Three new Liebherr LTM 1160-5.2 mobile cranes for Bracht

Franz Bracht Kranvermietung GmbH has taken delivery of three new Liebherr LTM 1160-5.2 mobile cranes within 6 months. Owner Dirk Bracht highlights the high lifting capacities of the 5-axle crane and its variable supporting base as major purchase criteria.

The three new LTM 1160-5.2 cranes will expand the Bracht Group's fleet and are stationed at Erwitte, Duisburg and Paderborn. Bracht uses many cranes in the class between 130 tonnes and 160 tonnes in wind farms. Over the last few months demand has risen in this industry and additional cranes were needed in the Bracht fleet to meet this demand. This led to the decision to purchase three new 160-tonne machines. The Liebherr LTM 1160-5.2 cranes will mainly be used for routine jobs. Dirk Bracht explains: "A crane with maximum flexibility is always important for routine work. The VarioBase® variable supporting base from Liebherr delivers this flexibility to a tee. It also significantly enhances safety levels."

One of the first crane jobs for the third LTM 1160-5.2 was unloading a new timber saw in Warstein-Hirschberg (Sauerland). The 8-tonne saw had to be unloaded with a radius of 31 meter. To do this job the crane was ballasted with 34 tonnes and the boom was extended to 40 meter.