Crane Guide Fall 2004

Malcolm Uses Full-Case Drill Method on I-680 Span With Liebherr HS 885 HD Crane Malcolm Drilling Co. Inc. is using two brand-new 150-ton Liebherr HS 885 HD duty cycle crawler cranes to drill steel-cased pilings for the new Interstate-680 Benicia Bridge, over Suisun Bay, 25 miles northeast of San Francisco.

Temporary over-water platforms were constructed to support two drilling setups, each consisting of a Liebherr HS 885 HD coupled to a Leffer rotator. The rotators twist the steel casings down, cutting through bedrock.

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Malcolm Drilling Co. Inc. of San Francisco, is using two brand-new 150-ton Liebherr HS 885 HD duty cycle crawler cranes to drill steel-cased pilings for the new Interstate-680 Benicia Bridge, over Suisun Bay, 25 miles northeast of San Francisco.

The new bridge is aimed at reducing traffic congestion between Benicia and Martinez.

This seismically active area requires foundations with increased integrity, so Malcolm is using the full-case method to drill 91, 7.2-ft. (2.2 m) piles to depths 300 ft. (91.4 m) below the bottom of the waterway.

Temporary over-water platforms were constructed to support two drilling setups, each consisting of a Liebherr HS 885 HD coupled to a Leffer rotator. The rotators twist the steel casings down, cutting through bedrock.

The Liebherr cranes then drop 33,000-lbs. (14,969 kg) chisels to break up the rock, followed by spherical grabs which remove spoils through the casings. The cranes then empty 25-yd. (22.8 m) spoil removal containers into barges.

According to Bruce Wilhelm, executive vice president of Malcolm, the HS 885 HD cranes were purchased because of Liebherr’s reputation for building rugged machines. “The Liebherr people have been really good to us,” he said. “They make extremely reliable equipment, give us great service, and even painted the rigs with Malcolm’s colors.”

With five locations throughout California and Washington, Malcolm Drilling now owns five Liebherr cranes: two HS 885 HD and two HS 883 HD 150-ton machines, and one HS 873 110-ton machine.

According to John Malcolm, chairman and CEO of Malcolm Drilling, he is impressed with the performance of the Liebherr products and the company is considering adding a LR 1280 300-ton capacity crane. CEG

Liebherr Duty Cycle Rigs Liebherr HS 855 HD Max. Capacity: 100 US ton Engine: D 9408, 536 HP @ 1900 rpm Line Pull Options: 35,300 — 55,100 lbs.

Max. Main Boom: 203 ft.

Clamshell Boom Length: 46 ft. to 95 ft.

Dragline Boom Length: 46 ft. to 95 ft.

Liebherr HS 885 HD Max. Capacity: 150 US ton Engine: D 9408, 536 HP @ 1900 rpm Engine Option: Mercedes Benz 811 HP @ 1900 rpm Line Pull Options: 44,100 — 66,200 lbs.

Max. Main Boom: 243 ft.

Clamshell Boom Length: 59 ft. to 108 ft.

Dragline Boom Length: 59 ft. to 108 ft.

Liebherr HS 895 HD Max. Capacity: 210 US ton Engine: Mercedes Benz 811 HP @ 1900 rpm Line Pull Options: 44,100 — 77,200 lbs.

Max. Main Boom: 277 ft.

Clamshell Boom Length: 84 ft. to 181 ft.

Dragline Boom Length: 84 ft. to 181 ft.

Other Duty Cycle Cranes: HS 833 HD HS 843 HD HS 875 HD

Liebherr Nenzing Crane Co. 1400 N. Sam Houston Pkway. E. #160, Houston, TX 77032 TEL. (281) 219 7129 FAX. (281) 219 7134 Email: crawler.crane@lnc.liebherr.com

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470 Maryland Drive Fort Washington, PA 19034

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rove’s TMS700E Series gives you choices of truck cranes with proven components and extensive road testing. Loaded with features, the E Series includes the TMS750E and the TMS760E at nominal capacities of 50 and 60 tons respectively. The front and rear air ride suspension provides outstanding ride and stability for fast travel from job to job. The full power, four section MEGAFORMTM boom extends to 110 ft. and a bifold swingaway is standard with inserts available for a maximum tip height of 212 ft. All Grove cranes are covered by a 10 year limited warranty on structural components and the best parts and service support anywhere. See your authorized Grove distributor for details.

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Manitowoc Tabs New Worldwide Marketing Veep

A Division of Carolina Tractor 9000 Statesville Rd. Charlotte, NC 28201 704/731-7272 Fax: 704/597-7488

Kelly Tractor Co. 8255 NW 58 St. Miami, FL 33166 305/592-5360 Fax: 305/477-2024 Davie, FL 954/581-8181 West Palm Beach, FL 561/683-1231 Clewiston, FL 863/983-8177 Fort Myers, FL 239/693-9233 Punta Gorda, FL 941/639-7772 Orlando, FL 407/568-8055 Tampa, FL 813/626-7454

Atlantic and Southern Equipment LLC Forest Pkwy Lake City, GA 404/361-1100 Fax: 404/361-7112

Larry Bryce has been named vice president, worldwide marketing of Manitowoc Crane Group.

The Manitowoc Crane Group has announced Larry R. Bryce is joining its executive team as vice president, worldwide marketing.

Bryce brings more than 20 years experience to the post and will be responsible for strategic planning, direction and execution of marketing functions.

He succeeds executive vice president Larry Weyers, who will now direct his energies solely to managing Manitowoc Crane CARE activities worldwide.

Having spent three years in China integrating U.S. technology to facilities and developing the sales, marketing and service infrastructure in the country as well as other Asian nations, Bryce brings an extensive international background to the post.

He also served as John Deere’s director sales, marketing and service — based out of Orleans, France — for the EMEA (Europe, Middle East, Africa) and Asia regions.

