Schmidbauer, one of Germany's larger crane rental companies, has placed an order with Liebherr for 17 new cranes and taken delivery of the first and largest: a 450 tonne LTM 1450-8.1 All Terrain.
What the order covers
The package spans most of the fleet. It covers LTM All Terrain cranes from 55 to 450 tonnes, 50 tonne LTC 1050-3.1 compact cranes, LTR telescopic crawlers, truck-mounted telescopic cranes and a single MK 120-5.1E mobile construction crane with 8 tonnes capacity. Neither company has given a split by model or a contract value.
The first unit: LTM 1450-8.1
The eight-axle LTM 1450-8.1 will be stationed at the head office in Gräfelfing, near Munich. It carries an 85 metre telescopic boom and, according to Liebherr, stays within 12 tonnes per axle with boom, outriggers and hoist winch on board, so only counterweight has to follow. VarioBallast adjustable counterweight radius and VarioBase variable outrigger positioning are fitted.
It is not Schmidbauer's first unit of the type. The company took an LTM 1450-8.1 in 2020 to replace an LTM 1400-7.1. Whether the new crane replaces that machine or runs alongside it has not been stated, although German trade reports describe the purchase as a fleet expansion.
The remaining 16 cranes will be handed over in stages over the coming months and spread across the group's depots. Vertikal puts the network at 30 locations in Germany, plus a branch in Estonia and sales offices in Finland and France.
Schmidbauer links the order to a long-term renewal programme aimed at industrial, energy and infrastructure work.
Source: Vertikal.net