Liebherr LR1280

[CheeseHead]

I enjoy collecting/operating cranes, so I thought ya'll would not mind if I post some pics of some heavy lifters. This is a Liebherr LR 1280 300ton capacity crawler crane. This was sold to the Army Corps of Engineers.

605,500lbs @ 14.1 ft
324'/296' heavy/light main boom
272' luffing boom
85' fixed jib
max combination of 453'

[B1G DIG]

its cool how they set up the counter weights with the chain an the ratchet/dog chain type thing. i am from australia and im only 13 but i love working with trucks.. :)

[MKTEF]

Its a pity it wasn't the Norwegian Corps of Army Engineers.
I want one!
But i bet its a real pain to move that smal peace of iron around...

[AtlasRob]

I enjoy collecting/operating cranes, so I thought ya'll would not mind if I post some pics of some heavy lifters. This is a Liebherr LR 1280 300ton capacity crawler crane. This was sold to the Army Corps of Engineers.

605,500lbs @ 14.1 ft
324'/296' heavy/light main boom
272' luffing boom
85' fixed jib
max combination of 453'

What the hell do the Army Engineers want with a rig like that ? And dont say they lift things with it !:Banghead

[95zIV]

And dont say they lift things with it !:Banghead

Ok, Rob we won't say that.:) But maybe they just want to pick stuff with it?:beatsme:D:D

[Lashlander]

Nice pics Cheesehead.:thumbsup

[bear]

That's the Us Army Corps of engineers. They do have some combat engineering battalions but the majority of their work is civil engineering. Wolf Creek Dam not too many miles from here is one of their big projects from the past.

[stretch]

I know they have some smaller-sized machines, but I thought they contracted most of their work (esprecially the big stuff like this!) to contractors? The dams they own in the Naugatuck Valley (Thomaston, etc.) were mostly built by O&G and a few other guys way back in the day.

Anyway...that's a big ol' crane!!!

[piledriving]

I read they were going to use it for claming. what I dont get is this isent a duty cycle rig.

Justin

[CheeseHead]

This being a heavy lift crane, it would take forever to clam with her.

[catskinner 10]

Those are a beautiful piece of equipment.
There not as hard to move as you would think.
Takes a lot of trucks,people,and a crane,ha
Some of the "gates" on the river locks are very large and heavy.
I could see were they would use it.

[AtlasRob]

Ok, Rob we won't say that.:) But maybe they just want to pick stuff with it?:beatsme:D:D

What I think it really comes down to is how different countries utilise thier resourses. When you say Royal Corp of Engineers I naturally think military and automatically relate to our forces and cannot think of any reason for our guys to need something so big. Where as in the USA your RCofE do a serious amount of big construction. Big boys deserve big toys :cool2 :drinkup

[JDMGrading]

It takes 7 men....8 trucks....16 trailers......2 permits.....and deep pockets to move it.

[Turbo21835]

Thats not an issue. Just watch. Your tax dollars at work

[landrvrnut22]

It takes 7 men....8 trucks....16 trailers......2 permits.....and deep pockets to move it.

If it only takes 7 men, who drives the 8th truck? :beatsme

That good sized crane. I will have to walk up to the stadium one of these days and take a picture of the Mantiowoc 14000 they have up there, now that's a crane.

[AtlasRob]

If it only takes 7 men, who drives the 8th truck? :beatsme
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:D Great minds think alike, I just type slower.:drinkup

[JDMGrading]

well I counted the pickup we tote around to get back and forth to the hotel. And haul fuel.

[Rous]

Leibherr 1400, 161+161 luff jib, 500k+ in stones, weighs in at 1mil+, we tear her down and tip her up at least once a week, makes that 1200 look like a tonka toy :) hehe nice lil rig actually, nice forum too. good to find some other operators on the net!

1400 flyin a rotor
http://c1.ac-images.myspacecdn.com/images02/4/l_4b34dfb0cf544617b363b386342b054c.jpg

in cab, yah i look like a fool hehe
http://a19.ac-images.myspacecdn.com/images01/118/l_e17085395ca433cd2846f2fe25243932.jpg

Glad i wasnt in this manbasket :)
http://a505.ac-images.myspacecdn.com/images01/110/l_b9f5eb377be1753b8e2de477e6a1bf10.jpg

[CheeseHead]

excellent pics Rous, keep em coming on the hook side

[Lashlander]

Nice pics Rous. Welcome to the forum. Those dang windmills are sure wrecking a lot of good farmland.

[egoman]

Nice pic rous it kind of looks like my scenery off the right of way of the pipeline that I am working on. If this is true say Hi to pumpkin and rick and tell them its Shawn. I will have to work with you guys again some day.

[Rous]

Nah bud, diff area but worth a shot right to catch up with some old mates? with the amount of good ppl comin and goin in this industry we need our own myspace type deal to keep in touch with old crews, talk jobs/equip/rates....

n Lashlander, farmers love em gaurenteed $$ plus the power co's pamper the hell outta them. they dont waste much farmland at all after reclaim, well worth it for 500mw a pop without burnin any oil if you ask me. along with the good longterm careers a windfarm brings to a community i think its a no brainer. Go wind! :) to each his own though neways, thanks for welcomin me boys

[Rous]

one more pic i thought was pretty different.
http://a834.ac-images.myspacecdn.com/images01/107/l_f5aec1371b3a03c167d7d568d021a889.jpg
might snap a few of this triple9 with 316 and a 30' jib before i lay it down tomorrow. too much stick for that rig, damn piece of licorice..only got 20k for chart left but it served its purpose.

[AtlasRob]

one more pic i thought was pretty different..

Very impressive, but you must get terrible kneckache :D :drinkup

[Rous]

yah no good, solenoid is toast for the cab-tilt, asked to have it replaced 2 weeks ago but u know how tht goes. all good tho, boys uptower do a great job calling pieces in so we slam em quick.

[CheeseHead]

Those dang windmills are sure wrecking a lot of good farmland.

I would have to agree with you, I've put up 100 or so of these and all the litter the guys throw around not to mention the hydraulic oil spilt all over their land. I was a little taken back on the lack of respect the guys had. That oil is now part of there crop for who knows how long.

The neighbors that didn't settle with the power company to get one of these wind mills played hard ball with us. We couldn't walk our one of four 16000's across there open frozen farm land. The job was over 10,000 acres.

Now the complaint is the shadow that these are casting on homes. I forgot the term they are using, but just imagine every second a blade shadow flickers in your house. Now they want no less than 1500' from a residential house.:usa

[cat 325ccr]

cool!!