Liebherr-Werk Ehingen GmbH is celebrating an extraordinary milestone: the delivery of its 50,000th mobile crane. At the beginning of November, an LTM 1300-6.4 was officially handed over to BKL Baukran Logistik GmbH. 

Robert Popp, managing director of Technology at BKL, and Tizian Ochmann, head of the BKL Frankfurt site, travelled to the Liebherr manufacturing plant in Ehingen to deliver the anniversary crane. Popp says: “We have a long-standing good partnership with Liebherr. We are therefore delighted to be able to take delivery of this special crane. At the same time, we congratulate Liebherr on this further major milestone in its impressive company history.”

90-metre telescopic boom

The new LTM 1300-6.4 will replace an LTM 1300-6.2 at BKL Frankfurt. Ochmann explains: “With its 90-metre telescopic boom, the new 300-tonne crane perfectly rounds off our portfolio in Frankfurt. The 6-axle crane is particularly well suited for inner-city areas. With its long boom, it can, for example, assemble construction cranes without a main boom extension. That will be one of its main tasks.” 

Liebherr launched the LTM 1300-6.4 in spring 2024. The main differences to its predecessor, the LTM 1300-6.3, are the new cab design and the new LICCON3 control system. “We also have several LTM 1300-6.3 cranes in use in Frankfurt and at other BKL locations. As we have had good experiences with these mobile cranes, we also opted for the successor model. In addition to the more modern control system, the LTM 1300-6.4 offers new driver assistance systems. This means that the crane fits in very well with BKL’s fundamental orientation: technical progress with a modern and reliable crane fleet.”  

BKL Frankfurt already operates the LTM 1100-5.3 and the LTM 1110-5.2 LICCON3 cranes in its fleet. In total, numerous mobile cranes are permanently stationed there, including several modern Liebherr mobile construction cranes that can also be operated with construction site power. The latest addition to the fleet is the brand new MK 120-5.1E.