The UK-based equipment hiring company, Marsh Plant Hire has taken delivery of three new 40 tonne capacity LTM 1040-2.1 wheeled mobile telescopic cranes and two 60 tonne LTM 1060-3.1 models. The LTM 1040-2.1 has a 35 m main boom in four sections and is on a two-axle carrier. All wheels are driven and steered. The LTM 1060-3.1 has a three-axle carrier and all-wheel steering. Its five section boom gives a maximum operating height of 48 m and that can be increased with a fly jib. The LTM 1060-3.1 can travel with all 12.8 tonne of counterweight and a double fly jib and still comply with the UK?s Special Types General Order (STGO) regulations for road travel. Both models have been specified with the Variobase outrigger system.

Marsh Plant Hire, based in Hampshire in southern England, provides mobile cranes and contractor?s general plant rental services in the south and the Midlands.