Bryce most recently served as worldwide marketing manager for John Deere Power Systems in Waterloo, IA. He was responsible for tactical sales activities related to its power train division.

In this capacity, he dramatically increased sales and market share in North America, EMEA and Asia.

Reporting directly to Glen Tellock, president and general manager of Manitowoc Crane Group, Bryce will work closely with marketing teams in each region to set and implement marketing penetration efforts across all product lines on a worldwide basis.

He also will transition into leading the global new product development team. CEG

A E Finley & Associates of TN PO Box 22640 Knoxville, TN 37933-0640 865/693-9440 Fax: 865/690-5017 Gray, TN 423/282-5462 Nashville, TN 615/244-5280 Chattanooga, TN 423/855-4087

Wood’s CRW Corp.

795 Marshall Avenue Williston, VT 05495 802/658-1700 Fax: 802/862-6076 183 Southwest Cutoff Worcester, MA 01604 508/756-1757 Fax: 508/795-1759 14

Transport Equipment Sales 286 Central Ave. South Kearny, NJ 07032 973/589-4100 Fax: 973/589-4811

McAllister Equipment Co. 12500 S Cicero Avenue Alsip, IL 60803 708/389-7700 Fax: 708/589-2963 E. Peoria, IL 309/694-4455 Ingleside, IL 815/344-0880 Rockford, IL 815/227-0555

Ellen Equipment Corp.

Albuquerque, NM 800/366-2047 El Paso, TX 800/634-2253

Four Seasons Equipment, Inc. Houston, TX 281/807-9777 Fax: 281/807-1233 Dallas, TX 214/388-1700 Fax: 214/388-0107 San Antonio, TX 210/667-9490 Fax: 210/667-2169 www.fourseasons-equip.com

Mardian Equipment 221 S. 35th Avenue Phoenix, AZ 85009 602/272-2671 Fax: 602/352-0413 4142 E. Tennessee Tuscon, AZ 85714 520/748-8636 6250 W. Flamingo #80 Las Vegas, NV 89103 702/809-5012

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Kobelco Cranes is proud to have Binder Machinery Company as the newest member of the Kobelco Cranes family in North America.

You can now visit with Binder Machinery Company about the full line of CK Series lattice boom crawler cranes from Kobelco Cranes. Five models that range in lifting capacities from 85 to 250 tons set new industry standards for performance, durability, safety and comfort. Kobelco Cranes ushers in a new era of crawler crane technology with advanced, fully hydraulic operating systems, while providing excellent maneuverability and solid, stable footing on the jobsite.

What’s more, every Kobelco crawler crane will be backed with the unparalleled service and parts support that you have come to expect from Binder Machinery Company — THE Product Support Company — since its founding in 1957.

For more information about the right Kobelco crawler crane for your job, contact your Binder representative or the nearest Binder location.

Model CK850-II CK1000-II CK2000 CK2500

hp 213 265 316 316

Operating Wt. 162,700 lbs.

173,000 lbs.

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2820 Hamilton Blvd

145 Route 73

South Plainfield, NJ 07080

Voorhees, NJ 08043

(908) 561-9000

(609) 767-5900

Binder Machinery Company is proud to be your new source in New Jersey, Delaware and eastern Pennsylvania for worldrecognized Tadano cranes from Tadano America Corporation. A full line of high-quality and dependable cranes can help you lift, pick and carry your way to more profitability.

Since introducing its first hydraulic crane in 1955, Tadano has continued to raise the bar on new crane technology with industryleading features developed while manufacturing more than 70,000 cranes for the worldwide market.

ALL-TERRAIN CRANES Six models available Lift capacities from 50-180 tons

Today, Tadano manufactures a diverse line of rough-terrain, all-terrain and truck cranes, all available through Binder Machinery Company. This vast crane product line is designed to help ROUGH-TERRAIN CRANES crane users perform a wide range of liftSix models available ing, transporting, maintenance and repair Lift capacities from 30-80 tons operations with the foremost productivity and safety.

Plus, the entire Tadano crane line is backed by the unparalleled parts and service support that has earned Binder Machinery Company the reputation as THE Product Support Company among equipment users.

For more information about how you can pick up the productivity on your next crane job, contact your Binder representative or your nearest Binder branch location.

TRUCK CRANES Two models available Lift capacities from 60-80 tons

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Lo Ton Pitman 41 Boom, Diesel ....................................................$20,000 Grove RT522B ..................................................................................$85,000 Grove RT750, 2000 Hrs ..................................................................$185,000 Grove TMS875, New Paint..............................................................$180,000 Krupp KMK3045, New Paint ..........................................................$129,000 Lorain MCH350D, No Jib, Two Hoist ................................................$66,000 Manitowoc 555, 200+30 ................................................................$775,000 Mantis 14010, 70 Ton ......................................................................$398,000 National 562C, 15 Ton ......................................................................$49,500 National 14127H, 33 Ton ................................................................$232,000 National 990, 21 Ton ......................................................................$110,000 National 18127, 40 Ton ..................................................................$249,000 Terex American HC-80 ..................................................................$324,000 Terex American HC-275 ................................................................$875,000 Terex RT555 ....................................................................................$220,000 Terex T-340-1 ........................................................................................CALL GSE & E / Empire Crane

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Model 30102C • 30 ton capacity.

• 102’ powered boom.

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STEPHENSON EQUIPMENT INC. www. stephensonequipment. com Harrisburg, PA 800/325-6455 Fax: 717/564-7580 Pittsburgh, PA 800/692-7600 Syracuse, NY 800/368-6455

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Link-Belt HTC-8670 2000, Two to choose from!!

