03.07.2026

First Liebherr for Knorr

German rental company Knorr Kranverleih has taken delivery of a 150 tonne LTM 1150-5.4 All Terrain crane, which takes over as the company's flagship crane'.

The five axle LTM 1150-5.4 is equipped with a 66 metre, seven section main boom. plus, a bi-fold swingaway extension that offsets by up to 40 degrees. A seven metre insert can be added to take the maximum tip height to almost 95 metres and maximum radius to 72 metres. The crane can travel with nine tonnes of counterweight on board within 12 tonne axle loads and 60 tonnes GVW. It also features the Liccon3 control centre and the BSIS (blind spot information system).

The day after it arrived, the crane carried out its first job, lifting prefabricated components for the construction of a house in Schneverdingen, south of Hamburg. It was equipped with nine tonnes of ballast and completed the job in three hours.

Knorr managing director, Isa Karaxha said: “A 130 tonne crane wouldn’t have made any difference to us. A 150 tonne crane certainly will. And if we’re going to buy a Liebherr, we’re going to do it properly and go for the most modern model. Furthermore, the purchase of our first Liebherr crane represents a clear commitment to ‘made in Germany’. We’re proud to now have a Liebherr crane in our fleet for the first time.”

Knorr Kranverleih was founded by Engelbert Knorr in 1972, and is based in Hollenstedt on the A1 highway between Hamburg and Bremen. Today it is run by second generation family members Isa and Jutta Karaxha, supported by a team of nine employees, while a third generation of the family is now coming on board. The comapny has become something of a specialist when it comes to erecting prefabricated buildings, from smaller wooden homes to large concrete industrial buildings/