16.05.2013

First Liebherr for King Lifting

UK crane rental company King Lifting has placed an order for its first Liebherr crane, a 300 tonne LTM 1300-6.2 with ECOmode single engine design, the first of its kind in the UK.

“The LTM 1300-6.2 crane impressed us with its ecological use of a single engine to drive both road and crane operation modes,” said Tristan King, son of the firm’s founder Bob King. “This makes operational and financial sense. Reducing the on board weight gives greater flexibility in what equipment or ballast the crane carries day to day, this allows us to provide quicker and more cost effective solutions to our customers.”
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Steven Elliot (L) of Liebherr signs the contract with Tristian King (R) of King Lifting for their first Liebherr crane

The crane also has Liebherr’s new Variable Supporting Base system which accurately measures the exact position and the support forces exerted on each individual outrigger. The onboard LICCON work planner uses this data to safely plot the working duties of the crane based on the actual data, position, ballast and ground force of that crane at that moment in time. The moment limiter will stop the crane extending past the safe operation zone.

Kieran King, Bob’s other son added: “The safety benefits of The Variable Supporting Base system are obvious to everyone involved in a lift. It ensures that our cranes are always within their safe operating zone, whatever the set up conditions or positioning. From a sales perspective it gives us another edge over other cranes. In difficult access area such as against buildings and obstructions or non uniform ground conditions or even confined spaces we are able to clearly demonstrate safe working ability. With ever increasing pressures on safety, this is a critical box ticked for many of our customers.”