Detroit Engine; 70 Ton Capacity; Two Drums, 115' boom, 62' fly, ball & block; New Paint; Reconditioned ............................................$355,000

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Grove RT 740B 1989, s/n 72294, 8419 hrs, Cummins Engine; 40 Ton Capacity; One Drum; 110' Boom; Fly, Ball & Block…REDUCED!!! .................... ..............................WAS $132,000 NOW $105,000 Link-Belt LS-108H II 2001, s/n J5J1-5503, 50 Ton Capacity Lattice Boom Crawler Crane; 90' Boom, Boom Folding Kit; Ball & Block... TRANSPORTS IN ONE LOAD .............................................$$CALL$$ Link-Belt LS-318H II 2000, Several to choose from!! Mitsubishi Engine, Two Drums, Tubular Boom Configured To Your Specific Need, Block & Ball ..........................................................$$CALL$$ Link-Belt HC-238H II 2000, s/n H9J1-4772, 560 hrs, 150 Ton Capacity Lattice Truck Crane; 200' Boom, Two Drums...LOW, LOW HOURS .$860,000 Link-Belt RTC-8030 1997, s/n D3I6-5821, 2454 hrs, Cummins Engine; 30 Ton Capacity; One Drum; 70' Boom; 25' Fly; Ball & Block….............................

REDUCED!!!.........WAS $95,000 NOW $79,000

Link-Belt RTC-8035 1998, s/n F1I8-7706, 3090 hrs, 35 Ton Capacity Rough Terrain Crane; Cummins Engine; 91' boom; 25' Fly; ball & block…..................

REDUCED!!! ..........WAS $115,000 NOW $99,000 Link-Belt HTC-860 1996, s/n 64I6-5518, 7308 hrs, Cummins Engine; 60 Ton Capacity; Two Drum; 110' Boom; Aux Head Fly; Ball & Block… .......................

REDUCED!!! ....WAS $245,000 NOW $185,000 Link-Belt HSP-8055 1984, s/n 54H4228, 9000 hrs, Detroit Engine; 55 Ton Capacity; Two Drums, 110' Power Pinned Boom, 33' Fly, Ball & Block; New Paint; New Cab .........................................$110,000 Grove RT 635 1995, s/n 82071, 8986 hrs, CAT Engine; One Drum; 105' Boom, 23.5R25 Tires, PAT350 Computer; Ball & Block… ...........................

REDUCED… ......WAS $115,000 NOW $99,000 P & H 5060 1984, s/n 53188, 6820 hrs, 60 Ton Capacity Crawler Crane, 90' Boom, 50' Jib, Two Power Load Lowering Drums; Hydraulic Track Drive; 40,000 lb Counterweight...................$85,000

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KENILWORTH NEW JERSEY

The Following Surplus Equipment Is Being Offered for Sale Year 1991 1968 1967 1974

Make Manitowoc American Link-Belt P&H

Capacity

Model

Crawler Cranes 230 Ton 4100W SOLD 165 Ton 110 Ton 70 Ton

9280 LS418 SOLD 670WLC

Boom & Jib

FOB NJ

260’ + 60’ 350’ + 100’ 180’+60’ 140’ + 40’

$750,000 $250,000 $140,000 $80,000

Conventional Truck Cranes 1978 1998 1979

Link-Belt Link-Belt Link-Belt

200 Ton 150 Ton 140 Ton

1991 1996 1990 1993 1994

Krupp Krupp Krupp Krupp Krupp

190 Ton 175 Ton 80 Ton 80 Ton 45 Ton

1996

Grove

1980 1991 1991

P&H P&H Lorain

HC258 HC238H HC238A

300’ + 50’ 270’ + 70’ 200’ + 60’

$450,000 $725,000 $285,000

197’ + 125’ 161’ + 108’ 124’ + 52’ 115’ + 52’ 105’ + 42’

$440,000 $575,000 $225,000 $200,000 $165,000

All Terrain Cranes KMK190 GMK5175 KMK4080 KMK4070 KMK3045

Hydraulic Truck Cranes 70 Ton

TMS870B

110’ + 57’

$260,000

Rough Terrain Cranes 40 Ton 28 Ton 25 Ton

Omega 40 CN128 LRT250D SOLD

106’ + 34’ 91’ + 25’ 72’ + 26’

$65,000 $85,000 $60,000

Boom Trucks 1991 JLG 22 Ton BT2200 81’ + 26’ + 20’ Mounted on a Ford L8000 Diesel - Front Outrigger

$65,000

All Machines Equipped With Load Block & Ball

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732-974-1341

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Manitowoc HDT 80 Cranes Operate With Ease on Congested Job Sites

Conco Cement and Rudolf & Sletten use the Manitowoc HDT 80 self-erecting tower cranes to build new multi-story student housing at the campus of the University of California, Berkeley.

When the University of California, Berkeley, needed to build new student accommodations in a congested downtown site it turned to Manitowoc HDT 80 selferecting tower cranes.

Four of these HDT 80 tower cranes have working in downtown Berkeley, CA, aiding concrete contractor, Conco Cement, working for Rudolf & Sletten in building four new multi-story residence halls for students. The residence halls, including conference areas, recreation space, study rooms and common lounges, are tightly situated between existing 1960s-built halls and are only one block from the central campus.

“We are very excited about this project, which will improve the housing and quality of life for our students while enhancing the surrounding area,” said Genaro Padilla, vice chancellor for undergraduate affairs.

While popular in continental Europe, selferecting tower cranes are less common in North America — but there are some innovators who are learning the potential of these products. One is California-based SI Equipment Services, which purchased the first five Manitowoc self-cranes in North America. SI Equipment Services now has 34

Manitowoc self-erecting units in its rental fleet, as well as a full range of Manitowoc products, and has sold an additional 15 units.

Although the cranes have a footprint of just 15 by 15 ft. (4.5 by 4.5 m), they can lift a maximum of 6.5 tons (5.9 t) or 1.5 tons (1.4 t) at their maximum jib length of 148 ft. (45 m).

The units have a 112-ft. (34 m) underhook height when the jib is laid flat, as well as the ability to luff.

