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Terex Cranes Signs Scott-Macon Equipment as Distributor →

Representatives of Scott-Macon Equipment and Terex Cranes assembled in the New York City offices of Scott-Macon Equipment on May 8 to sign the agreement that names Scott-Macon Equipment as a Tier-One distributor of Terex Cranes products. The signing of this agreement makes it official that Scott-Macon Equipment is a distributor of Terex Cranes products including boom trucks, rough terrain cranes, crawler cranes, truck cranes and all terrain cranes in Texas, Oklahoma and Louisiana. Click for more...

Tracey Road Equipment Offers Boron CLS Bond Products →

To address the rising cost of energy and protect capital investment in construction equipment and/or trucks, Tracey Road Equipment is now offering Boron CLS Bond products. The products improve fuel efficiency; reduce friction, heat, wear and corrosion in engines and industrial equipment; and extend engine and machine life, according to the manufacturer. Incorporating technology discovered by the Department of Energy’s Argonne National Labs, Boron CLS Bond is the key ingredient in the MotorSilk and LubriSilk line of engine lubricants and treatments, equipment lubricants, and greases. Click for more...

Link-Belt Appoints HOLT Crane & Equipment as New Distributor in Texas →

Link-Belt Construction Equipment Co. has appointed HOLT Crane & Equipment as the authorized Link-Belt crane distributor in 46 selected counties in north, central and east Texas for sales, service, and parts support for its full crane product line. HOLT Crane & Equipment is a division of HOLT CAT, a San Antonio, Texas, based company that began operations in 1933. In its 75th year, HOLT CAT is the largest Caterpillar equipment dealer in the United States. Click for more...

NYC: No Unlicensed Crane Operators →

NEW YORK (AP) Authorities said surprise checks of nearly 50 construction cranes around New York City have uncovered no unlicensed operators. City investigators randomly checked 47 cranes July 25. The Department of Investigation (DOI) said all the rigs had properly licensed operators, but one crane had an expired permit. A partial stop-work order and a violation were issued. The checks follow a spike in construction accidents throughout the city, where crane accidents have killed at least nine people since March. Click for more...

Walton Construction Company Widens Hillcrest Road →

Crews have been at work for a little more than a year widening a nearly 2-mi. (3.2 km) stretch of Hillcrest Road in Mobile, Ala., to accommodate increased traffic flow in the growing area. Meanwhile, they’ve had to make sure not to exacerbate the problem. “We have kept two lanes open during the whole project, so delays have been minimal,” said John G. Walton. president of John G. Walton Construction Company in Mobile. Click for more...

SIC/Southern Crane Celebrates 45th Year in Business →

After finishing his stint as a U.S. Navy officer in the Korean War, Earl Johnson Jr. returned home to Raleigh and joined his father’s insurance company — and then quickly realized that insurance was not for him. So while working his day job as an insurance agent, Johnson looked for another business opportunity. In the course of insuring construction contractors around Raleigh, Johnson soon discovered there were no rental cranes available in eastern North Carolina. Click for more...

Groups Want National Crane Standards →

WASHINGTON (AP) In the wake of three construction crane accidents in the past three months that claimed 11 lives, industry groups June 5 called for nationwide safety standards. An industry council agreed on a set of standards in July 2004 and recommended them to the Department of Labor, but the proposal has languished within the department’s Occupational Health and Safety Administration since then, the groups said. Click for more...

UDOT Nears Completion of $685M Legacy Parkway →

The construction of a 14-mi. (22.5 km) highway connecting Salt Lake City, Utah, with its suburbs on the northern end is nearing completion. In fact, some segments are currently ahead of schedule as the road known as the Legacy Parkway is prepared for a late September or early October opening. The project was reportedly 80 percent complete at press time. Like most road projects, the Legacy Parkway was born out of a need. Click for more...

Caterpillar-Based Crawler Crane Features 60-Ton Capacity →

The new Favelle Favco Model 60T telescopic boom crawler crane with 60-ton (54 t) capacity and a 4-section, 105-ft. (32 m) boom tip is built on a Caterpillar Model 325 excavator power module. The crane is powered by a quad turbocharged 168-hp (125 kW) Cat diesel engine with automatic engine control and an electronic power unit control with backup system. For operator convenience, the quiet Caterpillar cab has ergonomic control placement using a joystick for swing, boom elevation, telescopic main hoist and auxiliary hoists. Click for more...

Link-Belt Raises the Bar With Its New HTC-8675 Series II →

Link Belt’s HTC-8675 Series II 75-ton (70 t) telescopic truck crane has a 127-ft. (38.7 m) formed boom, which adds 12 ft. (3.6 m) over its predecessor, the HTC 8675. It uses Link-Belt’s latching boom known for its ability to telescope loads. The boom has four modes, EM1 to EM4, instead of two for more flexibility. Teflon pucks imbedded into wear pads self-lubricate the boom sections and eliminate boom grease. Click for more...

