Sönke Jordt expands fleet with a Liebherr LTM 1110-5.1 mobile crane

North German crane and heavy haulage contractor Sönke Jordt GmbH & Co. KG has taken delivery of a new Liebherr LTM 1110-5.1 mobile crane. The new 5-axle model will expand the company’s crane fleet. Full order books and good experience with its predecessor the LTM 1100-5.2, were behind the decision to invest in a new Liebherr 110 tonne crane.

 Managing Director Tim Jordt travelled with crane operator Johannes Astecker and Johannes Böhme-Stromberg, the driver of the BF3 escort vehicle, to the Liebherr Plant in Ehingen to collect the new LTM 1110-5.1. Jordt explains: “The LTM 1110-5.1 will be added to our fleet as we have full order books and we have gathered some very good experience with its predecessor, the LTM 1100-5.2. The new 110 tonne crane’s telescopic boom is actually eight metres longer as it extends to 60 metres. The new crane’s performance is outstanding, particularly with the new trapezoidal support configuration.”

Greater performance and safety using variable support base

The VarioBase® variable support base generates higher lifting capacities in the areas above the outriggers. The Liebherr engineers went a step further with the new 110-tonne crane – as the rear supports are double-stage. With a support width of 8.3 metres, they are 1.3 metres wider than at the front, which increases the capacity over the rear outriggers. Liebherr calls the combination of the trapezoidal and variable support base VarioBase®Plus.

VarioBase® not only increases capacity, but also guarantees safe crane operations when it is not possible to fully extend all the outriggers on constricted sites. “Safety always comes first for us. I am therefore also delighted with the ballast monitoring system on new Liebherr cranes”, says Jordt.