“That’s one of the outstanding features of these units,” said Thomas L. Kowalski, president, SI Equipment Services. “With four machines in such a congested area, being able to luff allows the machines to ‘weathervane’ when out of service — a requirement in California. The machines are also very easy to set up, erect and dismantle. We’ve even put one up just for a weekend. The set-up costs involved can be also radically reduced, by as much as two-thirds over other types of cranes,” Kowalski added.

Much of the work on the University of California job involves moving reinforcement bars, timer and concrete buckets around the site.

Conco Cement has been satisfied with the operation of the HDT 80 cranes and has 20

With a footprint of just 15 by 15 ft. (4.5 by 4.5 m), the HDT 80 tower crane can lift up to 1.49 tons (1.35 t) at a maximum jib of 148 ft. (45 m).

invited SI Equipment Services to bid for additional Conco projects. SI Equipment Services also is receiving recognition from its other university tower crane projects at UCLA and University of San Francisco, as well as the Disney Performing Arts Center.

SI Equipment Services is experiencing market growth and is finding that 80 percent of its business is repeat work. Self-erecting tower cranes have been a big part of its success.

“Contractors who try self-erecting tower cranes once tend to stick with the concept,” said Kowalski. “Self-erecting tower cranes are not an experiment for us,” he continued.

“This is what we do — we consider ourselves to be aerial innovators.”

For more information, visit www.groveworldwide.com. CEG

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CRAWLER CRANES MANITOWOC 4100 SERIES 2 CRAWLER CRANE 230 TON

(4) 1991 Grove RT733/745, 104’ Boom, 32’ Offsettable S.A., Cummins, PAT......................................$75,000 Ea. (2) 1990 & 1992 Grove RTG35, 104’ BM, 2 Hoists, GM, LMI, B&B ..........................................From $70,000 1974 Grove RT65S, 35 Ton, 4-Sect. 104’ BM, 32’ SA, Cummins Dsl ......................................................$47,500 1978 Grove RT65S, 35 Ton, 4-Sect, 104’ BM, 32’ SA, Det. Dsl, 2 Hoists ................................................$35,000 1975 Grove RT620, 22 Ton, 3-Sect, 70’ BM, Cummins Dsl, Block ............................................................$32,500 1982 Grove RT735/740, 104’ BM, 32’ SA, Det. Dsl, 2 Hoists, B&B ........................................................$65,000

INDUSTRIAL CRANES 1998 Broderson IC200-2C 15 Ton, 4x4x4, Dsl, 36’ Boom ............ ............$45,000

1988 Remanufactured Crawler Lift Crane with (2) 1994 & 1998 Broderson IC80 8.5 Ton, 4x4x4, 200’ Boom, Block & Ball, Dual Fuel ..................................................From $27,500 2000 Grove YB4408 8.5 Ton, 145 Hrs ..........$52,500 PAT LMI and A2B System. Located NY HYDRAULIC TRUCK CRANE

$550,000 COMING IN: (3) 1981 Grove RT522 22 Ton Rough Terrain Cranes, 70’ BM, 20.5x25 Tires, GM Dsl.................P.O.R.

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1972 Grove TM800 80 Ton, Cummins up/dn, 114' fully hyd. bm, 32' S.A., 2 hoists .............. ..........$73,500

about 300 ft. from the assembly area to the site of its project –– raising a broadcast tower for Maryland Public Television (MPT).

Moving the crane entailed negotiating wet, freshly excavated roadbed with an incline of slightly more than 13 percent and traveling across the asphalt parking lot on timber mats.

But, with three inches of rain on nine of the first 12 days of the project, the weather was the only factor to adversely affect the

The real challenge for Digging & Rigging Inc., owners of a LinkBelt 348 HYLAB 5, was not in the assembly or even in the self-erection of the 435-ft. long boom and jib combination of the crane.

The “white knuckle” concern was in walking the massive machine

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Digging & Rigging ‘Walks’ 348 HYLAB 5 Through the Muck TOWER from page 22

progress of the job. The transition of the heavy 348 crane from the timber mats to the recently cut earth road went without incident.

The Link-Belt’s powerful six-cylinder, 476 hp Isuzu BB-6WB 1XOB-01 diesel engine had power to spare. Jim Gregory Jr., Digging & Rigging’s vice president, lowered the boom slightly (10-15 degrees) as he made the climb to better enhance the machine’s overall balance.

“We inched up the slope without hesitation, idling at 800 rpm,” he said.

Dennis Caniford, who erected the tower segments and walked the big crane back down for disassembly, noted that the ergonomics of the new 348 HYLAB 5 operator’s cab is a “delight.”

“Being wider and longer, it has more room,” he said. “The 20-degree tilt capability was important for comfort and safety during the erection of the 450-foot tall MPT television tower. The operator’s view is excellent.

The controls are strategically positioned for maximum operator availability. Overall, this new crawler crane has to rate high operator marks.”

The crew assembling and erecting the crane encountered only one problem –– having to remove some of the paint in the bolt holes.

Sixteen flatbed truckloads hauled the crane’s components from Digging & Rigging Inc’s Hagerstown, MD, yard over the interstate highway system to a closed MDOT truck scales parking area, just off southbound lanes of I-270 near Hyattstown.

Even then, only the base crane’s 12-ft. wide load required an over-the-road police escort.

The tracks, counterweights, boom and jib sections arrived on site unescorted.

The tower, manufactured by Sabre Communication of Sioux City, IA, is one of six that MPT has strategically positioned throughout the state. The new towers are needed because the existing ones are not capable of supporting the new antennas required for digital television transmission.

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Once the tower was erected, a steel platform was placed, followed by a 28-ft. tall antenna weighing approximately 3,500 lbs.

Sabre Communications engineered, fabricated and shipped the tower unassembled to Maryland. It retained Wolf Contractors of Marriottsville, MD, to handle the site preparation, foundation construction and tower erection.

In the case of freestanding towers, General Manager Dave Wolf said that they are normally self-erecting, using an ascending gin pole to raise them as they go.

