1,000th Liebherr 81 K.1 delivered

The crane continues the successful run of the K series, particularly that of its predecessor, the 81 K.

The 1,000th crane went to building and civil engineering company Mayer Hoch – und Tiefbau in Bavaria, Germany, its third unit of this model and the fourteenth Liebherr tower crane in total.

Rupert Wieser, sales director for Liebherr Tower Cranes and regional sales manager Alexander Beck, along with Ralf Tradler, managing director of Liebherr-Werks dealer Tradler Baumaschinen attended the handover at the construction company’s premises.

“I was in my car on my way to a construction site inspection when I got the call from Tradler, and was pretty surprised,” said Michael Mayer, managing director of Mayer Hoch – und Tiefbau, “That was quite something.” He added that the oldest Liebherr crane in its fleet is a 63 K from 1986.

The day after handover, the new fast-erecting crane was already on its way to a construction site in the Chiemgau region, where a residential complex with underground parking is expected to be completed by 2022.

In addition to the crane’s 6t maximum load capacity and 48m radius, it was also Mayer’s positive experiences with his two existing 81 K.1 cranes that proved decisive for the purchase. For him, the most exciting project so far with a crane of this type was the construction of a 655-space car park, using what was then his first 81 K.1. Careful placement of the crane meant that the entire construction site was serviceable with just one machine.