Exceptionally strong winds are blamed for the collapse of a tower crane in central Moscow yesterday. The crane looks like a fairly dated bottom slewing luffing tower crane, its triangular section tower and jib blew over the back of the machine base, with part of it apparently striking the rear end of a passing car. However no one was injured in the incident, which occurred in Testovskaya Ulitsa in the business district. More modern top slewers nearby were unaffected by the winds. … [Read more...]
Archives for January 2015
Felbermayr assembles turbine using LR 11000
Crane service provider Felbermayr used a Liebherr LR 11000 crawler crane with Power Boom to erect a 6.2 megawatt wind turbine at an onshore test centre for off shore wind farms in Neuenwalde, Germany. The 1,000 tonne capacity LR 11000 was set up in PDW3B configuration, which consists of 78 metre Power Boom, a 42 m derrick boom and a 66 m luffing jib. The counterweight consisted of 435 tonnes of suspended ballast, 50 tonnes of central ballast and 210 tonnes on the superstructure. Hook height was 138 m. Five steel sections make up the … [Read more...]
UK’s first LTM1300-6.2 is delivered
King Lifting has taken delivery of the UK’s first LTM1300-6.2 six axle 300 tonne All Terrain crane. The company ordered the new crane shortly after its launch at Bauma 2013, along with two 60 tonne, three axle LTM1060-3.1s which were delivered in March. The LTM1300-6.2 features a single engine which provides the power for the carrier as well as driving the crane superstructure via a combination of mechanical shafts. Liebherr claims that this makes it significantly easier to modify its power units to meet changing emissions regulations, … [Read more...]
LTM 1060-3.1 for Davies
UK crane rental company Davies Crane Hire has taken delivery of a 60 tonne Liebherr LTM1060-3.1 All Terrain crane for its depot in Carmarthen, Wales. The three axle LTM1060-3.1 has a 48 metre main boom and a 16 metre bi-fold swingaway, providing a maximum tip height of 67 metre tip height, and a maximum radius of 48 metres. It can also be fitted with a special 1.6 metre lattice jib which can be offset to 10 degrees. The crane has a 6x6x6 all wheel drive and steer chassis and can travel within 16 tonne axles weights with 12.8 tonnes of … [Read more...]
German debut for Explorer 5600
Eslohe-based cranes service provider Blüggel Krane has taken delivery of the first 160 tonne Terex Explorer 5600 All Terrain crane in Germany. Its first job was to lift a 17 tonne bridge, measuring 29 metres in length, on to a heavy haulage vehicle at a radius of approximately 20 metres. Once the bridge was taken to the new location, the crane then lifted it and set it down on top of its concrete piles. The five-axle 5600 features a seven section 68 metre main boom with a bi-fold swingaway and a 12 metre straight insert, offering a … [Read more...]
Crawler overturns in Germany
A crawler crane overturned on a wind farm in Janneby, near Flensburg, Germany, last Friday during severe gale force winds. The crane, a large Liebherr owned by Sarens, was fully rigged with around 100 metres of boom and back mast. All of which went over the back over the crane in the high winds. No one was injured in the incident and fortunately the boom missed three turbine tower sections which were awaiting installation. … [Read more...]