In this instance, however, time was of the essence. Having Digging & Rigging Inc. use its Link-Belt 348 crawler crane do the work meant the project was completed in days instead of weeks, which was imperative considering that the tower placement was already a year behind schedule.

The crane method was also chosen because it is considered a safer method. The tower was prefabricated on the ground in sections and then assembled in the air.

Wolf excavated the base support pad foundations and placed the heavy reinforcing steel. The company then contracted TBK Concrete Construction Co. Inc. of Edgewater, MD, to supply and pour 396 cu. yds. (302.8 cu m) of concrete for the foundation.

Wolf crews assembled and erected the first 100 ft. (30.4 m) of the tower from the ground with the assistance of Digging & Rigging Inc. cranes, including a Link-Belt HTC-8660 and a 150-ton machine to erect the next three tower segments.

The triangular tower’s base section has three 39-ft. (11.9 m) wide faces. Each leg was fabricated of solid steel, as per state specifications, rather than from the more conventional hollow steel pipe. These were set individually and connected together on the ground.

Digging & Rigging’s first lift with the new Link-Belt 348 Hylab 5 crawler crane weighed 12,770 lbs. (5,792 kg). The 20-ft. (6 m) tall section of the triangular tower had three faces, each 25 ft. (7.6 m) wide. The crane worked at a 92 ft. (28 m) radius with a boom angle of 82 degrees.

The final section lifted for the project weighed 14,700 lbs. (6,668 kg) and was 90 ft.

(27.4 m) tall with faces 9 ft. (2.7 m) wide at the bottom and 7 ft. (2.1 m) wide at the top.

To facilitate its balance and vertical placement, the crew positioned the lifting slings on this section 25 ft. (7.6 m) below its top, allowing operator Dennis Caniford to negotiate crosswinds at the 360 ft. (109.7 m) tower elevation and ensure the safety of the three Wolf tower technicians waiting to make the final connection. CEG

Company History Digging & Rigging Inc. was founded in 1981 by James E. Gregory Jr. as a local excavation company with one Case loader/backhoe and a single axle dump truck. Today, it is essentially a crane rental service.

Susan Gregory, Jim Jr’s mother, is the firm’s president, and his father, Jim Gregory Sr., as general manager.

“We are considered to be a comparatively small specialized company,” said Gregory.

“We work primarily in Maryland, Virginia and the District of Columbia area.

“However,” he said, “if the job is right for us and we have the cranes for it, we are available to undertake it anywhere. We have a select client list of repeat customers who we have served over the years.”

The company’s equipment ranges in size from a 15-ton Broderson carry deck machine to a 365-ton capacity all-terrain hydraulic truck crane, and the company owns six Link-Belt cranes –– and a number of smaller Link-Belt hydraulic truck cranes.

“We own this brand of cranes because they have proven to be very powerful, efficient and reliable machines,” said Susan Gregory.

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Grove Provides Muscle for Lee Hi’s Virginia Crane Business

By Jennifer Conway

pose.

“With my 90-ton, you roll in [to a job site] and in 20 minutes you have the counter weights on and the crane set up, and you’re ready to set boxes,” said Berkstresser. “I had an old 80-ton, and it would take you a tractor trailer to haul all the pieces you have to take off just to be able to move it. And then, once you got in on site, it would take you a couple of hours to put it together.”

Lee Hi started setting modular homes about 10 years ago. “It was slow at first,”

south to Wytheville, west to Lewisburg and Beckley, WV, and east Charlottesville, VA. “We schedule pretty tight, so we can set a Robert Berkstresser is in the crane busihouse today and another house tomorrow,” ness. He’s also in the towing business ... and Berkstresser said. the excavating business ... and the equipment To keep his cranes up and running and to rental business. stay on schedule, Berkstresser relies on the Berkstresser’s office sits on the property of staff of J.W. Burress. his trucking operation and travel plaza, “The first crane we bought from Burress which is attached to his restaurant, appropriwas a 1972 30-ton Grove. The thing we found ately named Berky’s Restaurant, which offers out real fast was that when you had a Grove dinner specials every evening. Behind Berky’s crane, and you needed a seal kit, you could and beyond the machine get it the next day,” he shop, Berkstresser’s campsaid. “Even if you have a ground climbs the side of a 30-year-old crane, you can hill. To the left of that, get parts and service. equipment sits waiting to That’s a real advantage of excavate more of his properGrove. ty –– which for Berkstresser “And, the relationship I and his company, Lee Hi, is have with Dante [Villa, just one more opportunity J.W. Burress sales reprewaiting to be uncovered. sentative] is like any relaLexington, VA-based Lee tionship. We know we can Hi has about 100 employalways sit down and work ees, ranging from adminisout any problem. trative and wait staff to “And the other part –– crane operators and techniand it’s the most imporcians, who, according to tant to us –– is that we Berkstresser, enjoy their know we can pick the jobs because they never phone and call if we have a know what the next day will problem in the field. Most bring. of the time, the Burress One of the opportunities staff can work us through Berkstresser has taken Robert Berkstresser (L) recently purchased a 120-ton Grove all-terrain crane that problem or make a advantage of is the setting of from Dante Villa of J.W. Burress Inc. field fix,” he said. modular homes, which Berkstresser noted that makes up a large part of his crane business.

Berkstresser explained, “but most people at Lee Hi, every day is different.

