150 tonner for Bernard Hunter
Scottish rental company Bernard Hunter Mobile Cranes has taken delivery of a 150 tonne Liebherr LTM 1150-5.3 All Terrain crane, while a 300 tonner is on order.
The five axle LTM 1150-5.3 is equipped with a 66 metre, seven section main boom along with the 10.8 to 19 metre bi-fold swingaway extension that offsets hydraulically by up to 40 degrees. A seven metre insert can be added between the boom nose and extension to take the maximum tip height to almost 95 metres and maximum radius to 72 metres.
The crane's first job was the construction of the Edinburgh Royal Military Tattoo grandstand.
Managing director Mark Rafferty said: "We have supported the Edinburgh Military Tattoo for many years, so it was very fitting that the new crane's first job was on this high profile project."
Established in 1946, Bernard Hunter took delivery of its first Liebherr - a 50 tonne LTM 1050-4 - in 1995. The company now operates a fleet ranging from 40 to 700 tonne mobile cranes alongside Maeda mini cranes, telehandlers, mobile tower cranes, spider cranes and truck mounted cranes. The company also provides in-house operator training.
