Cranes Articles

ACPA Member Contributed to ’Miracle of the Mine’ Rescue →

New Enterprise Stone & Lime Co. Inc. (NES&L), of New Enterprise, PA, played a role in the rescue of nine coal miners trapped underground for 77 hours in Sipesville, PA, according to the American Concrete Pavement Association (ACPA). When rescuers issued a call for assistance, NES&L was already at the site hauling stone for drilling equipment platforms. During the ordeal, NES&L hauled 47 yds. (43 m) of concrete, approximately 350 tons (315 t) of st one, and 10 light plants to the rescue site. NES&L’s Mark Zambanini also is Sipesville’s fire chief and was on the scene from beginning to end. Click for more...

BQE Project Breaks Records in NY →

At $215 million, it’s the largest single highway contract let to date by the New York State Department of Transportation (NYSDOT). Covering only 2 mi. (3.2 km), it’s also the most concentrated. The reconstruction and rehabilitation of the northern end of the six-lane Brooklyn-Queens Expressway (BQE) in Woodside, Queens, NY, calls for demolishing and replacing 13 highway bridges and four railroad bridges, each a section at a time to keep traffic moving. Click for more...

Grove TMS500E Erects Steel for Church in Mesa, Arizona →

S&H Steel Co. Inc., of Gilbert, AZ, handed all the steel erection for the Love of Christ Lutheran Church, Mesa, AZ, expansion to its existing facilities. Its new Center of Compassion, which opened this summer, includes performing arts, gym, nursery, classrooms, music room and other activity rooms. The Grove TMS500E was one of two S&H cranes, the other a Grove rough terrain. The TMS500E is a 40 ton (36 t) with standard boom length of 95 ft. Click for more...

Crane Helps LA Contractor Handle Transmission Line Overhaul in AR →

Headquartered in Westwego, LA, near New Orleans, Highlines Construction Company specializes in installation and maintenance of high-voltage transmission and distribution power lines for 12 states in the southeast and western United States. Along with electric utility companies, Highlines does electrical work for government facilities, shipyards and the petro-chemical industry. Founded in the early 1970s, the company has grown to more than 200 workers and maintains a fleet of 300 licensed vehicles. Click for more...

Liftech Handling Enters Upstate NY Construction Market With JCB Line →

Liftech Handling Inc. has entered into an agreement to become the dealer for JCB Inc., serving the Upstate New York marketplace. Liftech will provide sales, parts, service and rentals for the full line of JCB construction equipment, as well as sales of construction industry allied products. Liftech assumes control of the territory previously served by Anderson Equipment Company. Established in 1988, Liftech Handling Inc. Click for more...

NC’s Inco Negotiates Tight Space With Its Link-Belt RTC-80100 →

It is supposed to be a textbook lift. The new 100-ton (91 t) capacity Link-Belt RTC-80100 Series II rough-terrain crane picks a prefabricated condenser unit from a flatbed trailer and raises it to a vertical position. Once off the flatbed, the crane rotates the 46,000-lb. (20,865 kg), 50-ft. (15 m) tall, 12-ft. (3.6 m) square structure more than 300 degrees and lowers the unit onto its foundation. Click for more...

DC Crane Raises Seven-Story Condo With Link-Belt 218H II →

D C Crane Services Inc. of Lake Worth, FL, is utilizing the newest addition to its stable of Link-Belt cranes in the construction of the new seven-story Jupiter Yacht Club Condominiums in Jupiter. The Link-Belt LS-218H II with a new luffing attachment enables D C Crane to reach higher and further, and work in confined spaces. The LS-218H II, which is set up on the seven story, 120-ft. (36.5 m) deep by 235-ft. Click for more...

Stronger, Faster 95ZVs Prove Rock-Solid for NY Quarries →

When Kawasaki recently unveiled its new 95ZV loader, two central New York aggregate producers were quick to be the first on their block to own one. W.F. Saunders and Son Inc., of Marcellus, NY, recently purchased a Kawasaki 95ZV from Tracey Road Equipment. Michael Burt, site superintendent of Saunders, said his company purchased the Kawasaki loaders because of the machine’s “tremendous up-time.” “We owned our previous Kawasaki 95ZIV for about six years and we experienced no major breakdowns, no serious downtime and tremendous support from Tracey Road. Click for more...

Crews Finish Up New $65M Sidney Lanier Bridge →

The 43-year-old Sidney Lanier Bridge on U.S. Highway 17 in coastal Brunswick, GA, has seen its share of navigational nightmares. Because of this the U.S. Coast Guard declared the span a navigational hazard, and plans were created and funds were appropriated to replace the bridge. The current bridge is a lift-span that employs a mechanism that elevates each time shipping traffic flows in or out of the Port of Brunswick. Click for more...

Industry Mobilizes to Rescue PA’s ’Miracle Miners’ →

Out of the depths I cry to thee, O Lord! Lord, hear my voice. — Psalm 130 When a crane lifted nine coal miners, one by one, in a rescue basket from their dark captivity 240 feet below the earth at the Quecreek Mine in Pennsylvania on the early Sunday morning of July 28, it was an almost unbelievably happy outcome for time-critical cooperative efforts by hundreds of people from the construction industry as well as other rescuers. Click for more...