“Modular homes are not similar to mobile who do modular home sets around here like “Our operators have to be willing to do homes at all,” said Berkstresser over a recent my crews. We set so many modular homes other things. Here you might be setting a lunch conversation at Berky’s. “A mobile that we now have special rigging that we put house one day or you might be transferring a home is built on a steel frame. A modular is a together just for raising roof sections.” load, and the next day you’re in the machine house that’s built of all wood and is built to The most marketable asset of a modular shop. Or, you’re running the hammer.” good enough specs that you can wrap two home may be the amount of time it takes to Key to Lee Hi operations is the office cables around it and pick it up and move it.” build it. For this reason, Berkstresser raves team of Darrell Burke and Dreama Wallace He noted that while piecing together a about how quickly his crews move a crane who run the crane, excavating, wrecker and modular home, a contractor will build the onto a job site. trucking businesses, said Berkstresser. basement and do the finish work, but he has “[A contractor] is not paying us to run “All of our customers will tell you that a set crew come in just for the day to set the down the road at 35 miles per hour and then Darrel and Dreama go overboard. The loyalpre-built boxes. spend two hours putting the crane together ty and dedication of the employees is what Lee Hi crews have been using a Grove 70- at the job site,” he said. “An advantage of the makes it all come together. They always strive ton TMS 870 truck crane and a 120-ton TMS 900E is that it can travel 65 miles per for excellence and take care of the customer GMK 5120B, purchased from J.W. Burress hour down the road, allowing us to travel with professionalism.”

Inc., to set the modular boxes. Berkstresser long distances.”

For more information on Lee Hi, visit recently purchased a Grove 90-ton TMS Lee Hi sets homes out to 120 miles away www.leehi.com. For more information on 900E for the truck crane for the same pur- from Lexington –– north to Winchester, J.W. Burress, visit www.jwburress.com. CEG CEG ASSOCIATE EDITOR

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Raito Bores Way Through Sewer Overflow Tunnel in Rhode Island RAITO from page 8

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• The Raito method, which essentially bores through material dry, by rotating a casing string equipped with drill bits, then breaking up and removing the material inside the casing. As the drilling continues, crews add casing sections to the drill string, much like oil well drilling. The SuperTop I is designed for cased cast-in-place concrete piles, but it can also be used to drill hollow shafts without concrete fill.

The SuperTop I RT 300, manufactured by Nippon Sharyo Ltd., Nagoya, Japan, has a driving force of 132 tons (120 t) and an extraction force of 418 tons (380 t) and a stroke of 29.5 in. (75 cm). It rotates between .9 and 1.5 rpm. A diesel-driven power unit supplies the hydraulic force for the chuck, which holds the drill string and rotates it.

The advantage of the Raito system over the other methods is its simplicity and footprint: it doesn’t require systems to handle fluid used in drilling, since it can work dry.

With counterweights, the base RT 300 drilling unit occupies a space of 25 ft. by 18 ft.

(770 by 550 cm); it weighs 53 tons (48 t). A typical job-site layout need only be 115 by 49 ft. (35 by 15 m) in area. Height of the unit before adding guardrails and taking into consideration the height of the pile sections is only 11.5 ft. (3.5 m), considerably less than taller pile-top rigs. The small footprint and minimum equipment requirements work to Raito’s advantage for the Providence job, because it’s located downtown, next to the state capitol, the Amtrak rail line, a canal and several major roads.

The key to the SuperTop I RT 300 operation is a wedge-shaped chuck, similar in principal to the chuck in a hand drill, which holds the casing in place. Only the chuck on the SuperTop I is hydraulically opened and closed.

In Providence, Raito first spotted the RT 300 atop steel H-beams on top of the hole, then bored a seven-eighth in. (2.1 cm) thick outer casing 8 ft. 2 in. (2.5 cm) in diameter through the silt overburden and into 23 ft. (7 m) of rock. This helps protect the adjacent embankment, over the nearby Amtrak rail line, from being disturbed. After sinking the

outer casing, crews switched to the 200 cm inner casing, using a drill section with 36 replaceable cutting bits. The Link-Belt crane, from dealer Woods CRW Corp., Worcester, MA, spots casing sections on top of one another as the string progresses downward.

Then, after a section of shaft has been drilled, the Raito crew uses the crane to drop a 20,000 lbs. (9,000 kg) hammer down the hole, breaking up the rock. After it’s broken sufficiently, they use a proprietary Sharyo clamshell, designed to fit snugly inside the casing sections, to muck out the hole. Trucks

drilling deep shafts in Hong Kong and Japan.)

While the weight of the casing string helps drive the teeth into the rock, too much weight can break the carbide teeth, which must be used in rock. Therefore, the RT 300 incorporates a load balancing system to apply just the right amount of pressure on the bottom casing section.

To date, the only problem Raito has encountered was the sudden appearance downhole of an underground stream, following a heavy rain, which almost halted drilling and then stalled extraction efforts. Crews

Bill Allen (L), project manager of Raito, has been pleased with the performance of the Link-Belt LS-308H II, a 110-ton (100 t) capacity lattice boom crawler crane, which his company purchased from Mike Sylvia, of Woods CRW, Worcester, MA.

haul spoil away after it has accumulated.

According to Allen, the Link-Belt model is the only one that meets Raito’s space and power requirements for this job. It has a track length of 20 ft. 11 in. (6.4 m) and an extended width of 17 ft. 6 in. (5.3 m). Its diesel power unit develops 332 hp (248 kW).

When the drill bits wear down and need replacing, the crane, with the assistance of the RT 300 in the extraction mode, pulls the entire drill string out. Here the hydraulic inching control on the crane helps considerably.

In the overburden, the team averaged 73 minutes per meter drilling speed; in bedrock, the rate has dropped to 231 minutes per meter for the inner casing. (This compares very favorably with Raito’s experience 28

took corrective measures and the flow also decreased.

According to information on the SuperTop unit from Sharyo, this depth is about the maximum any of its units have achieved in ultra-deep boring.

As far as alignment is concerned, initial tests showed the SuperTop I RT 300 unit is holding to its specified perpendicularity of 1 in 500 maximum deviation.

Crews are placing concrete liner at the rate of 20 ft./day (6 m).

