Swiss Crane rental and heavy transport company Richi has taken delivery of its second 350 tonne Liebherr LTM 1350-6.1 All Terrain, replacing a 14 year old version of the same model in its fleet.
The six axle LTM 1350-6.1 features a 70 metre main boom, plus 78 metre luffing jib and 140 tonnes of counterweight.
The handover
Marcus Fleck, head of the crane department at Richi said: “Our experience with Liebherr cranes has been consistently positive. Their machines offer outstanding reliability and durability, as well as exceptional build quality. This high standard has consistently proven invaluable in our daily operation.”
Stefan Maike, Markus Fleck, David Richi, Raffael Küng and Tobias Markwalder of Richi, with Matthias Oberli, Marc Bollinger, Peter Zürcher and Ronny Meier of Liebherr
“The Liebherr LTM 1350-6.1 mobile crane offers impressive versatility and performance, making it ideal for many of our projects. Its load bearing capacity, reach and mobility allow us to efficiently handle even very challenging tasks.”
The crane will primarily be utilised for the assembly and disassembly of tower cranes, along with work on construction and infrastructure projects. Its first assignment involved the construction of a new warehouse in Embrach, Canton of Zurich, where the LTM 1350-6.1 successfully positioned eight tonne concrete support columns at a radius of 53 metres.
The LTM 1350-6.1 moving concrete columns on its first assignment
Family owned Richi was established in 1924 by Johann Richi to operate a small gravel pit, initially promoting the business as a gravel supplier. To meet delivery needs, he purchased a horse and cart and began a transport business, acquiring his first vehicle, a Berna truck, in 1929 which logged two million kilometres before being retired in 1964.
In the mid 1960s, Richi expanded into excavating and earthmoving to fill open gravel pits, and in 1978 introduced road-going cranes, including a 45 tonne Grove TMS 475 truck crane and an 18 tonne Grove TMS 180 on an American chassis. Today, the crane fleet features mobile self-erecting tower cranes, large articulated loader cranes, and All Terrains, including a six axle 350 tonne model.
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