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Pulled up load charts for a 1999 Liebherr LTM 1050 last night and the numbers are way higher than I expected
I always figured older cranes would be seriously underpowered compared to modern stuff. Found a PDF from some German archive site comparing load charts across decades. That old Liebherr at 35 feet out radius still picks like 12 tons. That's wild for a 25 year old machine. Anyone else ever check old specs and get surprised at what those things can actually do?
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adam_hernandez3mo ago
Were you looking at the German load charts or the North American ones? I heard those can differ quite a bit on the same model because of different regulations. The 12 tons at 35 feet sounds like it might have been running with full counterweight and maybe some extra ballast.
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