The Raito system also is being used to drill test piles on a seepage control project in a dam near Waterbury, CT. When the Providence project is completed, Raito expects to move the unit to a project at the Atlanta airport. CEG

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Visit Us On The Web: www.shawmutequipment.com 2001 MANITOWOC 2250

ROUGH TERRAIN 2000 Grove RT750E, 50 Ton Rough Terrain Crane, 110’ Main Boom, Megaform Boom Design, 56’ Bifold Lattice Swingaway Extension, Main & Auxiliary Hoists, 360˚ Positive Swing Lock, Block, Ball, LMI, A2B, 29.5 Tires...... ..............................................................................................................................................................................P.O.R. 1993 P&H Century CN140, S/N 56749, 40 Ton Rough Terrain Crane, 110' Main Boom, 52' Bi-fold Swingaway, Main and Auxiliary Hoists, Cummins Diesel Engine, Block, Ball....................................................................$70,000 1999 Grove RT635C, S/N 220620, 35 Ton Rough Terrain Crane, 105’ Main Boom, 51’ Swingaway, Cummins Diesel Engine, Main & Auxiliary Hoists, 360˚ Positive Swing Lock, Block, Ball, LMI, A2B w/Control Level Lockout ............................................................................................................................................................$175,000

TRUCK CRANES 1988, 1989 & 1993 Link-Belt HC268’s, 250 Ton Lattice-Boom Truck Cranes, 300’ Main Boom, 90’ Jib, Block, Ball ....................................................................................................................................................$735,00-$865,000 1992 Grove TMS875B, S/N 77020, 75 Ton Hydraulic Truck Crane, 125’ Main Boom, 56’ Swingaway, Main Hoist, Cummins Diesel Engine, Carrier Fender Mounted Outrigger Controls, Counterweight Removal System, Block, Ball, LMI ..........................................................................................................................................................$160,000 1997 Grove TMS870, S/N 84761, 70 Ton Hydraulic Truck Crane, 110’ Main Boom, 56’ Offsettable Swingaway, Auxiliary Boom Nose, Main and Auxiliary Hoist, Cummins Diesel Engine, Jake Brake, Block Heater, Goodyear Tires, Heavy-Lift Counterweight Package, LMI, Block, Ball ........................................................................$295,000 1987 P&H T-280, S/N 54278, 28 Ton Hydraulic Truck Crane, 91' Main Boom, 25'6" Extension with Pullout to 42'6", Main Hoist, Caterpillar Diesel Engine, Block, Ball ................................................................................$35,000

CRAWLER CRANES 2001 Manitowoc 2250, S/N 225-1124, 300 Ton Crawler Crane, Series 3 Counterweight, Self-Erect Option w/Assembly Block, Max-Er 2000 Preparation, 260’ of Heavy Lift Boom,Swing & Travel Alarm, AC for Operator’s Cab, LMI, Block, Ball ..........................................................................................................................................P.O.R 2001 Manitowoc 2250, S/N 225-1139, 300 Ton Crawler Crane, Series 3 Counterweight, Self-Erect Option w/Assembly Block, Max-Er 2000 Preparation, 260’ of Heavy Lift Boom, 60’ of No. 132 Jib, 70’ Long Reach Top w/LMI Hardware, Swing & Travel Alarm, AC for Operator’s Cab, LMI, Block, Ball........................................P.O.R 2003 Manitowoc 555, S/N 555-1031, 150 Ton Crawler Crane, 160’ Main Boom, 30’ Jib, Series 2 Counterweight, Cummins Diesel Engine, Disconnect Clutch, Equal Width Main Drums, Free Fall On Both Drums, 3rd Drum Preparation, 48” Crawler Shoes, Air Conditioned Operator’s Cab, Luffing Jib Preparation, LMI ....................P.O.R. 1996 Manitowoc 222, S/N 222-017, 100 Ton Crawler Crane, 140' Main Boom, Cummins Diesel Engine, 3rd Drum, Disconnect Clutch, Epic Controls, 50 Ton Hook Block, 12 Ton Overhaul Ball, LMI, Anti-Two Block System ..........................................................................................................................................................................$325,000

1985 GROVE AP308

INDUSTRIAL 1985 GroveAP308, S/N 69681, 85 Ton Industrial Crane, 24' 3 Section Main Boom, 10' Offsettable Swingaway, Continental Propane Engine, Block, Ball, No Spin Front Axle, A2B with Control Lever Lockout ................$29,000

BOOM TRUCKS NEW 2004 National 14127H, 33 Ton Hydraulic Boom Truck, Behind Cab Mount, 2005 Sterling Model LT9513 .. ..............................................................................................................................................................................P.O.R. NEW 2004 National 14127, 33 Ton Hydraulic Boom Truck, Swing Cab, 2005 Sterling Model LT9513 ........P.O.R. NEW 2004 National 9103A, 26 Ton Hydraulic Boom Truck, Behind Cab Mount, 2005 Sterling Model LT9513 .... ..............................................................................................................................................................................P.O.R. NEW 2004 National 9103A, 26 Ton Hydraulic Boom Truck, Rear Mount, 2005 Sterling Model LT9513......P.O.R. 1998 National 681C, 17 Ton Boom Truck, 81’ Main Boom, 43’ Boom Extension, 2 and 3 Part Block, Non-Swivel Hook, SFO, Hydraulic Capacity Alert, 1995 GMC, 275 H.P. Caterpillar 3126 Diesel Engine, Fuller RT8908LL 9 Speed Transmission, 131, 737 Miles ................................................................................................................$ 70,000 New 2003 National 8100D, 23 Ton Boom Truck, 100’ Main Boom, 44’ Boom Extension, Single Front Stabilizer, 375˚ Rotation, LMI, Block, New 2004 Sterling LT8513, 300 HP Caterpillar Dsl Eng, Fuller RTO8608L, 9 Speed Trans, A/C ................................................................................................................................................................P.O.R.

