110 tonnes on a short boom
An LR 1750/2 is used to lower the drill head of a tunnel boring machine into the depths. This attachment tool being hoisted by the Bok Seng Group in Singapore weighs 110 tonnes on its own.
Bridge building in Australia
MAX Services is using its LTM 1230-5.1 to dismantle a temporary bridge in Port Augusta, South Australia. The site here is about 300 kilometres north-west of Adelaide at the end of the Spencer Gulf.
Heavy load in Mexico
Large crane job at the OLMECA refinery in Dos Bocas, Tabasco, Mexico. Mexican crane operator ESEASA has two giant cranes in action there – an LR 13000 (front) and an LR 11350 (right). The new refinery was recently commissioned and is mainly designed to enhance safety in energy supplies. OLMECA is the largest refinery in the country.
Danish delicacies...
...is not (yet) available at this site in Copenhagen. However, that could all change after the new building complex in the Danish capital has been completed. An LTM 1450-8.1 from crane rental contractor BMS was set up in full at the site to erect the first tower cranes as the only possible set-up area for the mobile crane was at the edge of the site.
Aotearoa – land of the long white cloud
That is the name for New Zealand in the language of the Maori. And New Zealand has also had a really big crane since 2022 – Smith Crane & Construction has taken delivery of a used LTR 11200. To carry out its first job in Kopaki, the crane was moved from Auckland southwards on around 20 heavy haulage vehicles and then erected to hoist bridge elements for the new State Highway 30.
Lock gate with panoramic Alpine views
Swiss building contractor and crane rental company Frutiger placed its trust in a time-tested power house to replace components of a lock gate on the River Aare in Thun, Switzerland. The LTM 1250-5.1 impressed with its unique lifting capacities in the 5-axle class.
500,000 visitors in Munich
In fantastic weather, Bauma 2022 was held for the first time in October due to the coronavirus pandemic and was visited by around 500,000 guests in Munich. A magnet for everybody – the 14,000 square metre Liebherr booth with over 70 exhibits from the world of construction machinery. Thank you for your visit!