Police: Drunken Construction Worker Topples Crane Near Ground Zero →

A 35-ton crane fell over near the World Trade Center site on Sunday, July 28 while the operator was drunk, police said. Crane Operator Noel Brolly suffered a minor hand injury. No one else was injured, officers said. Brolly was using the 100-ft. (30 m) crane to load debris onto a truck at the World Financial Center, which was damaged by the Sept. 11 collapse of the World Trade Center towers. The crane toppled onto the West Side Highway and blocked two of its four lanes, but "traffic is pretty light in that area on Sunday morning," said Police Officer Jennara Everleth. Click for more...

Grove Selects PA’s Steffy Cranes as Die Cast Model Winner →

Grove Worldwide has selected Steffy Cranes Inc., of Ephrata, PA, as the winner of the TM9120 custom color die cast model contest. Steffy Cranes was selected from more than 20 entries. The prizes for winning included having a limited-edition scale model TM9120 produced in its colors along with receiving 20 of the crane models. The entire process of having the models made took the manufacturer of the model, NZG of Germany, approximately seven months. Click for more...

Liebherr Tower Crane Oversees Cornell University Project →

The new “man” on Cornell University’s campus in Ithaca, NY, these days is a 154-ft. (45.7 m) Liebherr 316 EC-H 12 tower-crane. The crane is playing a commanding role in the construction of a brand new, state-of-the-art, $58.5-million nanotechnology research facility called Duffield Hall. St. Louis-based McCarthy Building Companies is providing construction management and general contracting services on the project and is working alongside the construction firm, Welliver McGuire Inc., of Elmira, NY. Click for more...

Brooklyn Distributor Orders Eight Favco Tower Cranes →

New York Crane & Equipment Company, of Brooklyn, NY, recently received the first three of a total order of eight Favco M760 tower cranes. The Favco cranes were ordered from TES Inc. of South Kearny, NJ, a Favco distributor. Rental of five of the eight units has already been scheduled with two going to high-rise building construction in New York City and another three going to a long-term waste-water treatment project. Click for more...

Crews Maintain AZ Power Plant With Link-Belt RTC-8050 →

Salt River Project (SRP), established in 1903, is the nation’s first multipurpose reclamation project authorized under the National Reclamation Act. Today, SRP is the country’s third largest public power utility, providing power to customers throughout a 2,900-sq.-mi. territory in Central Arizona. The SRP delivers low cost, reliable water and electrical power. It has more than 4,000 employees and serves more than 746,000 customers. Click for more...

John Deere to Lay Off 240 in Wisconsin →

The John Deere plant is laying off 240 workers for five months beginning in July. It is the first time the company is implementing a voluntary manufacturing leave, said human resources manager Chuck Evans said. The layoffs begin July 29. During the layoffs, employees will receive about 65 percent of their normal pay, which is the rate for employees on medical disability. That’s instead of claiming unemployment. Click for more...

Manitowoc Company Appoints Glen Tellock President of Crane Group →

The Manitowoc Company Inc. has named Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer Glen E. Tellock as president and general manager of the company’s Crane Group, effective immediately. "With the pending Grove acquisition, we assessed the organizational needs required to run a billion-dollar crane segment. Glen’s solid financial experience will be a tremendous asset in managing our crane business, which has tripled in size in the last 14 months," said Terry D. Click for more...

Villager Performs Picture-Perfect Pipe Work Near Kodak →

The water is flowing smoothly again under the streets near Kodak in Rochester, NY. Working 12-hour days, Villager Construction, of Fairport, replaced 3,500 ft. (1,066 m) of concrete water pipe with new 36-in. (91.4 cm) diameter ductile iron piping. Monroe County Water Authority ordered the work after several breaks occurred along Lake Avenue. “The most difficult part of the job was trying to work around Kodak’s utilities,” said Joe Venuti, president of Villager Construction. Click for more...

Philadelphia Eagles Get Set to Spread Their Wings in New NovaCare Complex →

If the Philadelphia Eagles dispatch their opponents as quickly and efficiently as their stadium is being built, fans will have much to celebrate. Since 1933, the Eagles have played their games in the Baker Bowl, Temple Stadium, Municipal Stadium, Shibe Park/Connie Mack Stadium, Forbes Field and Franklin Field. Since 1971, the Eagles and the Phillies have shared Veterans Stadium. For many years “the Vet” has been considered by many to be the worst venue in the country, and both teams were said to be tired of playing there. Click for more...

Smith-Rowe Builds Patterson Ave. Bridge in Close Quarters →

The new bridge across Patterson Avenue on the east side of Winston-Salem, NC, is taking shape right alongside the deteriorating bridge it will replace. That’s the problem: The close proximity of one bridge to the other has handicapped the contractor on the project. “It’s very difficult,” said David Rowe, president of Smith-Rowe Inc. “We’ve had to put this big steel together without having enough room to do it.” The bridge will carry traffic on Oak Summit Road, which at that point rides the summit of a hill as it passes over Patterson Road. Click for more...

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