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Third LTM 11200 9.1 for Max Bögl

German crane group Max Bögl has taken delivery of its third 1,200 tonne Liebherr LTM 11200 9.1 making it six Liebherr crane so far this year.

The new crane features the 100 metre main boom option, which when combined with the luffing jib takes the maximum system length up to 188 metres.

Bögl took its first LTM11200-9.1 in April 2013 and its second in May of this year, the latest unit was recently handed over at Liebherr’s plant in Ehingen.

Peter Guttenberger, director of transport and machines at Max Bögl said: “We particularly use our LTM 11200 9.1 in the wind power industry. They are perfect for erecting hybrid towers”.

The other four Liebherr cranes taken this year include two 45 tonne LTF 1045-3.1 truck-mounted cranes a 100 tonne LTR 1100 and 220 tonne telescopic crawler cranes. The company has also ordered two more LTR1100 crawler cranes for delivery in the first half of 2015.

Another Tadano for R. Kölch

German crane rental company Richard Kölch & Sohn has taken delivery of a 90 tonne Tadano ATF 90G-4 is an All-Terrain crane.

The new crane joins a fleet in Fürth, Bavaria that is increasingly dominated by Tadano cranes, including the ATF 45G-3, ATF 65G-4 , ATF 110G-5 and the 220 tonne ATF 220G-5. The company’s proximity to the Tadano Faun production facility in the Nuremberg area is of course an advantage. A second ATF220G-5 is due for delivery in February.

Director Kurt Kölch said: “Reliable control and excellent engineering: that is why we keep coming back to Tadano. If we do need to use Tadano service, we get straight through to a competent technician every time”.

Richard Kölch & Sohn was established in 1977 with a 12 tonne Krupp mobile crane, and is now run by the second generation of the family, Kurt Kölch, together with his sons Alexander and Andreas. The company also provides industrial removal services and heavy transport services.

Sennebogens for AGD

AGD Equipment, the UK and Ireland distributor for Marchetti and Sennebogen cranes, has taken delivery of a 70 tonne Sennebogen 673R crawler crane and an eight tonne 608M multi-crane for its rental fleet.

The 608M multi-crane, mounted on a wheeled rather than a crawler or rail chassis, with closer capabilities to a heavy duty telehandler than a crane, can be fitted with various attachments such as, lifting forks/bucket, hoist, a 4.5 to seven metre telescopic jib and an 800kg capacity work platform. Maximum lift height is just over 20 metres with features including an elevating operators cab and travelling speeds of up to 30kph.

The 673R features a four section 36 metre main boom and an eight to 15 metre bi-fold swingaway extension which can offset by up to 40 degrees. Features include telescoping track width, which retract to three metres, a tier IV engine and Sennebogen’s Sencon control and diagnostics system which offers a clear view of all operating parameters as well as the ability to fine-tune machine performance.

10 Terex E-RTGs for China

Chinese port operator Ningbo Port has ordered 10 Terex E-RTG rubber tyred gantry cranes for its Yuandong Terminal.

Manufactured at Terex Port Solution’s facility in Xiamen, China, the 40 tonne electric E-RTG variant cranes have an under spreader lift height of 18 metres and are able to stack containers one over five. They have a span of 23.47 metres allowing them to cover six rows of containers as well as a truck lane.

Ningbo took delivery of its first 12 Terex rubber tyred gantry cranes in 1999, back when it only operated two terminals. Today it has a fleet of 167 RTG cranes operating from seven terminals. There is also a Terex Port Solutions service centre located in the Port of Ningbo.

Ningbo Port president Jinkun Wu, said: “RTG cranes from TPS are highly productive, and the first 12 units are still working reliably in our Port Beilun terminal. The fact that we have permanent and exclusive access to the proactive and efficient TPS service team, as well as to spare parts, has helped us to keep the availability of our cranes as high as possible.”

Terex CC 2800 crawler used for erecting wind turbine

A Terex CC 2800-1 crawler crane purchased by German crane company Mobi-Hub was taken directly from the manufacturing facility to a wind turbine erection site in a forest in Koblenz.

The crane was taken from Terex’s manufacturing facility at Zweibrücken to the Koblenz site, where the wind turbine was erected for Enercon.

The turbine had a hub height of 130m and required three main lifts, covering the 48t nacelle, 71t generator and finally the 68t rotor.

The CC 2800-1 was set up with a 138m S7 boom with 12m fixed jib, and 180t of counterweight.

Challenges included navigating a narrow access path to the site, which was located in a forest, and assembling the boom on sloping terrain which limited the positioning of the assist crane.

Frank Strempel, head of large cranes at Berlin-based Mobi-Hub, said: “On top of that, we had to use the suspended superlift tray with a weight of 325t when erecting the boom.”

The team of six assembly technicians from Mobi-Hub, assisted by Terex service technicians, completed the assembly of the crane in two days.

Liebherr supplies Krandienst’s first crawler

Hamburg-based crane company Autokranvermietung Krandienst Schulz has entered the crawler crane hire market with the purchase of a Liebherr LR 1600/2.

The crane features Liebherr’s new SL13 boom system, designed to assist with the erection of the latest generation of wind turbines with hub heights of more than 150m.

Krandienst has already hired the crane to a wind turbine project, with the LR 1600/2 erecting 2.5MW-class turbines at Neiler, in the Swabian Alps. The project involved lifting 63t loads to a hub height of 138m.

Company owners Günther Sichward and Michael Schmidt-Pöpping said: “We continue to see plenty of demand for cranes in the wind industry. But our large telescopic cranes are no longer suitable for erecting the latest generation of wind turbines.”

Krandienst operates 24 telescopic mobile cranes, with load capacities from 30-750t.