15.11.2021

The very last LTM 1500-8

The very last 500 tonne Liebherr LTM 1500-8.1 to be produced has been delivered to Brazilian crane and aerial lift rental company Locar.

The crane, the 626th unit produced since its launch at Bauma 23 years ago, came off the production line in September and was delivered to the company’s Serra branch in the state of Espírito Santo, north east of Rio de Janeiro. Locar’s seventh eight axle LTM 1500-8 was ordered with a complete set of equipment, including the 84 metre main boom with Y-Guy Superlift attachment and 91 metre luffing jib.
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The very last LTM 1500-8.1 leaves the Ehingen factory

Technical Director Amilcar Spinetti Filho said: “Our 500 tonne cranes are of great strategic importance for the company as they enable us to work in various market segments such as wind power, petrochemicals and cellulose. Despite its massive power, the LTM 1500-8.1 is a crane which can be readied for use quickly and can be used for both long term and short term rentals. All of our 500 tonners are Liebherr, we decided to stay with the one type, to ensure interchangeability. What is more, we are very satisfied with the LTM 1500-8.1 cranes in our fleet. We operate in Brazil and are represented in almost every sector of industry. Because of its versatility, we intend to use the new LTM 1500-8.1 in practically every sector we cover. Our good experience with the identical cranes we already own has shown us that this is easily possible. The LTM 1500-8.1 has become very well established in Brazil and all over the world.”

“The crane was chosen at an important time for our company because we are celebrating 33 years of consolidation as one of the largest companies in Latin America. Locar has a long term, good partnership with Liebherr and we have decided to make the roots of that partnership go even deeper.”
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The handover (L-R) Fabio Azevedo of Liebherr Brasil, with Julio Eduardo Simões, Marina Simões, Marcelo Mari, and Amilcar Spinetti of Locar plus Rene Porto of Liebherr Brasil

The LTM 1500-8.1 has been a phenomenally successful and popular crane, but has been displaced by the 450 tonne LTM 1450-8.1, which was launched at Bauma 2016, and the 700 tonne LTM1650-8.1 which was unveiled at Bauma in 2019.

Locar Guindastes e Transportes Intermodais was established in 1988 and now runs a fleet of around 200 cranes, with 1,100 employees across nine locations.