Mega deal: 80 Manitou units for Luibl
Bulk purchase by Luibl from the French manufacturer, including the Manitou flagship MRT 3570 35 m / 7-tonne Roto telehandler. The rental company Luibl Rental & Sales has bought heavily from Manitou for 2022, expanding its rental fleet by 80 Manitou machines. With this major investment of several million euros, Luibl aims to offer an even more comprehensive rental range and to provide customers with modern construction machinery and telehandlers from a leading manufacturer.
The order, already concluded in summer, contains almost the complete work platform range, a batch of modern rigid telehandlers of the MT series including new models, and finally the new futuristic MRT telehandler models. In the work platform segment, the order comprises 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 articulating boom lift 200 ATJ E. For industrial use, further electric articulating booms 120 AETJ-C 3D, 150 AETJ-C 3D, 170 AETJ-L 3D are being acquired, which offer users high comfort in rental assignments thanks to the 3D basket arm. In addition, diesel-powered articulating booms 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 for rentals where the advantages of the Manitou articulating booms matter. These are four-wheel steering and continuous rotation, which distinguish these lifts from those of other manufacturers. The modern Kubota Stage V engine underlines both companies' commitment to sustainable machine technology. The order also comprises the telescopic work platforms 220TJ+ and 280TJ, which in turn score with four-wheel steering and high load capacity. Some of the machines were ordered with low-marking tyres. To meet the highest quality standards in the area of rigid rental telehandlers, investment was made in numerous Manitou telehandlers. Here Luibl expands its rental range with the following machines: compact telehandlers with 2 and 2.5 tonnes load capacity MT 420 and MT 625, the innovative new model MT 930 with 3 tonnes load capacity, the classics Manitou MT 1440 and MT 1840 with 4 tonnes load capacity. Luibl owner Karl Bauer, together with key account manager Simon Rath, inspected the newly developed Manitou telehandler MT 930 at the Platformers' Days and was impressed by the compact dimensions and the respectable performance data of the telehandler. Otherwise, Luibl boss Karl Bauer appreciates the high reliability and low downtimes of Manitou telehandlers.
Roto telehandlers were also purchased in large numbers to complement the packages from competitor Magni already integrated into the fleet. Customers should be able to choose freely which innovative construction machines they want to use for their projects when making an enquiry. The expansion in the Roto telehandler segment comprises almost all new Manitou models: Manitou MRT 1845 Vision with 18 m lifting height and 4.5 tonnes load capacity, as the successor to the MRT 1840 easy, the new Vision+ models MRT 2260, MRT 2660, MRT 3060 now with 6 tonnes instead of 5 tonnes load capacity and 22 m, 26 m and 30 m lifting height respectively. Finally, as the showpiece, the new largest Manitou telehandler MRT 3570 Vision Plus with max. 35 m lifting height and 7 tonnes load capacity was acquired. This means the new models reach 35 m lifting height just like competitor Merlo. The only missing model is the heavy-duty Roto MRT 2570. Here Luibl Rental & Sales recently invested in several Magni RTH 7.26. The new additions will be available with all accessories such as buckets, load hooks, long load hooks, cable winches for use as a crane, lattice-boom winches, folding work baskets and much more. Newly in the rental range, Luibl will then be able to offer a work basket that folds out to 6 m for special assignments. This gives the operator a working area as wide as that of a scissor work platform with the reach of a telehandler. All telehandlers are also equipped as standard with a trailer pin and remote control for operating the telehandler's lifting functions and rotating the upper carriage, for maximum operator convenience in the rental business.
The expansion of the state-of-the-art Luibl rental fleet is thus further advanced. According to Karl Bauer, Luibl operates the most modern specialist-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 the brands Manitou, Merlo and Magni up to 39 metres lifting height, Luibl also has many work platforms and special forklifts in its range. End customers and re-hire partners receive a large number of exceptional machines from 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, Europe-wide delivery of the specialist equipment is guaranteed. Investment was also recently made here for 2022. You can read about the other special additions to the Luibl rental fleet over the coming weeks on Vertikal.net and in our news section.