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What do you guys think of this new 1000 ton crane  Not my picture Liebherr pic Jason
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Liebherr keeps knocking out these heavy lift cranes, I wish Manitowoc made the same effort, probably just don't have the same capitol. Manitowoc has shone the ingenuity in the past and present
as with the 31000 so it's not like they don't have the means, just not the bank I guess.
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ONe reason I like Liebherr better then Manitowoc, they just keep the new stuff coming out. This will have the Double power boom option aswell. I also think Man. spent a lot on the 31000 which sat for so long on the test pad? We should see more pics once the Bauma pics start coming in. Jason
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I'm excited for it. I've been waiting for some pictures since I heard about it a month or so ago. They just keep the big lifters coming!
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owner wrote:Liebherr keeps knocking out these heavy lift cranes, I wish Manitowoc made the same effort, probably just don't have the same capitol. Manitowoc has shone the ingenuity in the past and present
as with the 31000 so it's not like they don't have the means, just not the bank I guess. I think Manitowoc favors quality over quantity .. Ive rarelly heard "junk" and Manitowoc in the same sentance .. I cant say that for other brands.
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owner wrote:Liebherr keeps knocking out these heavy lift cranes, I wish Manitowoc made the same effort, probably just don't have the same capitol. Manitowoc has shone the ingenuity in the past and present
as with the 31000 so it's not like they don't have the means, just not the bank I guess. Do you think that Manitowoc will ever build a narrow track (wind turbine) crawler, or a wheeled hydraulic crane larger than the current Grove GMK7550? How many 21000s have ever been built? Will Manitooc ever build another dedicated duty cycle crane or a successor to the 4600?
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Technically it's probably a new and innovative crane but for my eyes the cab and back ballast look odd and mis-placed.
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Another nice design in looks dept. crane !  Chet
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I've had some personal opinions regarding the Manitowoc product for some time.
Manitowoc has been very protective of their delivered crane base thus preserving the value of their delivered machines. This is particularly true of the 2250. With the now gone 555, 777, and 888, they shared boom families with the earlier 3900 variants, the 4000W and the 4100W. Likewise, they have long built machines to US tonnage ratings and until the introduction of the 16000 and 18000 seeming ignored metric tonnage machines in the market place.
With the introduction of the MLC series, we may see the beginnings of a more "international family" from Manitowoc. While they are building this family apparently in both China and Manitowoc, Wisconsin, USA, it will be interest if this a.) allows them to better compete versus the emerging Chinese cranes and b.) allows them to build in China a family of internationally competitive smaller crawlers.
The 21000 is an 800 metric ton machine, about 880 US tons without Maxer which takes it to 1,000 US tons, and better meets US transport issues than the competitive tonnage German built cranes.
The 31000 is an innovate crane, but the engineering is more ground breaking than the large Liebherrs or Terex "CC" series machines and hence it remains to see how they sell internationally. In terms of sales, they may have been better designing a very modular 1,000 metric ton crawler that meets US transport laws, very restrictive, and well as some ballast attachment allowing add an additional 200 metric tons of capacity.
I've heard rumors that Liebherr may be replacing the LR1750 with a LR1800. This would then give them 300, 400, 600, 800, 1,000 and 1,350 metric ton cranes as well as the 3,000 ton machine. Terex likewise seems to be beginning a revised laddering of models with the new 3800.
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