24.09.2025

Sönke Jordt adds 80 tonner

German crane rental company Sönke Jordt has taken delivery of an 80 tonne Grove GMK4080L All Terrain crane.
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The handover

The four axle GMK4080L has a 60 metre, seven section main boom with an optional 8.7 to 15 metre bi-fold swingaway extension with up to 40 degrees of offset and manual or hydraulic luffing, for a maximum tip height of 78 metres. It can carry up to 13.3 tonnes of its 19.1 tonne counterweight within 12 tonnes axle limits or achieve 10 tonnes axle loads with 5.2 tonnes of counterweight. The crane will be deployed for industrial, construction and infrastructure projects throughout Northern Germany.
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(L-R) Sönke Jordt, with Paul Stender and Tim Jordt of Sönke Jordt, Holger Haber of Grove and John Klebs of Sönke Jordt

The Ratekau, Lübeck, based company was founded in 1994 and offers crane rental, heavy haulage along with industrial installation and moving services. Its fleet now includes 13 mobile cranes with capacities from 30 to 300 tonnes as well as three large loader/articulating cranes topped by a 163 metre/tonne model.