Sarens uses new LR 11000 for wind project
7 July 2021Sarens has recently taken delivery of a 1000t Liebherr LR 11000 lattice boom crawler crane. The crane’s first job was to erect 4.65 MW Enercon E-136 EP5 wind turbines at the Oostpolder wind farm in the Netherlands.
The heaviest component of this turbine model is the generator, which weighs 120t and has to be installed on a tower around 155m in height. Sarens’s LR 11000 was ideal for this job because of features such as the VarioTray, V-frame and the SL10DF3BV wind power system.
“The special SL10DF2BV wind power boom system on the LR 11000 delivers maximum lifting capacities for the economical erection of the very latest generation of wind turbines with hub heights of up to 180 metres. For these turbines, the LR 11000 reaches a hook height of 192 metres and can hoist an impressive 110 tonnes,” said Liebherr.
At the Oostpolder wind farm, Sarens assembled the 1000t crane with a 162m main boom and 12m fixed jib. This configuration enabled the crane to hoist up to 156t with hook heights of up to 174m.
