German crane hire company, Franz Bracht Kranvermietung, has celebrated its 60th birthday in style, purchasing a new Liebherr LTM 1030-2.1.
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Indicative of the durability of the two-axle machine, the LTM 1030-2.1, of which Liebherr has built around 2800 units, is now a historic crane. It was unveiled at the Intermat trade fair in Paris in 1997 and was the world’s first mobile crane equipped with modern data bus technology. Since then, Liebherr has consistently kept its smallest two-axle crane up to date with the latest mobile crane technology in order to fulfil market requirements, legal specifications, and standards – including aspects such as lighting, ballast monitoring and the latest Stage 5 engine emissions standard. Liebherr also offers its VarioBase variable supporting base for the 27-year-old crane type.
“Two-axle mobile cranes will continue to play an important role in our fleet in the future, even though competition from heavy lorry-mounted loader cranes and large telescopic forklifts has increased considerably,” said Managing Director Dirk Bracht. “In purely ecological and economic terms, I still think it’s better to drive with a total weight of 24 tonnes than with a three-axle crane weighing 36 tonnes.”
The LTM 1030-2.1 becomes the 15th of its kind in the German company’s fleet that contains over 250 mobile cranes and employs over 800 people. Franz Bracht Kranvermietung’s journey with Liebherr began back in 1974 with its purchase of an LG 1130 lattice boom mobile crane.
“For more than half a century, we have upheld a tradition of inspiring designers and engineers in building construction and civil engineering, large-scale industry and petrochemicals,” says Bracht, “with the expertise, precision and reliability with which we approach our business.”