German crane rental and prefabricated building installation company Krösche has taken delivery of three 45 tonne Liebherr LTF 1045-4.1 truck mounted cranes.
Mounted on a four axle Scania chassis, the LTF 1045 features a 35 metre main boom and a 9.5 metre swingaway extension, which can be offset up to 60 degrees, to offer hook heights of 44 metres. Carrying nine tonnes of counterweight plus its swingaway, the cranes offer axle loads less than 10 tonnes and will primarily be used for assembling prefabricated wood houses and commercial timber structures.
The new truck mounts
Managing director Joachim Ruthe said: "We've been exclusively using truck mounted cranes in our fleet for around 35 years. The flexibility we get from comprehensive road permits is key for us. The LTF 1045-4.1 is the perfect example of this, because with five tonnes of ballast, its gross weight is still just 33 tonnes. So, it's the ideal machine for assembling prefabricated timber houses."
"Around 90 percent of Germany's prefabricated house manufacturers commission Krösche to provide cranes for the assembly and installatioin of their houses. The great flexibility in terms of deployment planning is supported by the long term driving permit, which facilitates cost effective operation in the smaller crane class.”
Based in Holzminden - due south of Hanover - Krösche was established in 1899 as a blacksmith's shop and celebrated its 50th anniversary as a crane rental company in 2024. The family owned business runs a fleet of 30 cranes, 70 percent of which are Liebherr LTF models, and employs 50.
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