04.12.2025

800 tonner for Wilkerson

US based Wilkerson Crane Rental has taken delivery of an 800 tonne Liebherr LTM 1750-9.1 All Terrain crane, which is rated as a 900 US ton crane in the USA .

The nine axle LTM 1750-9.1 travels with its 52 metre main boom and once on site up to 91 metres of lattice extensions can be added along with the Y-Guy Superlift system to achieve a maximum tip height of just under 160 metres with the main boom extended to 49 metres, a 19 metre extension between the boom nose and jib pivot point plus the full 91 metres of luffing jib.

The maximum radius is 116 metres, at which it can handle 1.81 tonnes. The capacity on the fully telescoped main boom is just under 100 tonnes - or 208 tonnes with the Y-Guy installed.

Wilkerson said: “We are adding a Liebherr LTM 1750-9.1 to our fleet, delivering even more reach, capacity, and flexibility to handle your heaviest, most complex lifts.”

Wilkerson background

The current Wilkerson Crane company was established 13 years ago and is located in Bonner Springs, Kansas, on the western edge of Kansas City. The original business was founded in the early 1960s or earlier as a construction company specialising in bridge building. In 1969, the company placed its crane fleet into a new rental division. In subsequent years, the company went through several large owners before closing its crane operation in 2013 and putting its assets up for sale.

In 2013, Diana Holt was remodelling the Wilkerson offices and heard about the closure plans. Her husband, Jeff, had worked as a crane operator and then assembly director for Wilkerson since 1996. His father, Fred Holt, was the general manager. Wilkerson never registered as Wilkerson Crane - but was known as Wilkersons. Spotting an opportunity to keep the business alive, Diana registered a new business as Wilkerson Crane Rental, and the rest, as they say, is history.

Today Wilkerson offers a wide range of cranes for rent, with or without operators, along with heavy haulage, equipment servicing, and storage services. It runs All Terrains up to 800 tonnes, lattice crawlers to 600 tonnes, boom trucks and telehandlers as well as a new Liebherr MK 140-5.1 self-erecting mobile tower crane.