Will it lift?? LEGO Technic Liebherr LR 13000 extreme load test, comparison and price evaluation 

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“You really have to be careful with your load” more truthful words have never been spoken. Thanks for the great review as always. It’s a shame these cool Lego sets are appearing in a time where there has never been more competition for my disposable income, in my opinion.

Ok the price starts to make a bit more sense seeing it next to the bucket wheel excavator which has almost 4000 pieces. It's like double the size. Plus the mechanical and software engineering that went to this is insane for a toy.

i am just waiting until some crazy builder buys 3 of them and builds the actual crane :D

An important note is that this set is not available from non-lego stores in a lot of countries. Here in central and northern Europe (especially Denmark) it's easy to find a steal but that's not a possibility for most people.

They should have gone for the LR 1300, a way more common crane and still has a huge variety of configurations, derrick, floating ballast tray, ballast wagon, jib, etc.

Wow, I did not expect the crane to be able to lift that much, even with the added counterweight! Seeing this video, the price definitely starts sounding a lot more reasonable. Still too much for me, and I wouldn't have anywhere to put it if I did buy it, so I'll stick with some of the smaller cranes. Thinking about picking up Big Red and/or the blue crawler crane someday.

Man now we need tower crane

I hope one day lego will make some kind of big li-po rechargeable battery

I used to play with legos over 45 years ago, all I had were basically square, rectangular pieces and wheels. They were my favorite toys to play with I really used my imagination when building things with them.

Fantastic review! The counterweights experiment was great and really show how powerful this crane is!

Thanks for answering our questions! That was an incredible video. The BWE is still my largest LEGO set and to see it lifted here was humbling! Brilliant work.

Great comparisons, and pricing break down. Seeing this thing actually able to pick up the bucket Excavator was mighty impressive.

Very well made video, I haven't seen anyone else do a thorough price justification with the weight yet

Really nice to get such an in depth video.

Makes me want to add this theme to my collection. Thanks for the awesome reviews and comparisons!

Nice set ! I agree with the price comparasion! The load capacity with the extra conterweight is very impressive! Love your videos! I am a subscriber from the very beginig.

Love your detailed review. Still think that liebherr is an awesome set

Very good review in both vids. I should pay more attention to your uploads. Thank you.

Really Interesting Insights here. Thank you!

Again another great video!

Wow that I did not expect that even with the counterweights added

Very impressed by the actual lifting capacity with kettlebell counterweight!

In terms of appearance, I suspect folks got to have either 1) something closer to the original in appearance with relatively disappointing lifting and balancing capabilities (limitations of material) or 2) something closely inspired by the original with shifts designed to be more capable and playable (what we got here). I’d bet people would be a lot more disappointed in #1 than what we have.

Super Informative and detailed information about the 'beast" The size is truly mighty! If only it were a little bit cheaper.........

i can't really find a reason for those new counterweights being so light, since the rear also touches the ground with rolling balls for stable moving when unloaded

With 2 of this set combined, I think you can build a model more similar to the real one. Looking forward to that MOC.

Excellent tests and video, interesting set from LEGO, really they are in a tough spot between what they can do with the toy and who they can sell it to with the price. A lot of cool technic structures and movement outside of that.

Price breakdown was a helpful visual. There are definitely a lot of big pieces. If the whole boom was made like an old boom instead of using the big frames it would have had a lot higher piece count and the build experience would have been sooooo boring 😂

I loved seeing the bucket wheel excavator in the video! In my opinion, it’s the greatest technic set of all time!

Even though I'm not nearly enough of a Technic or Leibherr crane fan to even briefly consider acquiring this set, I must admit that this is the umpteenth video I've watched about this behemoth of a LEGO set. After absorbing so much coverage of this long-rumored, highly-anticipated, and controversial set, I have come to the conclusion that this is actually not a bad LEGO Technic set. In fact, it's more than decent--it's actually rather good! The problem, as you point out, is that it is branded as the Liebherr 13000. Branding this set as a specific make and model of real-world vehicle brings with it certain expectations, which unfortunately were not met by this design. I agree that this set would have been far better received if it lacked the Liebherr branding, or if LEGO had opted for a somewhat more affordable and accurate replica of a smaller Liebherr crane.

