Première in Africa: Allied Crane Hire takes delivery of Liebherr LTM 1230-5.1 mobile crane

Mobile crane specially designed for VarioBase®

The engineers at Liebherr-Werk Ehingen GmbH put the multi-award-winning VarioBase® support technology at the heart of the structural steel construction when creating the concept for the LTM 1230 5.1. This makes it the first crane to have an asymmetrical support base: The width is 7.4 metres at the front and 8.1 metres at the rear.

'Thanks to VarioBase®, it's now possible to enable really high lifting capacities, especially in the rear working area, over the 8.1 metre wide supports - calculated in real-time by the LICCON controller', explains Erik Benz, Head of the Mobile and Crawler Cranes Division at Liebherr-Africa. 'This new digitalisation option has a major influence on the structural steel technology, while enhancing customer benefit in the form of increased lifting capacities'.

'We call the combination of trapezoidal and variable support base VarioBase®Plus', adds Francois Pretorius, Sales Representative at Liebherr-Africa. 'The single-stage sliding beams at the front are lighter. The weight saved could be used to increase the boom length.'

Allied Crane Hire also appreciates the many other technical Liebherr innovations, such as the Single Engine Concept and ECOmode, which reduce fuel consumption and noise emissions. 'Many of our working conditions are really tough - so efficiency is a fundamental requirement for all the machines we operate. The new LTM 1230-5.1 is characterised by high performance, economy and flexibility - thanks to Liebherr's systematic advancement of successful technologies', states Engelbrecht.