ESEASA, a Mexican crane and heavy haulage company, has taken delivery of a new Liebherr LR 1700-1.0W in what is the first crane of this type in Latin America.
The order for the 700-tonne crawler crane was made at Conexpo 2023 as part of a package that included a Liebherr LTM 1250-5.1 and two LRT 1090-2.1 rough-terrain cranes. A Liebherr LTM 1150-5.3 has also been added to ESEASA’s fleet since.
“We opted for the LR 1700-1.0W because it is significantly more powerful than its predecessor [the LR 1600/2-W]. It also offers state-of-the-art crawler crane technology,” said Aldo Santos, co-owner of ESEASA.
Narrow-track crawler cranes are optimised for use in wind farms as they can travel from one turbine to another along existing routes, as well as being deployed quickly. The new model has significantly higher lifting capacities and lifting heights, and can reach heights of up to 170 m. Liebherr also offers the LR 1700-1.0W with a luffing jib.
The variotray, a small counterweight frame that can be unbolted quickly and easily, is found on the narrow-track version of the LR 1700-1.0. This removes the need for stacking and unstacking of counterweight plates. The V-frame ballasting system is a hydraulically adjustable folding frame that allows the ballast radius of the 700-tonne crawler crane to be adjusted continuously between 13 and 21 m, which means that a rigid ballasting system is no longer required for large radii.
ESEASA also ordered the wide standard chassis, which allows the crane to be driven onsite with a load on the hook.
“Liebherr cranes have the best cost-benefit ratio, retain their value exceptionally well, and therefore offer a high resale value,” said ESEASA co-owner Abraham Santos.