I love the luffing jib derrick boom combo

Closest vs Highest. Closest will be creating the lowest Moment into the crane as the distance from the Red tip of the boom to the Grey base of the boom is the shortest. The Force is at a shorter distance from the Crane in the closest position than it is in the Highest

These cranes are kind of dope & nicely vast.

cranes are not meant for long reaching straight out from the counter weight its only designed to do that for inspection and building the crane/taking it apart no one IRL is going to lift with the boom fully extended forward because its not designed to do that in terms of the counter weight system.

Awesome video, would love to get a little guide on your mock sea container looking load!

this set is very impressive

Nice work

Cranes are all about balance. A real crane has a lifting book with a lot of tables with information on which angle which load can be lifted safely..

Great video friend. I have seen a lot of folks who don't like this set, but YOU have to find sets that YOU like. I don't have every UCS Star Wars set, but the Millennium Falcon and the Star Destroyer were for me. The Titanic was also for me, but the Eiffel Tower while being very cool, is NOT for me. The Leibherr LR 13000 IS for me. I love cranes and heavy equipment. The functionality and size of this thing is absolutely amazing. I also have the Liebherr excavator and love that one too. Unless you can afford one of everything, we all have to find the sets we like best for whatever reason and stick to the plan.

The price might not be the best for many. But for me, the build, the technology behind the function of the crane etc made it worth it. + my old liebherr needed its brother! That being said. i bought the set from a third party supplied for around ~€590 So im not complaining. Just finished the build now, but haven't been able to lift anything yet, as i was unsure how much would be safe. Gonna play around with a kilo tomorrow

good price breakdown

I dont have the set with me but one reason that the position is "closest" is that the distance from the red tip where the hook lowers to the cabin of the crane may be shorter than the highest position.

Good idea for adding more weight

Have to say i was impressed by it, its fun to operate amd build, i think if the turntable assembly was more rigid it would help with the lifting capacity as it tends to lean forward quite a bit under load

With 2 sets, you could build it faithfully. The arms and jip would already be longer, the house twice as large, with a slightly shifted center. On the back an extra arm, from which an extra heavy counter weight could hang, you have to make these weights yourself, preferably from iron. For the real weight. With of course the roller balls underneath. Look at the mamoet PTC 210

Going to use the CAT D11 as a feeder set for tracks and P boom conversion before Lego release spare boom section parts, need to find longer string to give to the hook block and extended boom sections. Superlift tray on wheels to replace the ball sockets. Should be finished in about 2 years 😁

Its the closed position when straight up cause on a ladus crane which thats what it is. All the weight goes to the pin by base of the machine. So higher the main and luffer more she will pick

42009 is really getting dwarved in comparison, but its will stay in my heart as the coolest crane in lego technic.

Awesome job! What is the nominal weight that can be lifted and work in green zone?

Thank you for this review. I totally agree that the functions and the app are nice to build and to play with. But in my opinion the build itself isn‘t detailed enough to cost that much. And the solution for the weights and everything else is too rough for me. So probably not my dream- set, since I am totally happy with the red crane, which you don‘t have to steer with an app.

7:33 If you were to add more sheaves to the load block and run the line from the boom to the block several more times then the motors will be able to lift more weight.

Racing brick..im just curious when and what are you going to do with the 42160? (I am beginning to like the set so im very curious now)

i think for this ptice there shoud be no stickers and maybe a tech minifigure will be a nice add! can you please tell me if this set is compatable with 51515? maybe some robots can be made from both of them?

you should build the crane booms to be longer so the set is more realistic

3:46 DAAAAMN the excavator occupies 40% of my room

I’m not an expert in motors with Lego but I’m thinking of getting the set and will lifting the weight in the red break down the structure and wear down the motors

Its on my list of sets to purchase this coming year. I suspect it will get discounted by Lego next year.

It's huge, it's expensive and I don't really have the space for it but I will be saving for it for sure.

What they mean by closest is that position is the closest to the center of gravity of the vehicle.

I think you shine in this video review.

I think the "closest" position is called this because the end of the crane is closest to the superstructure in this position.

