Liebherr LTM 1040
Built: 1992 · Series: LTM
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Liebherr LTM – all-terrain cranes registered as trucks from Ehingen: LTM 1030 to LTM 11200, tonnage in the type number, axle count after the hyphen, 205 to 505 kW, operating weights up to 103.9 t
This page gathers the Liebherr mobile cranes of the LTM range (Liebherr-Telekran-Mobil, mobile telescopic crane) that are registered as trucks – all-terrain cranes that drive to the site on their own axles and erect their boom once there. Liebherr builds the LTM range at its Ehingen plant on the Danube, which, since the takeover of Karl Liebherr's crane business in the 1960s, has grown into one of the world's leading mobile-crane sites. Few pieces of construction equipment carry a type logic as directly legible: the number after "LTM 1" gives approximately the maximum lifting capacity in tonnes – the LTM 1030 lifts around 30 tonnes, the LTM 1220 around 220 tonnes, the LTM 11200 as the largest crane in the range up to 1,200 tonnes – the digit after the hyphen the axle count and thus indirectly the vehicle size, the decimal digit the generation within that axle configuration (such as "-5.1" for the first generation with five axles).
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The register lists here 77 versions with engine outputs from 205 to 505 kW (for 64 models), displacements from 6,370 to 21,900 cm³ across six to eight cylinders, operating weights from 23,750 to 103,900 kg, gross weights from 24,000 to 104,000 kg (for 67 models), widths from 2,500 to 3,000 mm (for 54 models), torque from 920.1 to 3,009.9 Nm (for 11 models) and rated speeds from 2,100 to 2,300 rpm (for 4 models).
The LTM range is, alongside the cranes of Grove and Tadano, the benchmark in the all-terrain mobile-crane market; the LTM 11200-9.1 held its own record on launch as the world's most powerful road crane.
On used mobile cranes, what counts is operating hours logged separately for the drive train and the crane works, the condition of boom, wire ropes and hydraulic cylinders, the inspection and test-book history of the crane portion, and, as its own cost factor, the condition of the tyres on chassis with five to nine axles.
Sources: SpecCodex register, model data: Liebherr LTM, Liebherr
Technical data
Engine
| Cylinders | 8correct |
|---|---|
| Displacement | 15,078 cm³correct |
Dimensions and weights
| Length | 11,030 mmcorrect |
|---|---|
| Width | 2,660 mmcorrect |
| Wheelbase | 4,050 mmcorrect |
| Unladen weight | 35,750 kgcorrect |
| Gross vehicle weight | 36,000 kgcorrect |
Drivetrain and chassis
| Wheels | 6correct |
|---|
Frequently asked questions
How much does the Liebherr LTM 1040 weigh?
The unladen weight is 35,750 kg.
What is the gross vehicle weight of the Liebherr LTM 1040?
36,000 kg.
What engine does the Liebherr LTM 1040 have?
8 cylinders, 15,078 cm³ displacement.
What are the dimensions of the Liebherr LTM 1040?
11,030 mm × 2,660 mm.
When was the Liebherr LTM 1040 built?
Production years: 1992.
What to check before buying
- Check the hour meter against the service records — a replaced instrument is the most common gap.
- Compare the data plate and chassis number with the papers.
- Check the weights in the papers against the figures here — attachments change them.
- Ask about parts availability for this build year — the running costs hang on it.
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This page carries 11 individual figures for this model. They come from 2 recorded sources; every figure can be traced there. What we cannot document is not here — we leave gaps open rather than estimate them.
The technical data on this page comes from official vehicle registration records (RDW/Traficom), not from the manufacturer.
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Other models in this series
LTM 1030-2-UTM 625
LTM 1030-2.1
LTM 1030/2
LTM 1040-2.1
LTM 1040-3-UTM 532-6X4/160+245
LTM 1045-3.1
LTM 1045-UTM431-6X6/2010+3550
LTM 1045/1
LTM 1050-1-UTM635-6X6
LTM 1050/1
LTM 1055-3.1
LTM 1055-3.3
Sources: RDW — Dutch national vehicle register (retrieved August 2026) · commons.wikimedia.org (retrieved August 2026) · How we check the data
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