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SCHOLPP expands crane fleet with six new Liebherr mobile cranes

SCHOLPP Kran & Transport GmbH based in Stuttgart has ordered six new mobile cranes with load capacities between 70 tonnes and 350 tonnes from Liebherr. All the cranes feature the VarioBase® Variable Supporting Base. The first of two LTM 1100-4.2 models ordered has already been delivered and has already completed several jobs successfully.

High alpine and limited space: job of a mobile crane LTM 1100-4.2 with VarioBase®

A mobile crane LTM 1100-4.2 from SCHOLPP erected a mobile phone mast in the Allgäu Alps. The limited space was no problem for the Liebherr crane with VarioBase®.

First Liebherr crawler crane for Crane Service Inc.

US-based company Crane Service Inc. has opted for a Liebherr crawler crane for the first time. The LR 1300 SX is equipped with CFRP pendants.

First Liebherr crawler crane for Crane Service Inc.

A 330-ton Liebherr crawler crane is now strengthening the fleet of the US crane rental company Crane Service Inc. The LR 1300 SX equipped with carbon fiber components will be mainly used for lifting jobs in the wind industry.

Liebherr LR 1600/2 crawler crane lets Airbus A-300 “fly”

The service life of the "Zero-G" parabolic aircraft came to an end with a spectacular hoist over the fence at Cologne-Bonn Airport.

Liebherr LR 1600/2 crawler crane hoists Airbus A-300

The service life of the "Zero-G" parabolic aircraft came to an end with a spectacular hoist over the fence at Cologne-Bonn Airport. The heavy load experts from Riga Mainz hoisted the 82-tonne Airbus A-300 from the airport's apron using a Liebherr LR 1600/2 crawler crane and a sophisticated combination of attachment equipment. The aircraft will now become a museum exhibit on show to the general public.

Liebherr mobile crane LTM 1400-7.1 for McNally-Nimergood

US company McNally-Nimergood Co. expanded its crane fleet with a new LTM 1400-7.1 mobile crane.

McNally-Nimergood Co. adds Liebherr LTM 1400-7.1 mobile crane to growing crane fleet

US company McNally-Nimergood Co. recently expanded its crane fleet with a new LTM 1400-7.1 mobile crane. This Liebherr all-terrain crane delivers a lifting capacity of 400 metric tonnes or 500 US tons. This makes the LTM 1400-7.1 one of the largest mobile cranes in Michigan.

HS 8300 HD - perfect dredging solution

The first HS 8300 HD duty cycle crawler crane is installed on a ship for dredging applications in the Mediterranean Sea.

LTR 1220 acts as counterweight for a Liebherr LR 1600/2 crawler crane

Crane contractor Helling based in Schwäbisch Gmünd in southern Germany provided an object lesson in the perfect use of crane equipment and synergies in large wind farms. A Liebherr LTR 1220 telescopic crawler crane which was at the site anyway for set-up work, was used by Helling as a counterweight for lowering and erecting the large LR 1600/2 crane rather than the usual ballast blocks. If the topography and farmers allow, the smaller crane can also be used to move the large crane to the next turbine.

Impressive crane job on the banks of the Rhine

Two Liebherr mobile cranes shorten giant electricity pylons near Voerde

Impressive simultaneous job on the banks of the Rhine – Two Liebherr mobile cranes shorten giant electricity pylons near Voerde

Specialists from heavy load logistics provider and crane operator Wasel in Bergheim completed an impressive job in the summer on the Rhine near Dinslaken using two Liebherr LTM 1500-8.1 mobile cranes. Two 138-metre-tall electricity pylons had to be shortened and their mastheads rebuilt. In addition to their own 500-tonner, Wasel deployed another LTM 1500-8.1 from Cologne-based crane rental company HKV Schmitz + Partner to complete the job, which required simultaneously working on both sides of the river.

Buckner's Liebherr crawler cranes built giant roof structure

One Liebherr LR 11000 crawler crane and two LR 1600/2 were on a job in New York for ten months. They built a giant roof structure over the largest tennis stadium in the world

Buckner's Liebherr crawler cranes building the giant roof structure over the largest tennis stadium in the world

The Arthur Ashe Stadium in New York is the largest tennis stadium in the world and the venue for the US Open. The stadium is now getting a retractable roof to avoid the frequent match postponements at the US Open caused by rain. Over a period of ten months, a Liebherr LR 11000 crawler crane and two LR 1600/2 operated by American crane contractor Buckner HeavyLift Cranes have been putting the steel structure for the roof in place.

Bridge erection with mobile crane LTM 1300-6.2

A Liebherr LTM 1300-6.2 mobile crane is used by the company HKV Schmitz + Partner to erect a makeshift bridge overnight.

Dependable in operation: HKV uses a Liebherr LTM 1300-6.2 to erect a bridge overnight

The motorway section of the A3 between Cologne-Mülheim and Leverkusen is being expanded to eight lanes. However, since the old motorway bridges are not long enough for the expansion, new bridges are needed. As a temporary solution during the construction work, a Liebherr LTM 1300-6.2 mobile crane was used by the company HKV Schmitz + Partner to erect a makeshift bridge overnight.

Heavyweight goods handling with two large Liebherr mobile cranes

Maxikraft used two large Liebherr mobile cranes in July to load two condensers and a turbine from low loaders into ships in Dresden's Alberthafen dock.Maxikraft used two large Liebherr mobile cranes in July to load two condensers and a turbine from low loaders into ships in Dresden's Alberthafen dock.

Maxikraft handles heavyweight goods in Dresden's Alberthafen dock with two large Liebherr mobile cranes

Crane and heavy load logistics contractor Maxikraft used two large Liebherr mobile cranes in July to load two condensers and a turbine from low loaders into ships in Dresden's Alberthafen dock. The challenge was that the giant components had to be moved in tandem hoists between the LTM 1500-8.1 and the LTM 1750-9.1 before they could be lowered into the dock basin.