‘Mobile crane news’ Archives
LTM11200-9.1 for Saudi
Jubail, Saudi Arabia based ACT - Arabian Consolidated Trading, has purchased a 1,200 tonn Liebherr LTM11200-9.1 the first in the kingdom and the largest telescopic crane to be based there. It becomes the flagship of the company’s 100 crane fleet. (L-R) Markus Burgstall, Hassan Al-Naimi and Christoph Kleiner with the new [...]
Orders flood in for new Liebherr compact crane
Liebherr says that it has already taken orders for 70 of its new compact Liebherr LTC 1045-3.1 seen for the first time at Bauma. Several of the 15 orders placed at the show feature the optional lift cab which rises to a height of 7.8 metres giving improved operator visibility particularly when working in harbours. The new crane is currently [...]
Liebherr shows first shot of 3,000t crawler
Liebherr has released the first image of its new 3,000t crawler crane, previously referred to as the 'XXL' and now officially known as the LR 13000. Speaking to Cranes Today at Bauma, Liebherr spokesman Gerold Dobler said the giant crane was "more a project than a product". The company is currently negotiating with customers. Dobler said that [...]
Mobil construction crane MK88: Night work caused no problems
An overnight work task in Munich, Germany, allowed the MK 88 mobile construction crane to demonstrate its system benefits. As renovation work progressed, air conditioning units had to be lifted on to the roof of the building opposite. Fortunately, this mobile construction crane is so compact that only a single road lane had to be closed. For a [...]
LTC 1045-3.1: New compact mobile crane
Liebherr is taking the opportunity of the 2010 ‘Bauma’ to present the three-axle LTC 1045-3.1. The new compact mobile crane, with a maximum lifting capacity of 45 tonnes, supplements the range of all-terrain cranes in the three-axle class. The LTC 1045-3.1 provides the excellent travel characteristics of traditional all-terrain cranes, and, [...]
New 500 tonne Liebherr for Bronzeshield
UK based crane rental company Bronzeshield Lifting has taken delivery of a new 500 tonne Liebherr LTM 1500-8.1 All Terrain crane. The new crane tops out the Bronzeshield fleet and joins 30 other Liebherr cranes in the 60 unit fleet. The company has also placed a new order for a 200 tonne capacity LTM 1200-5.1 which will join the fleet in [...]
Zoomlion signs global agreement for RTs
Chinese crane manufacturer Zoomlion has signed a worldwide distribution agreement for its growing range of Rough Terrain cranes with Global Crane Sales of Houston, Texas. The signing ceremony between Zoomlion and Global Sales Zoomlion currently has two models the 35 tonne RT35 and 55 tonne RT55, two further models with 75 and 100 tonne [...]
Grove goes direct in Spain
Manitowoc has moved to a direct sales operation in Spain for Grove mobile cranes, mirroring an arrangement that it already has in place for the direct sales of Manitowoc crawler cranes, Grove cranes were previously sold in Spain by its long serving distributor, Madrid based Mopsa owned by Enrique Peralta. The sales and service team which is [...]
LTR 1060 extends the range of telescopic crawler cranes
Liebherr is extending the range of telescopic crawler cranes with the new LTR 1060. With its 40 m telescopic boom, the new 60-tonner goes beyond the telescopic crawler cranes currently available in this size class both with regard to load capacity as well as its boom length. In addition to this, the telescopic boom can be extended with a double [...]
Sarens to launch heavy lift crane
Belgian based international lifting specialist Sarens is launching a 3,250 tonne 120,000 tonne/metre heavy lift crane of its own design, the SGC 120. It can handle a massive 600 tonnes at 100 metres radius. The SGC120 has up to 130 metres of main boom The crane is a classic ringer design slewing on a double ring track system which sits [...]
