USA-based Bigge Crane and Rigging has added its first all-electric crawler crane – the Liebherr LR 1250.1 unplugged – to its fleet of more than 1,800 cranes.
According to Bigge, the crawler crane is the first of its type in the US West Coast. The company acquired the all-electric crane to provide an option to its customers for an environmentally conscious heavy lifting solution. Its electric power train allows the battery-powered crane to be operated indefinitely while connected to shore power or for an average of eight hours when ‘unplugged’.
The LR 1250.1 unplugged features the same maximum lifting capacity of 275 tons (249.5 tonnes) as its diesel counterpart. Due to its electric powertrain, the crane features drastically reduced noise emissions while in its working mode; this makes it an ideal solution for large metropolis areas or other environments particularly sensitive to heightened noise emission levels.
Bigge’s Liebherr LR 1250.1 unplugged will be arriving in California in October 2023.
