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    Wasel Updates Fleet With New Liebherr All-Terrain Cranes
    Posted On: December 12, 2023
    German crane operator Wasel chooses Liebherr cranes for fleet update with five recent acquisitions and 20 more in progress, including the LTC 1050-3.1E, Liebherr’s first electrically driven mobile crane. ...
    Link-Belt Fields New 100-Tonne 218 V Lattice Boom Crawler Crane
    Posted On: April 27, 2023
    The successor to the 218 HSL has a 99.79-tonne lifting capacity and a 70-metre main boom that can reach a tip height of 85 m with a jib. ...
    Liebherr LTR 1060 Does The Heavy Lifting For Eineder Solar Farm Installations
    Posted On: January 13, 2023
    “Its pick-and-carry mode is particularly good as it enables us to carry transformer stations weighing up to 20 tonnes straight from the transport vehicle to the installation site,” says Eineder Managing Director Peter Eineder. ...
    Manitowoc Modernises Model 999 Lattice Boom Crawler Crane, Christens It The MLC250
    Posted On: September 28, 2022
    The new MLC250 is designed for use in the infrastructure, refinery, and commercial building industries. ...
    South Korean Wind Farm Turns To Manitowoc MLC650 For Turbine Installation
    Posted On: September 13, 2022
    The 650-tonne lattice boom crawler crane has the reach and lifting capacity needed to erect the latest wind turbines. ...
    Manitowoc Introduces Boom Inserts To Expand Reach Of MLC300 For Wind Turbine Work
    Posted On: August 11, 2022
    The Wide Boom Plus inserts give the lattice boom crawler crane the flexibility to complete a variety of jobs with up to 429.8 feet of reach when used with the VPC-MAX and extended upper boom points. ...
    Liebherr’s New LR 12500-1.0 Crawler Crane Addresses Growing Capacity Requirements For Energy Sector
    Posted On: April 8, 2022
    With a lift capacity of 2,500 tonnes, the new LR 12500-1.0 comes in just beneath the top-of-the-line 3,000-t LR 13000 in Liebherr’s large crawler crane lineup. ...
    Grove Debuts 85-Ton GHC85 Telescopic Boom Crawler Crane
    Posted On: April 7, 2022
    The manufacturer now offers eight cranes in its 30- to 132-ton GHC series of telecrawlers, and the GHC85 is one of the midsize models. ...
    Liebherr Wins ESTA Safety Award For Its 441-Ton LR 1400 SX Crawler Crane
    Posted On: April 1, 2022
    “The award is an expression of appreciation for our commitment to safe crawler cranes and construction machinery,” says Liebherr-Werk Nenzing Managing Director for Sales Gerhard Frainer. ...
    Liebherr’s New LR 1100.1 Crawler Crane Enhances Jobsite Versatility & Safety
    Posted On: March 23, 2022
    With two available main boom lengths, radio remote control, and a new, more powerful and efficient engine, the newest addition to Liebherr’s lattice boom lineup gives you plenty of lifting options. ...
    Liebherr’s 1,000-Tonne LR 11000 Crawler Crane Future-Proofs German Crane Hire Firm’s Wind Turbine Operations
    Posted On: December 14, 2021
    Crane rental and heavy haulage company Wasel GmbH of Bergheim, Germany, recently bought an LR 11000, its fifth and most-powerful lattice boom crawler crane. ...
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    Grove GMK5150XL Deployed On Restoration Of 200-Year-Old Windmill
    Posted 6/3/2026
    The reach and strength of the Grove GMK5150XL all-terrain crane helped restore a windmill in the Netherlands that is over 200 years old. ...
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    Buller Krane Enhances Rental Fleet With 120-Tonne Grove GMK5120L All-Terrain Crane
    Posted 5/29/2026
    A Grove GMK5120L all-terrain crane has joined the rental fleet of Buller Krane, a fifth-generation family business based in Gelsenkirchen, Germany. ...
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    Partnership Expanded: Liebherr Tower Cranes & Tenstar Join Forces To Improve Crane Operator Training
    Posted 4/16/2026
    Liebherr tower cranes have now also entered into a partnership with the Swedish simulation specialist Tenstar Simulation to enhance crane operator training. ...
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    Tadano Introduces Electric 90.7-Tonne Evolt eGR-1000XLL-1 Rough Terrain Crane To The U.S. & Canada
    Posted 12/9/2024
    The Tadano Evolt eGR-1000XLL-1 fully electric rough terrain crane can lift up to 90.7 tonnes and work for up to seven hours on a battery charge, or continuously with site power, with zero emissions and reduced noise. ...
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    First Look At Link-Belt’s New 60-Tonne 65 RT Rough Terrain Crane
    Posted 10/28/2024
    The Link-Belt 65 RT rough terrain crane has a 60-tonne lift capacity, a maximum tip height of 64.5 metres, and a 41,730-kilogram fully assembled haul weight. ...
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    Tadano Launches AC 5.250-2 All-Terrain Crane With New Features
    Posted 8/30/2024
    Tadano previewed its newest all-terrain crane, the AC 5.250-2, at Bauma in 2022 and has launched it with additional productivity and safety features. ...
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    Grove GMK5250XL-1 Helps Gustav Seeland Take On Demanding Jobs
    Posted 8/12/2024
    Gustav Seeland chose the Grove GMK5250XL-1 for its 78-metre boom, 250-tonne capacity, compact footprint, and excellent manoeuvrability. ...
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    Manitowoc Unveils New Potain MR 309 & MR 329 Tower Cranes
    Posted 5/10/2024
    Manitowoc’s new Potain MR 309 and MR 329 luffing-jib tower cranes come in 16- and 25-tonne versions and are equipped with Potain’s Crane Control System (CCS). ...
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    600-Tonne Sany SAC6000T7 All-Terrain Crane Gets To Work On South African Wind Farm
    Posted 5/3/2024
    A new Sany SAC6000T7 all-terrain crane with a 600-tonne lift capacity and a maximum lift height of 126 metres recently went to work raising wind turbines. ...
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    New Liebherr LTM 1250-5.1 All-Terrain Crane Gets To Work Unloading Barges In Lower Saxony
    Posted 4/15/2024
    German crane services provider Jandt recently used its new 250-tonne, 5-axle Liebherr LTM 1250-5.1 all-terrain crane along with another to tandem lift heavy wind turbine components at the port of Berenbusch. ...
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