Log handling reach stacker from Liebherr

Log handling reach stacker from Liebherr

Liebherr has introduced a log handling version of its LRS 645 reach stacker for large lumber yards.

The Liebherr LRS 645 LH Log Handler is designed to optimise wood yard storage space and wood yard maintenance costs, says Liebherr. It is particularly targeted at pulp and paper mills, chipboard or saw mills and wood terminals.

The LRS645LH has a maximum lifting capacity of 30 tonnes at an outreach of up to 5.5 metres. The unit can lift up to a 12 metre height and extend to 10 metres radius, but can also lift logs from six metres below ground level. Its grab can be rotated through 360° as well as pivoting forwards, backwards and sideways.

The first LRS 645 LH has been delivered to Szepaniak, a wood handling specialist operating paper and saw mills in Finland. A further rental contract has been signed with Zellstoff Stendal, the largest manufacturer of kraft pulp in Central Europe

The new machine incorporates all of the features built into the standard reach stacker product, including the elevated operator’s cab which is now fitted with a full protective grille. Other design changes include a roll bar on the boom, drive wagon protection and a log pusher at the front of the chassis.

Liebherr says that its Log Handler is particularly well-suited for work such as the loading and unloading of trucks or railway wagons, sorting installations and stacking. The company launched the LRS645 with its unique curved boom back in 2004.