06.06.2016

First mobile for Balmer

German heavy transport company Balmer Spedition und LKW-Service has purchased a new 180 tonne Liebherr LTM 1160-5.2 All Terrain crane - the company’s first mobile crane.

The new five-axle crane features a six section 62 metre main boom and Liebherr’s VarioBallast system allowing operation at 5.23 metres or 4.73 metres ballast radii. The overall width is 2.75 metres and it is powered by a single six-cylinder chassis mounted Liebherr diesel. It will go straight to work on loading applications and the erection of wind turbines where it will be lifting 80 tonne tower sections and gondolas of up to 62 tonnes.
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(L-R) Johannes Metzger of Liebherr, Eckart Balmer, and Rainer-Frank Schutz both of Balmer

Based in Holthusen, Northern Germany, family run Balmer has provided heavy moving and lifting services since 1988. It employs 50 staff, operates 32 heavy transport units and focusses primarily on the transportation of wind turbine components.

Owner Eckart Balmer said: ”This will increase our flexibility and independence, enabling us to use our transport equipment more effectively.”