: Where can I find a Tadano 100 ton mobile crane load chart PDF?

Honestly? Don't download one. I've searched for these myself and found at least three PDFs with errors — all outdated revisions, and the revision date on the cover page doesn't tell you what changed inside.

The correct sources are two:

1. Your regional authorized dealer. They have the current revision, tied to your serial number.
2. If you're buying used, request the current load chart documentation through an authorized dealer anyway.

A 100-ton class machine has multiple sub-configurations. Different boom lengths, different chassis types, different outrigger setups — all with different load chart values. A PDF that just says "100 ton" is a red flag on its own.

(Note to self: put the serial number on the purchase order so nobody downstream can send the wrong file.)

Q3: What does a city crane cost wholesale, and what's actually in the quote?

I can't give you a single number, because there isn't one. I also don't have enough hard data to give you a reliable ballpark. But here's what I do know: any "city crane wholesale cost guide" that promises an exact figure is averaging out the variables that matter. Three units I sourced recently were the same tonnage, same year, same region — and the quotes were about 25% apart.

The drivers of that spread:

• Chassis and boom configuration — outward-similar machines are quite different inside
• Registration and compliance paperwork — some quotes include it, some don't
• Warranty scope — engine, full machine, or structure only
• Delivery and commissioning — transport distance lands directly on the total

If you're comparing quotes, align every one of them to the same spec sheet first. Otherwise you're not comparing price. You're comparing luck.

Q4: How do I vet a hoist wholesale supplier without getting burned?

Here's the surface illusion. From the outside, hoist wholesale looks like standard parts procurement — order it, receive it, install it. The reality is that a hoist has hundreds of internal load-bearing components, and if the supplier doesn't track where those parts come from, traceability goes out the window when something fails.

Three things I ask any wholesale supplier for:

1. Component-level documentation — not a trade name, an actual part number
2. Country of origin and sourcing — who makes it and where
3. A written traceability policy — what records they can pull if there's a problem

If they hesitate on the third one, I walk away.

Q5: For mobile crane sourcing, what's the difference between dealer and direct?

For most toB buyers, the answer comes down to who handles after-sale support.

Dealer means a local contact who knows the machine, can take it in for service, and has a formal warranty pathway. Direct sometimes cuts the middle layer, but you're carrying parts, troubleshooting, and all the follow-up on your own. That trade-off shows up fast when a machine is sitting down and a job is behind schedule.

Our operations lead put it bluntly: if the crane is parked for more than two days, the savings stop being savings.

Q6: What paperwork should come with a Tadano mobile crane delivery?

This list is shorter than most people expect. Every item on it is solid:

• Load chart specific to the serial number and configuration, current revision
• Compliance or inspection documents matching your jurisdiction's requirements
• Service history for used units, or first-service schedule for new
• Warranty registration confirmation — not "we'll send it later"

If the load chart is generic or not tied to the serial number, refuse delivery. That rule has held up every time I've used it. Once, it took a full day to get the right paperwork. Worth the delay.