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SELF ERECTING TOWER CRANES Used 2003 Manitowoc-Potain HDT80, Self Erecting Tower Crane, S/N 95191, 13,230 lb Maximum Capacity, 2,980 lb Capacity at 148' Radius, 148' Jib, Jib Offsets to 30 Degrees, 112' Mast, Elevator Operator’s Cab, Radio Remote Controller w/Load Indicator, Hard Wired Controller ........................................................................$280,000 32

1998 National 681C

The counterweight carrier for the Superlift attachment for the 300-ton model LR 1280 liftcrane holds a maximum of 264,000 lbs.

(119,748 kg) and is supported on four articulating self-powered wheel assemblies.

Bragg Crane Service recently completed renovation and expansion work within a major oil refinery in Long Beach, CA. The project required both demolition and replacement of duct work plus installation of new components deep within the petroleum processing unit.

The customer’s original plans called for multiple cranes to be moved several times within the confined structure to complete all lifts. But Bragg’s engineers were determined to develop a more costeffective solution.

The company’s planners asked Liebherr Nenzing Crane Co. to engineer a new Superlift attachment with adjustable tailswing for its 300-ton model LR 1280 liftcrane.

The counterweight carrier holds a maximum of 264,000 lbs.

(119,748 kg) and is supported on four articulating self powered wheel

assemblies. A massive hydraulic ram seamlessly extends or retracts the counterweight carrier, thereby adjusting tailswing from 37 to 49 ft.

(11.2 to 14.9 m) –– even while lifting a load.

In tight quarters, a load may be lifted at a short radius with counterweight at minimum tailswing. Then the rig is swung, the Superlift is extended and the load is boomed out and set at a long radius. All these operations can be carried out simultaneously.

Computerized controls monitored on a screen in Liebherr’s comfortable tilting cab facilitate the correct settings and operational limits for capacity, swing, radius, tailswing, boom tip height and load parameters.

A video monitoring system for the counterweight carrier and winches provides additional comfort and provides for safer operation. CEG 4

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1980 P&H 5100, 100 Tons, 160’ Boom, Block & Ball 3 stage torque converter, Ready to work ........ ........................$199,000

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Grove AP410, 1995, 10 Ton Carry Deck, 30’ Boom, 15.7' Jib, Pat DS150 LMI System, Continental TM2.7L Dual Fuel Engine, Cab, Heater, Hook Block, Ball, 3080 Hours ..........................................................................................................$39,000.

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Boring Rig, Crane Combine Drop Shafts in Tight Quarters

By James Van Horn CEG CORRESPONDENT

To sink a pair of 6.5-ft-diameter open shafts 250 ft., mostly through rock, a specialty contractor is using a compact dry boring rig originally designed for cast-in-place piles.

Raito Inc., Geosystems Construction Specialists, the American arm of a Japanbased construction firm, is installing two concrete-lined vent and drop shafts for the new Combined Sewer Overflow tunnel in Providence, RI. Raito’s U.S. headquarters are in San Leandro, CA, with branches in Crofton, MD, and Waterbury, VT. Raito’s equipment spread is nothing if not economical: the two main units are the above-ground drilling unit, known as SuperTop I RT 300, and a Link-Belt LS308H II, a 110-ton (100 t) capacity lattice boom crawler crane equipped with an angle boom. The Link-Belt unit was selected for providing the right combination of compact size and necessary power/capacity.

Raito’s job is part of the first phase of the Rhode Island Narragansett Bay Commission’s massive Combined Sewer Overflow (CSO) project, a 20-years-plus, $700-million job designed to improve water quality in Narragansett Bay. Program manager for the project is the Louis Berger Group, East Orange, NJ; construction manager is a joint venture of Gilbane Building Co., Providence, and Jacobs Associates, San Francisco, CA. At the heart of the project, which started in earnest last year (CEG Sept. 10, 2003, NE 19), is a 3.5-mi (5.6 km) long, 30-ft (9.1 m) diameter chamber, known as the main spine tunnel, approximately 250 ft. (75 m) below ground, which will hold up to 62 million gal.

(235 million L) of sewage and rainwater from the older combined sewers of the Providence/Narragansett Bay area. Currently, during dry weather, wastewater and runoff water goes to the commission’s treatment plants. But during periods of any rainfall more than half an inch in 24 hours, flow quickly overwhelms the plant and it is diverted directly to the Bay. In addition to being a nuisance, this shuts down much the area’s shellfish harvesting industry for at least a week, as well as public beaches.

The tunnel will store effluent until it can be treated.

Raito’s Link-Belt LS-308H II towers over the capitol building in Providence, RI.

A joint venture of ML Shank Company Inc., Highland, CA, and Balfour Beatty Construction Inc., Atlanta, (parent company located in Great Britain) is constructing the main spine tunnel with a Hitachi tunnel boring machine. The machine started full operation this spring after the main access shaft and the head of the tunnel were excavated and blasted out.

In addition to the tunnel, this phase of the Narragansett Bay CSO project also involves the construction of a pump station and a series of shafts and chambers. Raito is building two of the drop and vent shafts at the north end of the tunnel, in downtown Providence near the State Capital.

(Excavation of the main spine tunnel started at the Bay, or south, end of the job approximately three miles away, next to the commission’s treatment plant.)

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According to Bill Allen, project manager of Raito, when completed the shafts will be 235 ft (71.7 m) deep with a 6 ft., 6.75 in. (200 cm) diameter. The first 59 ft. (18 m) of the shaft were sunk through fine silt and sand, which then abruptly gave way to the underlying bedrock, mainly stratified metamorphic formations.

For drilling holes like these, through both silt and rock, there are a number of options: • Kelly bar or rotating table, which drives the drill bit from the surface as penetrates the ground or rock. The weight of the drill string drives the bit downward. This type of unit is most commonly used in drilling oil wells, but also caissons and drilled shafts.

• Pile-top drilling rig with a reverse-circulation drilling unit, which uses water or other fluid to flush rock bits and carry away cutsee RAITO page 28

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