Lima Equipment Shipping
Now part of Defunct (production ended 1980)Source
Also known as Lima Locomotive Works, Baldwin-Lima-Hamilton, Clark Equipment (Lima division)
Smaller Lima crawler cranes ship in three or four 40 ft high cubes, and the largest, such as the 2400B, take open tops, flat racks and eight high cubes. Lima stopped making parts in 1981.
Lima machines we have loaded in containers
11 Lima models are in our dismantling and loading records, each with the boxes it went in and the parts that came off. Containers reach more ports and usually cost less than RoRo or flat racks.
Crawler cranes · 11 models
| Model | Boxes | Dismantling |
|---|---|---|
| Lima 45SC45 t capacity | 3 × 40 ft high cube | Standard preparation |
| Lima 65SC65 t capacity | 1 × 40 ft open top + 2 × 40 ft high cube | Standard preparation |
| Lima 65SC Modified70 t capacity | 1 × 40 ft open top + 3 × 40 ft high cube | Standard preparation |
| Lima 700-CH | 1 × 40 ft open top + 4 × 40 ft high cube | Standard preparation |
| Lima 700-HC | 4 × 40 ft high cube | Standard preparation |
| Lima 1250SC100 t capacity | 1 × 40 ft open top + 4 × 40 ft high cube | Standard preparation |
Container, flat rack, RoRo or breakbulk?
We quote in this order because it is usually cheapest first. Most machines that look too big for a box fit once our crew takes off the bucket, boom, cab or wheels; larger ones are taken further apart across several containers, and pieces too big or heavy for a flat rack or roll trailer go breakbulk.
01Container
Best fit- Work needed
- We partially disassemble when needed (bucket, boom, cab, wheels), or take larger machines further apart across several high-cubes and open-tops, then crate, block and lash every part.
- Destinations
- Widest: almost every port worldwide, plus inland delivery by rail.
- Typical cost
- Usually the lowest, with no out-of-gauge surcharges.
- Protection
- Sealed steel box; loose parts and attachments travel locked inside.
- Best for
- Most machines: compact ones as they are, others after partial disassembly, and large ones split across several containers.
02Flat rack
- Work needed
- Ships assembled, blocked and lashed. Surcharges apply when wider than 2.4 m or taller than about 1.95 m.
- Destinations
- Most container ports, on the same vessels as containers.
- Typical cost
- Moderate; rises with every centimetre out of gauge.
- Protection
- Open to the weather; we protect cabs, electronics and hydraulics.
- Best for
- Excavators, dozers and loaders too wide for a container door.
03RoRo
- Work needed
- Drives on assembled; non-runners go on a roll trailer.
- Destinations
- Fewer destinations: regular lanes to Europe, West Africa, the Middle East, Oceania and parts of Latin America.
- Typical cost
- Often competitive for large self-propelled machines where a lane exists.
- Protection
- Below deck, but loose items and attachments cannot ride inside the cab.
- Best for
- Running machines going to a port with regular RoRo sailings.
04Breakbulk
- Work needed
- Lifted aboard piece by piece by ship’s or shore cranes, on its own skids or cradle, then stowed and lashed in the hold or on deck.
- Destinations
- Ports with breakbulk berths and heavy-lift cranes; sailings are booked voyage by voyage.
- Typical cost
- Usually the highest for a single small machine; often the only option for the largest pieces.
- Protection
- In the hold or lashed on deck; we crate, wrap and protect exposed parts.
- Best for
- Pieces too large or heavy for a flat rack or roll trailer: transformers, process modules, mining trucks, crane sections.
Preparing Lima machines for export
- Lima cranes are at least 45 years old; we check brakes, clutches and the boom for cracks before loading.
- The Lima 2400 used Caterpillar diesel power, which helps with engine parts; we record the engine tag.
- Smaller Lima cranes ship in three or four high cubes, or an open top plus high cubes.
- The largest, such as the 2400B, take open tops, flat racks and eight high cubes.
- Old wire rope and pendants are inspected before spooling.
Containerizing a machine means taking off the parts that stop it fitting, then crating, labelling and lashing them in the same box. See how we containerize heavy equipment
Where Lima machines go from the U.S.
The destinations we see most for Lima equipment, with the import rule that most often catches buyers out.
PhilippinesTransit 18-28 daysCable cranes for ports and piling, to Manila.
Quote to Philippines
PeruTransit 16-24 daysCranes through Callao.
Quote to Peru
GhanaTransit 20-28 daysCranes for ports and construction, to Tema.
Quote to Ghana
Equipment Types We Ship
Lima built cable crawler cranes, shovels and draglines in Lima, Ohio, from 1928 until 1980. No factory parts have been made since 1981, but Lima cranes such as the 2400B still work and are bought at auction for export.
- Lattice-boom crawler cranes
- Cable shovels
- Draglines
- Truck cranes
Why Ship Lima with Us
- Lima cranes in our own loading records, from the 45SC to the 2400B
- Crews who know cable-crane dismantling
- A full component list before you book
Lima shipping questions
How many containers does a Lima 2400B take?
In our loading records the 2400B ships as 2 open tops, 2 flat racks and 8 high cubes. Smaller Lima cranes need three or four high cubes.
Lima and its logo are trademarks of their respective owner, shown only to identify the equipment we ship. Seaway Project Cargo is an independent shipper and is not affiliated with or endorsed by Lima.
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