Height: 4 meters to highest point
Length: 14 meters
Width: 2.8 meters
Engine power: 700 hp
Mass: 48 tons
Lift capacity: 36 tons
Tow capacity: 40 tons
Boom length: 35 meters
Armament: Option for machinegun pintle mount or RWS
Top speed: 100 kph
Price: $1,400,000
Uparmorning kit + $100,000
DPR: $1.3 billion, excluding DPR for Mammoth truck
Official 1/72 scale model: $15
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Background: The Ganesha is Hammond Motors' answer to the requirement of many armed forces, emergency agencies to maintain a hardy, off-road capable, crane.
While it is equipped with a winch capacity and can be used in some recovery missions, there should be no doubt that the Ganesha is not an ARV like the Hathi. It is primarily what it is – a logistics vehicle. Capable of lifting fully-loaded shipping containers, missiles, and pre-cast concrete paneling for use in fortification, the Ganesha provides our clients with much-needed military-industrial muscle.
Built on a Mammoth truck chassis and equipped with a novel, electronic-controlled, high-speed telescoping boom, the Ganesha is capable of beating 60-degree inclines, protecting the driver and crane operator from small arms fire, IED explosions, and the full spectrum of CBRN environment. Whether its needed to repair a bridge in a war-torn province, to lift concrete panels from a collapsed building to rescue earthquake victims, or to help build a sarcophagus to contain a reactor malfunction, it's no doubt that the Ganesha is the crane that our customers need.
Protection: The Ganesha is equipped with small arms protection for the cab and crane operator's cabin, surrounding the driver and engine in composite materials that would protect them from rifle fire and shrapnel. In addition, the shape of the cab will ensure driver survival even in the event the vehicle strikes an anti-tank mine. In such a case, the shape of the cab and its structure will redirect the blast wave flow away from the driver (though the cab will likely be seriously damaged and the wheel hitting the mine will be destroyed).
The vehicle cabin and operator's cabin are also fully protected against nuclear fallout, chemical and biological weapons, by means of a positive pressure protection system.
Beyond this, an up-armoring kit is available for the Ganesha, composed of easy-to-install ceramic paneling to cover the driver's and operator's cabin and parts of the crane mechanism with additional ballistic protection, securing them even from heavy machinegun impacts.
User comforts: Some countries believe that there is some usefulness to reduced creature comforts, that it makes soldiers 'stronger' or 'tougher'. Allaneans do not. Ergonomics studies have shown that reasonable levels of user comfort improve productivity and reduce fatigue, while improving military personnel morale in long-term combat environments. For this reason the Mammoth is equipped with an air conditioning system, fold-out beds for the driver and co-driver, a quality surround stereo system for the cab, a minifridge and microwave.
Self-driving capability The vehicle can be converted to a partially (controlled externally or following in a 'herd' of vehicles) or fully self-driving (follow a predetermined route) self-driving version at the press of a button. Unlike with the baseline Mammoth truck, these options are included in the Ganesha's regular control system. A safety driver assist system is also incorporated, and can be used to assist a human driver. In addition, the crane itself can be remote controlled by the operator.
Safety and logging system: Given the high level of accidents in military drivers, it was decided to include with the Ganesha several systems to enhance driver safety. A driver fatigue detection system monitors the driver himself, issuing warnings upon symptoms of fatigue (issuing loud alerts to prevent the driver from falling asleep, issuing reminders for the co-driver to replace his partner). Moreover the truck is equipped with onboard safety cameras that serve to both allow the driver a complement to the use of the truck's mirrors and log events in a possible accident. A safety lane-keeping and driver assist system is also equipped, however this can be shut off in combat operations to avoid it impeding the driver from taking urgent action (such as ramming obstacles).
The Driver Safety Assist system or the Fatigue Warning System are not a substitute for responsible driving or responsible scheduling of driver shifts. Hammond Motors will not be liable for accidents resulting from irresponsible behavior by drivers.
