Run a Liebherr LTM 1050 for 6 months then went back to a Grove RT530E

I spent half a year on a Liebherr LTM 1050 at a job site outside Houston. That machine has all the bells and whistles, computer tells you everything. But I couldn't get past the cabin layout, felt like I was sitting in a fighter jet with too many buttons. Then last month I got reassigned to a Grove RT530E on a different site. That old Grove is a tank, simple controls, no nonsense. I can feel the load way better with the mechanical systems. The Liebherr is nicer for the operator on paper but the Grove gets the job done faster for me. Anyone else prefer the older stuff over new tech?

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harper_wright11d ago

Did you ever have to do any really tight picks where the Liebherr's computer was fighting you instead of helping?

lilycraig11d ago

Machines just love proving they're smarter than us until they're not.