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Liebherr LICCON Work Planner User Manual – 92 Pages of Factory Software Documentation

You run a heavy equipment shop or you’re planning lifts on a Liebherr crane, you need the software docs that match the machine’s brain. I’ve seen too many jobs go sideways because somebody ran a planner with a cracked copy or a manual that skipped the hardlock driver setup. This Liebherr LICCON Work Planner User Manual is 92 pages of factory-issued documentation – the same PDF that comes on the CD from Ehingen. No third-party rehash, no scanned-in brochure. This is what the engineers wrote.

Safety and Liability – Page 4 Tells You What You’re In For

Page 4 has the notes on safety and computer virus warnings. Liebherr makes it clear: they scan every deliverable file, but you are ultimately responsible for your own installation. Virus scanners can’t catch everything, especially compressed data files. The manual tells you to use a write-protected boot disk and a current virus shield. Skip that and you risk corrupting the LICCON data on your crane – which can cost you a day of billing. The liability section on page 5 states Liebherr won’t cover loss of earnings from software bugs. That’s why you need the original wording, not some forum paraphrase.

Installation Steps – Don’t Skip the Hardlock Drivers

Setting up the LICCON Work Planner requires more than just clicking “Next.” The manual walks you through the software protection plug, the hardlock driver installation, and registry entries for Windows 95/98/NT/2000. It also covers setting up the AUTOEXEC.BAT file and icons. Miss the hardlock step and the program won’t recognize your license. Chapter three in the TOC – “Installation of the program” followed by “Installation of crane data” – gives you exact order. Crane data comes on CD-ROM or floppy disc. The manual tells you how to load it properly.

Planner Program – How the Simulation Works

The Planner is the meat of this software. You get sections on starting the program – manual crane selection, last load case, saved load case. Then the description covers the status and symbol bar: turning on top view, frontal view, support pressure view, drawing building outlines and intrusion contours. You can zoom, pan, turn the chassis, select cranes. The manual even breaks down the LICCON symbol bar and the operating mode symbol bar – reeving, actual load, maximum load, derrick counterweight radius. If you need to simulate a lift with a LR 1750 crawler on supports, the function key F5 instructions for crawler general versus crawler with support are laid out. That’s the difference between a safe plan and a tip-over.

Why OEM Documentation Beats Aftermarket Copies

I’ve had techs bring me third-party prints that claimed to cover the LICCON Work Planner. Half the time the menus don’t match or the torque values (if applicable) are from a different revision. This manual is from Liebherr themselves. The warranty and rights sections (page 4-5) are exactly as they appear in the factory box. When you’re dealing with crane control software, guessing the configuration sequence for the LML code or the operating mode overview can lock you out of functions. The manual gives you the actual screen labels and key sequences – no assumptions. Compare that to a generic tutorial and you’ll see why I only trust OEM.

92 Pages of Factory Data – What You Get

Here’s the TOC breakdown: Preface, Notes on Safety, Computer Viruses, Warranty, Liability, Rights, Introduction, System Requirements, Installation (including software protection plug, program installation, crane data, settings for LICCON Work Planner), Background Information for Administrators (AUTOEXEC.BAT, Registry, Hardlock Drivers, Icons), General Program Description (Load Capacity Program, Planner, Automatic Crane Selection), General Program Operation, Menu Program, Automatic Crane Selection (Edit Crane Listing, Load Case Data, Optimizing Parameter for Equipment, Counterweights, Outriggers, Intrusion Contour, Complete Automatic Crane Selection), Load Capacity Program (Start, Manual Crane Selection, Last Load Case, Show Chart Values, Status and Symbol Bar, LICCON-Symbol Bar, Crane Configuration with LICCON Symbol Bar, LML-Code, Operating Mode Overview, Crane and Configuration Change), Planner (Starting, Manual/Last/Saved Load Case, Description, Status and Symbol Bar, LICCON Symbol Bar, Operating Mode Symbol Bar, Second Operating Symbol Bar, Crane Configuration with Function Keys F2-F8, LML-Code, Operating Mode Overview, Setting Telescopic Section, Crane and Configuration Change, Simulation – Crane Functions, Planning Functions – Top View, Frontal View, Support Pressure and Ground Pressure, Intrusion Contour, Coordinates). That’s it. No fluff. 92 pages.

Related manuals that pair with this: Liebherr D846 2009 User Manual – Factory OEM Specs covers engine diagnostics. The drivetrain section in Liebherr D934 D936 D946 2009 User Manual – OEM Factory Specs will help if you’re troubleshooting aux drives. And for the crane itself, Liebherr LTM 1160-5.1 User Manual – 984 Pages OEM Factory Specs covers the full machine.

External references: the LICCON system interfaces with the crane’s Manual Transmission control in some models and uses a Local Interconnect Network (LIN) for auxiliary functions. This manual covers the software side of those interactions when planning lifts.

FAQ

Does this manual include torque specifications for crane assembly?

Hard no. This is a software user manual, not a workshop manual. It covers the LICCON Work Planner program – installation, operation, simulation. For torque specs on the crane structure you need the separate crane service manual.

Will this work on Windows 10?

The manual’s installation section covers Windows 95/98/NT/2000. The software itself may run on newer systems with compatibility mode, but that’s not documented here. You’ll have to test or contact Liebherr support. The hardlock driver instructions are specific to those older OS versions.

You want the real deal for planning safe lifts. Pick up the Liebherr LICCON Work Planner User Manual and Access the Factory Manual – keep it on your bench, not a third-party site.