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A 300-tonne LTM 1300-6.3 mobile crane was received last week. An LTM 1650-8.1 and two telescopic boom variants, with lengths of 54 and 80 metres, will be delivered in February 2025.
The 90 metre telescopic boom of the LTM 1300-6.3 was a drawcard for MSG Managing Director Björn Jatz.
“The 90m telescopic boom, which can be carried on the road with an axle load of 12 tonnes and is a unique feature of the crane in its class, was the decisive factor for us in purchasing it,” said Jatz.
“This completes our Liebherr family in the large crane sector with the LTM 1750-9.1, the LTM 1450-8.1 and soon three of the LTM 1650-8.1.
“One major advantage is that various lattice sections from these cranes can also be used on our new LTM 1300-6.3,” Jatz added.
The mobile crane includes a 11.5 to 20m double folding jib, two seven-metre lattice sections to extend the telescopic boom, a 39m powerful lattice type fixed jib and a 43m hydraulically adjustable lattice type fixed jib; this enables the 300-tonne crane to reach lifting heights of up to 120m.
The 6-axle crane impresses with technical features such as VarioBase Plus, VarioBallast, auto-ballast or the wind speed load charts, which are valuable for working on wind turbines, whilst producing greater efficiencies in terms of operational performance.
The Liebherr additions will assist with major infrastructure projects such as the expansion of the Rhine Valley line of the German railway, as well as increased service work on the wind turbines on the hills of the Black Forest.
Because the maintenance and repowering of old wind turbines requires large crane capacities, MSG will take delivery of another LTM 1230-5.1 in February, taking the company’s crane fleet to 55.