A45 loader crane from 1984 preparing to lift timber with a grab

HMF A45 from 1984 operating in France

HMF 1003-K3 from 1988

Odin crane from 2004

Blue HMF 760 crane on the back of truck body

HMF 760K from 2007

HMF 1560

Black HMF 1253 crane from 1999 on red truck

HMF 1253-K3 from 1999

Truck with blue fixed body and red loader crane

HMF 3720K

White truck with HMF 862 crane from 1992

HMF 862-K1 from 1992

Old HMF 1580 loader crane from 1993 on old white truck

HMF 1580K from 1993

HMF 1680 crane from 1999 used as a marine crane

Red crane stowed over green tractor in a garage

HMF 2220 from 2000

HMF 3720 crane from 2001 used as a marine crane

Green military truck with loader crane and snow on top

HMF 3720K on military vehicle from 2000

Everlasting power to lift - Some of the oldest functioning HMF cranes

10 November 2020

On 17 October 2020 it was exactly 75 years ago that HMF was founded by Arne Bundgaard Jensen. To celebrate our anniversary, we asked HMF operators around the world to help us find the oldest functioning HMF crane. This resulted in a lot of cool pictures of old HMF cranes - and the oldest functioning HMF crane we found was in France.

Julien Falcoz from Vilette-d'Anthon near Lyon in France is the proud owner of an HMF A45-K2 from 1984. In order to keep the 36 year old crane functioning, Julien himself has restored the crane and uses it today in his work chopping and delivering wood to individuals.

You can see all the photos we received in relation to our Anniversary Contest at the top of this page.

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