4:30 answer- because that’s where it’s max lift extending lift it will probably tip if you jib down and hoist up max

Hi, what size would this collapse down to for transport please?

Nice Review, just want to ask if it's possible to add more Truss to increase the height like 42042, i hope you will try that next time, tnx

Any idea when we will get LR1400,1500,1600,1700,1800,1900 and 2000nmodeks

Where did you get the white container from?

I know why they are set the limit colour like that, even the hoist can lift up the same weight its because it have tipping point. And the more boom radius you have they are decrease the weught limit. The winch for main hoist still able to lift that, but you need another set up for counterweight and for sure it give a lot off stress to the part. Some operator i know they are more likely work in small radius than a longer one.

congratulations to whomever at lego came up with this design (Markus Kossmann was involved, no doubt !)

What happens if build the lifting structures in different sizes?

Talking from experience from when I saw some construction place in Madrid, it honestly looks more like an LR 1300 or LR 1800

Why does the crane not have 1 additional part in at the front to stop him from falling over like on the back?

I’d love to see a head-to-head with the CAT D11; looks like the Cat has more pieces but less electronics for less money. How do they compare dollar for dollar?

you need to order the boom parts and extend each boom in order to make it more accurate. double the lower front and rear booms

Thanks for the review vid and this vid. I think ill wait untill my birthday, which is around Oktober so the price Will drop a bit, and i could save enough money to buy it. It would be SO cool to have it. But is the white container included? And does it come with something to fill the container with? And if it doesn’t, what should i fill it with?

5:43 *Gasp* not everyone is a certified crane operator 🏗️

Please do the same with Mould King 17015

hi sorry for the question where did you find the bookcase behind you containing the legos?

As usual great unbiased review Lieb lifting leib was a fail LOL

Superbe vidéo ! Elle est superbe comme grue ce qui est dommage c’est son prix beaucoup trop cher

The fact you can lift around 7 pounds is impressive!

Its probably called the closest because the point at which the hook is swinging from is closest to the centre of mass.

I bought it...and i love the crane...it is amazing...i bought it for 450€...this ok! i dont understand why all other youtubers say that it is not good!? i love it!

DId they perhaps get the height and length the wrong way round??

You can limit the rotation of the lego by moving the joystick less.

Wonder if it can do any off roading

it is mighty.

Do you have instructions and parts list for building the shipping container?

when is lawn mower review coming out?

I wonder if Licensing of official brands also accounts for the cost

Small piece count but very large pieces. And a lot of thought went in to it.

Bought it and built it definitely worth the price tag very impressive model! I’m enjoying it a lot!

Maybe closest and highest from the the main crane?

Bricklink has quite a few listings under $500 so if I ever buy one I will get it from there

Compare it to the Mould King 17015 for EUR 160 (at the time of writing)... that one has a proper remote control, more pieces, 2m30 high, double tracks on each side, and as far as I can tell it is made with GoBricks pieces (i.e. at least as good as Lego). Then go out and buy yourself a Liebherr fridge for EUR 400, and stock it up with beer with your final EUR 120.

Brick science made heavy-duty lego motors, maybe with some metal beams, it could make the crane stronger.

The price is insane!! It's more than a Playstation 5 😮

Impressive to see it lift that BWE! Judged on its own merits, I don't think this is a bad set. Not at all. Not perfect either with a few pretty glaring flaws, but generally pretty good, and easily the best implementation of the dreaded Control+ system so far. But the price and the license don't do it any favors. Had this been just a no-name crawler crane for €450-500, it could have been an instant classic. And maybe Lego should look back at the PF days, where not everything had to be remote controlled but used gearboxes to achieve the same results with less motors. But also, I just saw a similar crane from Mould King.....at a fraction of the price but a lot bigger (even when made from just regular pieces for the booms!) and looking a lot more like the real thing. And that one seems no slouch either when it comes to functionality. And sure, MK is a brand with more than a few issues, but I can't help but feel a bit the same as with the Lego flex-Ferrari vs. the CADA "Italian Sports Car": the commie brands not just being cheaper but actually making a far superior product.

hi another type of question... What kind of shelf system are you using for your Lego displays? I am struggling to find a good system. Thanks

What shelving do you use for displaying your built Lego sets