sidthesquid Posted 16 July, 2009 Posted 16 July, 2009 I spotted one of his machines - a digger - working for the Environment agency behind the sea defences at Selsey the other day. Is there no end to his beneficial efforts for the South coast of England? Has anyone else spotted any Liebherr machines anywhere else?
surrey1saint Posted 16 July, 2009 Posted 16 July, 2009 I saw a Liebherr engine at Goodwood Festival of Speed of all places.Was in a Railway loco there I seem to remember.
Bourno Posted 16 July, 2009 Posted 16 July, 2009 (edited) In the sidings at Woking train station, 2 of them. Edited 16 July, 2009 by Bourno inaccuracy
lutz Posted 16 July, 2009 Posted 16 July, 2009 Bud They are abound in our field of work (fridges and freezers)but we don't get to see many cause they are too reliable!!
madsent Posted 16 July, 2009 Posted 16 July, 2009 I spotted one of his machines - a digger - working for the Environment agency behind the sea defences at Selsey the other day. Is there no end to his beneficial efforts for the South coast of England? Has anyone else spotted any Liebherr machines anywhere else? Surely, they aren't his machines as he has nothing to do with the running of the Liebherr group any more. He runs his own companies now and I think they all come under the "Mali" banner.
krissyboy31 Posted 16 July, 2009 Posted 16 July, 2009 In the sidings at Woking train station, 2 of them. (Although technically they belong to his Brothers and Sister.) I would think they belonged to whoever bought them.
London Saint Posted 16 July, 2009 Posted 16 July, 2009 Saw one digging up a main road (A40 i think) in central london the other day, nearly crashed when I saw the huge LIEBHERR sign on the back of this enormous drilling machine! clearly the guy is a dominant force in construction hence his billions!
scruftydog Posted 16 July, 2009 Posted 16 July, 2009 There are two of the big drilling machines on the M3 in the roadworks at Junction 3 Camberley (London bound carriageway). Been there for several months but for obvious reasons have only just noticed the name on the back!
leehoudini Posted 16 July, 2009 Posted 16 July, 2009 This has to be one of the most pointless threads ever. Who cares where cranes, diggers etc are!
charlie saint Posted 16 July, 2009 Posted 16 July, 2009 Way back in the late 80s I worked as a draughtsman for a pre-cast concrete firm. One of our jobs (very lucrative, because it involved no design work) was filling metal boxes brought in by Liebherr, to use as counter-weights for tower cranes.
kpturner Posted 16 July, 2009 Posted 16 July, 2009 Is this a competition to see who can post the most boring, pointless piece of information imaginable?
TopGun Posted 16 July, 2009 Posted 16 July, 2009 This has to be one of the most pointless threads ever. Who cares where cranes, diggers etc are! You wouldn't like Diggerland but I believe you are missing out on the joy of diggers and cranes!
krissyboy31 Posted 16 July, 2009 Posted 16 July, 2009 You wouldn't like Diggerland but I believe you are missing out on the joy of diggers and cranes! Pah!! JCB's!! Call them diggers???
Bourno Posted 16 July, 2009 Posted 16 July, 2009 This has to be one of the most pointless threads ever. Who cares where cranes, diggers etc are! True, but light relief compared to the threads of the past few months worrying about the club folding.
kpturner Posted 16 July, 2009 Posted 16 July, 2009 True, but light relief compared to the threads of the past few months worrying about the club folding.I can think of better ways of getting light relief. This is supposed to be a Saints forum. I am sure there are other forums to discuss cranes etc :smt022
sotonjoe Posted 16 July, 2009 Posted 16 July, 2009 Surely, they aren't his machines as he has nothing to do with the running of the Liebherr group any more. He runs his own companies now and I think they all come under the "Mali" banner. exactly
kpturner Posted 16 July, 2009 Posted 16 July, 2009 I had a toy Simon Snorkel fire engine once. Are they anything to do with Liebherr?
SaintlyAnd Posted 16 July, 2009 Posted 16 July, 2009 My girlfriend pointed out the Liebherr diggers outside Mannheim station this morning ripping up the tram tracks. I'm so proud she pays attention to my mutterings about saints.
sidthesquid Posted 16 July, 2009 Author Posted 16 July, 2009 Is this a competition to see who can post the most boring, pointless piece of information imaginable? I admit it - I was bored this morning and it is pointless. And yes, I know they are not really his machines. But it made me happy seeing it.
Frank's cousin Posted 16 July, 2009 Posted 16 July, 2009 I admit it - I was bored this morning and it is pointless. And yes, I know they are not really his machines. But it made me happy seeing it. True he resigned from the Leibherr board to focus on Mali, but he is still in effect part owner of the Liebherr group so you could sy they are still partly his machines - dont you just love a good crane thread?
WestSaint Posted 16 July, 2009 Posted 16 July, 2009 True he resigned from the Leibherr board to focus on Mali' date=' but he is still in effect part owner of the Liebherr group so you could sy they are still partly his machines - dont you just love a good crane thread?[/quote'] This thread has cerainly given me a lift !! sorry
evo7 Posted 16 July, 2009 Posted 16 July, 2009 just got back from chasing the tour de france and they're everywhere in northern spain. We are minted.
gaz Posted 16 July, 2009 Posted 16 July, 2009 I spotted one on the side of the M25 roadworks a few months ago and thought ''Liebherr.....never heard of them before'' How times change!
Weston Super Saint Posted 16 July, 2009 Posted 16 July, 2009 True he resigned from the Leibherr board to focus on Mali' date=' but he is still in effect part owner of the Liebherr group so you [b']could sy they are still partly his machines [/b]- dont you just love a good crane thread? Even once they've been sold to customers? I'm starting to see how he got so rich
waggy Posted 16 July, 2009 Posted 16 July, 2009 passed a Liebherr caterpillar track digger that was on the back of a low loader heading north on the A1 about three hours ago!!! F*&k Eddie Stobbart, lets start a Liebherr spotters club.
Breeny Posted 16 July, 2009 Posted 16 July, 2009 I work in the mining industry in Western Australia. Liebherr are a massive player in the large Iron ore open pit operations .With their range of Giant Haul Packs ( $4.0 million + each ) Shovels ( No... not the ones you hold in your hand ! loaders , mobile cranes etc etc I wonder how they will all fit on the the 1st team shirts when Flybe get the flick !
Secret Site Agent Posted 16 July, 2009 Posted 16 July, 2009 There are two of the big drilling machines on the M3 in the roadworks at Junction 3 Camberley (London bound carriageway). Been there for several months but for obvious reasons have only just noticed the name on the back! Ah, yes the eponomous M3 junction 3 Drainage works. I have two excavators, a couple of cranes I have used and I am hoping on doing the Mini Digger or two on the central reserve in my bit of the M3.
Eastcowzer Posted 16 July, 2009 Posted 16 July, 2009 Surely, they aren't his machines as he has nothing to do with the running of the Liebherr group any more. He runs his own companies now and I think they all come under the "Mali" banner. For the un-educated:- 'MALI', - acronym for MArkus LIebherr.
Brussels Saint Posted 16 July, 2009 Posted 16 July, 2009 Now this is a proper thread, reminds me quite a lot of the Oil Rig one. Happy days........anyone still got a picture of the Oil Rig we signed.......should have held on to it IMO
St.Jeweller Posted 16 July, 2009 Posted 16 July, 2009 I saw a Liebherr transit van round St Albans this week,it wasn't very big but it filled my heart with pride.
Thedelldays Posted 16 July, 2009 Posted 16 July, 2009 easily one of the saddest threads I have seen in a very long time
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