Do not operate cranes or any other heavy equipment while fatigued, under the influence of alcohol, or any other mind-altering substances where heavy equipment operation is in doubt. Consult your treating physician or an occupational medical specialist when in doubt.
Usage: The crane is available in a range of configurations, and can be used by both military and civilian operators with a need to access off-road terrain. It can be used in both a military role and in a disaster recovery role, as well as used by companies and long-range geological expeditions.
While it is equipped with a winch capacity and can be used in some recovery missions, there should be no doubt that the Ganesha is not an ARV like the Hathi. It is primarily what it is – a logistics vehicle. Capable of lifting fully-loaded shipping containers, missiles, and pre-cast concrete paneling for use in fortification, the Ganesha provides our clients with much-needed military-industrial muscle.
Built on a Mammoth truck chassis and equipped with a novel, electronic-controlled, high-speed telescoping boom, the Ganesha is capable of beating 60-degree inclines, protecting the driver and crane operator from small arms fire, IED explosions, and the full spectrum of CBRN environment. Whether its needed to repair a bridge in a war-torn province, to lift concrete panels from a collapsed building to rescue earthquake victims, or to help build a sarcophagus to contain a reactor malfunction, it's no doubt that the Ganesha is the crane that our customers need.
Protection: The Ganesha is equipped with small arms protection for the cab and crane operator's cabin, surrounding the driver and engine in composite materials that would protect them from rifle fire and shrapnel. In addition, the shape of the cab will ensure driver survival even in the event the vehicle strikes an anti-tank mine. In such a case, the shape of the cab and its structure will redirect the blast wave flow away from the driver (though the cab will likely be seriously damaged and the wheel hitting the mine will be destroyed).
The vehicle cabin and operator's cabin are also fully protected against nuclear fallout, chemical and biological weapons, by means of a positive pressure protection system.
Beyond this, an up-armoring kit is available for the Ganesha, composed of easy-to-install ceramic paneling to cover the driver's and operator's cabin and parts of the crane mechanism with additional ballistic protection, securing them even from heavy machinegun impacts.
User comforts: Some countries believe that there is some usefulness to reduced creature comforts, that it makes soldiers 'stronger' or 'tougher'. Allaneans do not. Ergonomics studies have shown that reasonable levels of user comfort improve productivity and reduce fatigue, while improving military personnel morale in long-term combat environments. For this reason the Mammoth is equipped with an air conditioning system, fold-out beds for the driver and co-driver, a quality surround stereo system for the cab, a minifridge and microwave.
Self-driving capability The vehicle can be converted to a partially (controlled externally or following in a 'herd' of vehicles) or fully self-driving (follow a predetermined route) self-driving version at the press of a button. Unlike with the baseline Mammoth truck, these options are included in the Ganesha's regular control system. A safety driver assist system is also incorporated, and can be used to assist a human driver. In addition, the crane itself can be remote controlled by the operator.
Safety and logging system: Given the high level of accidents in military drivers, it was decided to include with the Ganesha several systems to enhance driver safety. A driver fatigue detection system monitors the driver himself, issuing warnings upon symptoms of fatigue (issuing loud alerts to prevent the driver from falling asleep, issuing reminders for the co-driver to replace his partner). Moreover the truck is equipped with onboard safety cameras that serve to both allow the driver a complement to the use of the truck's mirrors and log events in a possible accident. A safety lane-keeping and driver assist system is also equipped, however this can be shut off in combat operations to avoid it impeding the driver from taking urgent action (such as ramming obstacles).
The Driver Safety Assist system or the Fatigue Warning System are not a substitute for responsible driving or responsible scheduling of driver shifts. Hammond Motors will not be liable for accidents resulting from irresponsible behavior by drivers.
Do not operate cranes or any other heavy equipment while fatigued, under the influence of alcohol, or any other mind-altering substances where heavy equipment operation is in doubt. Consult your treating physician or an occupational medical specialist when in doubt.
Usage: The crane is available in a range of configurations, and can be used by both military and civilian operators with a need to access off-road terrain. It can be used in both a military role and in a disaster recovery role, as well as used by companies and long-range geological expeditions.