Potain Unveils Largest Topless Tower Crane in MDT Range →

Manitowoc’s latest topless tower crane from Potain — the MDT 268 — is the largest crane in the redesigned MDT range. The crane has an improved reach and numerous features to simplify and speed up the erection and dismantle process. The crane is available in a J10 version with an 11-ton (9.9 t) capacity and a J12 version with a 13.2-ton (12 t) capacity. As a topless crane with no cathead, the MDT 268 offers contractors greater space utilization on sites where multiple cranes are working or where height restrictions are an issue. Click for more...

Link-Belt 298 HSL Hydraulic Crane Has 230-Ton Capacity →

Continuing the HYLAB tradition, Link-Belt’s 298 HSL brings hydraulic pilot operated controls and reliability to the table. With a 230-ton (209 t) capacity, it has 55,000 lbs. (24,948 kg) of available line pull and a maximum line speed of 525 fpm (160 mpm). To handle this kind of line pull, the wide, 35-in. (89 cm) front and rear drums demand 1.1-in. (2.8 cm) rope. The controls on this crawler are patterned after the 218 HSL. Click for more...

Grove’s RT540E Features New Modern Cab, Controls →

Manitowoc’s RT540E rough-terrain crane, from Grove, features dual-axis, electronic joysticks and a sleeker, more modern cab. According to Neil Hollingshead, global product manager for Manitowoc’s rough-terrain crane product line, the new cab and controls improve operator comfort and productivity. “Operators can easily view gauges for all engine functions on the clean, automotive-style control panel in the dash,” he said. Click for more...

’Meet the Machines’ Continues to Be Huge Hit With Kids →

Nearly 12,000 adults and kids were on hand to experience an opportunity to Meet the Machines at Budrovich Excavating & Contracting headquarters on April 26. The fourth annual event, co-hosted by Fabick CAT, welcomed a record number of approximately 4,500 kids ranging in age from 3 to 16. The event was held at Budrovich’s headquarters, which is in an old quarry in south St. Louis County. The day began at 10 a.m. Click for more...

Tower Cranes Aid Transfer of Acropolis Antiquities →

A section of a sacred marble frieze sculpted by Phidias 2,500 years ago was moved last October from its original home on the Parthenon, perched high on the Acropolis, Athens’s rocky citadel. It was the first of numerous priceless artifacts transferred to a nearby modernistic concrete and glass museum. The artifacts’ journey involved a relay performed by three tower cranes. The new museum is a three-story structure due to open at the end of 2008. Click for more...

Fenway Park: America’s Little Ballpark Grows Up →

Fenway Park celebrates its 96th anniversary this year. In lieu of a birthday gift comes a much-needed update. Like so many unassembled toys, one of Fenway’s “gifts” had to be put together before it could be put to use. The Manitowoc 2250 crawler crane rented from L. J. Crane & Rigging, Cranston, R.I., by Capco Steel Inc., Providence, R.I., was too large to pass through Fenway’s small overhead door. Click for more...

LJ Crane & Rigging Adds Three New Territory Managers →

The LJ Companies, headquartered in Rhode Island, has added Frank Brian Dempsey, Scott Mogavero and Frank Bonzani as territory managers of Crane Service and Rentals. Mogavero, of Peabody, Mass., was recently employed with Coastal Crane Company, headquartered in Quincy, Mass. Prior to joining LJ, Dempsey was sales manager of AmQuip Corporation’s New England division and has more than 25 years of progressive experience within the crane and hoist rental and service industry in New England. Click for more...

Crane Rental Corporation Breaks in Manitowoc 18000 →

Crane Rental Corporation has just completed an inaugural lift with its second Manitowoc 18000 crane. The crane was shipped from the factory directly to a St. Petersburg, Fla., job site in early February. Assembly of the crane was completed within a week and work began the next day. The primary task for the crane was hoisting a 492,000-lb. (223,000 kg) transformer from Crane Rental’s 12-line Goldhofer hydraulic platform trailer on to its final foundation. Click for more...

Crews Build New Bridges to Chincoteague Island →

The Black Narrows Bridge and the Chincoteague Channel Bridge on Route 175 provide the only access to Chincoteague Island, Va. In recent years, the bridges began falling into ill repair, prompting the town to call upon the Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT) and the Commonwealth Transportation Board (CTB) to supply funds to replace the bridges. The town of Chincoteague, famous for its annual Pony Swim and Auction, cited the roughly 4,000 residents and more than 1 million tourists each year who use the bridges as the primary motivation to approve the $68.7 million project. Click for more...

Alaska Highway Moves on Despite Winter →

It’s the second-to-last week in February, and Dave Schnabl of Alaska Interstate Construction (AIC) is hoping for below-freezing temperatures at the job site. One might think that when you’re working about 95 mi. (152 km) northeast of Anchorage, like Schnabl and his crew, the last thing you’d hope for is colder weather. But sub-freezing temperatures are needed in order for crews to build a temporary ice bridge that will help them construct a 360-ft. Click for more...

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