Mega deal: 80 Manitou machines for Luibl
Major purchase by Luibl from the French manufacturer, including the Manitou flagship MRT 3570 35 m / 7 tonne roto telehandler. Rental company Luibl Rental & Sales has made substantial purchases from Manitou for 2022 and is expanding its rental fleet by 80 Manitou machines. With this major investment of several million €, Luibl aims to offer an even more extensive rental range and provide its customers with modern construction machinery and telehandlers from a leading manufacturer.
The order, already completed in the summer, includes almost the entire aerial work platform range, a batch of modern fixed telehandlers from the MT series including new models and, finally, the new futuristic MRT telehandler models. In the aerial work platform segment, the order covers lifts between 12 m and 28 m. It includes electric articulating boom lifts from 12 m to 20 m, including the new rough-terrain battery-powered articulating boom lift 200 ATJ E. For industrial applications, further electric articulating boom lifts 120 AETJ-C 3D, 150 AETJ-C 3D and 170 AETJ-L 3D are being purchased, which offer users a high level of comfort on rental jobs thanks to the 3D basket arm. In addition, diesel-powered articulating boom lifts from 16 m to 20 m with the models 160 ATJ, 160 ATJ+ with 408 kg load capacity, 180 ATJ and 200 ATJ. The diesel articulating boom lifts are perfectly suited to rentals where the strengths of Manitou articulating booms matter: four-wheel steering and continuous rotation, which set these lifts apart from those of other manufacturers. The modern Kubota Stage V engine underlines both companies' technological standards for drive technology. The order also includes the telescopic boom lifts 220TJ+ and 280TJ, which in turn score with four-wheel steering and high load capacity. Some of the machines were ordered with non-marking tyres. To meet the highest quality standards for fixed rental telehandlers, Luibl has invested in numerous Manitou telehandlers. Here Luibl is expanding its rental range with the following machines: compact telehandlers with 2 and 2.5 tonnes load capacity MT 420 and MT 625, the new innovative MT 930 model with 3 tonnes load capacity, and the classics Manitou MT 1440 and MT 1840 with 4 tonnes load capacity. Luibl owner Karl Bauer inspected the newly developed Manitou MT 930 telehandler together with Key Account Manager Simon Rath at the Platformer Days and was impressed by the telehandler's compact dimensions and respectable performance. Beyond that, Luibl boss Karl Bauer values the high reliability and low downtime of Manitou telehandlers.
Substantial purchases were also made in the roto telehandler segment to complement the packages from competitor Magni already integrated into the fleet. Customers should be free to choose which innovative construction machinery they want to use for their projects when making an enquiry. The expansion in the roto telehandler segment covers almost all new Manitou models: Manitou MRT 1845 Vision with 18 m lift height and 4.5 tonnes load capacity as the successor to the MRT 1840 easy, the new Vision+ models MRT 2260, MRT 2660 and MRT 3060 with 6 tonnes instead of 5 tonnes load capacity and 22 m, 26 m and 30 m lift height respectively. Finally, the new largest Manitou telehandler, the MRT 3570 Vision Plus with a maximum lift height of 35 m and 7 tonnes load capacity, was purchased as the showpiece. This means the new models reach 35 m lift height, just like competitor Merlo. The only missing model is the heavy-duty roto MRT 2570. Here Luibl Rental & Sales only recently invested in several Magni RTH 7.26. The new machines will be available with all accessories, such as buckets, lifting hooks, long lifting hooks, winches for use as a crane, lattice jib winches, fold-out work platforms and much more. New in the rental range, Luibl will then be able to offer a work platform that folds out to 6 m for special applications. This gives the operator a working area as wide as on a scissor lift, with the reach of a telehandler. All telehandlers are also fitted as standard with a trailer pin and radio remote control for operating the lifting functions of the telehandler and slewing the superstructure, for maximum ease of use in rental.
The expansion of Luibl's state-of-the-art rental fleet is thus being driven forward. According to Karl Bauer, Luibl operates the most modern special equipment fleet in Europe, with dozens of large machines, most of which are only 1-2 years old. In addition to numerous other telehandlers from Manitou, Merlo and Magni with up to 39 metres lift height, Luibl also carries many aerial work platforms and special forklifts in its range. End customers and re-renters will find a wide variety of exceptional machines at Luibl, such as 48 m and 57 m telescopic boom lifts (Genie SX-150 and Genie SX-180), diesel scissor lifts up to 34 m from Holland Lift and JLG Liftlux, or high-bay scissor lifts from 22 m to 33 m from the brands PB and HAB. With its own truck and low-loader fleet, delivery of the special equipment throughout Europe is ensured. Here too, investments have been made for 2022. You can read about other special new additions to the Luibl rental fleet over the coming weeks on Vertikal.net and in our news section.