Lee Lifting’s latest Liebherr: urban lift capacity and setup notes for engineers
Reviewed by Tom Sullivan
First reported on The Construction Index
30 Second Briefing
Lee Lifting has added a Liebherr LTM 1100-5.3 all terrain crane to its fleet, targeting congested city centre and film-industry lifts with a 62 m main boom, hydraulically adjustable jib and LICCON3 control system. The five-axle, 100 t crane can travel within STGO limits carrying 22.5 t of counterweight, with axle loads reducible to 9 t, and achieves hook heights up to 76 m and a 64 m radius using the 40° offsetable jib. VarioBase, VarioBallast and a second hoist winch are specified to improve capacity and flexibility on tight, complex sites.
Technical Brief
- LICCON3’s faster data bus and higher computing power enable denser real-time load and stability calculations.
- Retention of the previous LICCON operating philosophy reduces operator retraining time and transition risk on live fleets.
- Increased LICCON3 storage capacity supports larger lift plan libraries and more detailed configuration datasets per site.
- VarioBase allows asymmetric outrigger deployment, critical for partial carriageway occupations and tight backlot access.
- VarioBallast adjustment lets Lee Lifting tune tail swing and capacity for narrow urban workfaces.
- Second hoist winch enables dual-line work such as tandem props, truss sections or suspended camera rigs.
Our Take
Liebherr appears frequently in our Infrastructure and mining equipment coverage, and this 100 t-class all terrain crane for Lee Lifting sits at the lighter, more mobile end of a portfolio that elsewhere includes 150 t excavators and large haul trucks for quarrying and open-pit operations.
The ability to travel in the UK under STGO constraints with a 22.5 t counterweight and 9 t axle loads is significant for Surrey-based Lee Lifting, as it reduces the need for separate ballast transport and permits on urban or constrained infrastructure jobs.
Across the 2,394 tag-matched Product/Projects pieces in our database, Liebherr’s recent launches such as the RE 22 M Litronic rail excavator show a pattern of tailoring machines to specific regulatory and access environments, and this five-axle crane configuration continues that focus for the UK road network.
Prepared by collating external sources, AI-assisted tools, and Geomechanics.io’s proprietary mining database, then reviewed for technical accuracy & edited by our geotechnical team.
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