In September of 1999, Marc and Richard started to make drawings of the LTM 1400.
Initially, we planned to make one LTM together, but when it was time to start manufacturing the first parts,
we decided to build one crane each, and have all the parts manufactured twice.
We decided that both of us should made drawings of a different part of the crane. When the drawings were completed
they were joined together in a general arrangement to check for clashes with other parts.
The construction was scheduled to take 3 years,
because we both moved houses in the meantime and our workshops were dismantled for a while. We also have very busy jobs,
and so the construction lasted a little longer.