Crane Guide Winter 2010

CLEANUP from page 8

“We have to reach everything with a crane, move up, stabilize, move up… Blasting was planned on a weekly basis, Sikes said.”

He added that these are “very controlled” blasts, precisely placed to remove only what’s necessary.

Seismic sensors and three monitors were in place to measure existing cracks in the Ocoee Dam. Built in 1913, the timber crib hydroelectric diversion dam is on the National Historic Register. Although it still retains water, the dam exhibits some cracks due to age. Sikes said crews are very conscious of the potential threat blasting poses to the dam and anchor bridge, so they measure cracks to the millimeter.

Not only is the dam a power plant, but it also serves as the launching site for white water rafts. Damage to the rock shelf supporting the wooden trough that carries water or to the dam itself could result in ruining the site.

“We recognize the need to lessen our footprint,” Sikes said. “We know we’re working in a pristine forest. We look at the geology of the rock to determine how deep to drill. We know we have only one chance to get it right.”

Cherokee National Forest encompasses 640,000 acres in Tennessee.

The contractor hauled in approximately 200 tons (181 t) — 10 truckloads — of aggregate, which was spread across U.S. 64 on the east end of the work site in a 2 to 3 ft. (.6 to .9 m) layer to act as an energy dissipater for falling rocks with the intention of absorbing energy and reducing travel distance of the falling material.

The contractor also installed erosion and sediment control measures to prevent runoff at the site. Little Frog Mountain consists of layers of soft rock in between layers of hard rock. Rain washes out soft rock and dirt, contributing to slides. The adjacent county recently experienced a 3.0 earthquake, which, along with heavy rain, helps make this area especially prone to slides.

Finally, additional blasts were set off to break up large boulders so loaders and track hoes could pick them up and load them for removal.

“Some boulders are the size of small houses,” Sikes exclaimed.

Hoe rams also were used to help break up large boulders.

Rain makes the slope more dangerous and can set off slides.

Crews are put in harnesses, with a man controlling them. Spotters also keep watch whenever anyone is working on the slope.

Anchors Aweigh Forty-foot (12 m) holes were drilled into the mountain so that threaded bolts could be installed and grouted into place to allow the tension to “bolt down” the rock.

According to TDOT’s Web site, by the end of January crews were assembling a new 150-ton crane to be used to install the bolts along the rock face. Approximately 200 bolts, with a 2-in. (5 cm) diameter, ranging from 10 to 25 ft. (3 to 7.6 m) long will be driven into the mountainside. The contractor was planning to remove debris that was generated by recent blasting from the roadway so that a crane pad could be constructed for the new crane.

“We want to stabilize the east side shelf above the dam because we’re concerned about another slide,” Sikes explained.

The anchors are intended to secure material along the slope to avoid future slides.

Only after the slope was stabilized through blasting and bolting were crews able to remove debris from the roadway. Rock that was part of the slide will be used to repair the slope below the roadway and bring the embankment back up to subgrade elevation. Sikes explained that crews will cut out barrier wall debris and road damage to subgrade, reconnecting the barrier wall on the river side of the road and repairing the ramp if necessary.

“We’ll do some work on the ramp and in the river while TDOT and the contractor work on the road.”

At press time the opening of the roadway was scheduled for March 31, 2010, according to TDOT. CQ

Rain set off a rock slide at the 17-mile marker on US 64 in the Ocoee River Gorge in Polk County, Tenn.

The blasting is being done in several stages, carefully planned from the top to the bottom to avoid accidents and to preserve as much of the natural forest as possible and to prevent damage to the historic Ocoee Dam. 10

1999 Mantis 14010, Stk# 2000 National 1395, Stk# 5104, 5670, Block, Ball, Aux Winch, 30 Ton, 95’+48’, Deluxe Cab, 18’ CALL 36” Pads, Hyd Expandable Steel Bed, Mack RD690S ....C Tracks, 54’ 3-Sect Boom............ $259,000 ..................................$

2005 Link-Belt HTC8675LB, Stk# 5470, 127’+67’, Aux Winch, 5700 Hrs, 16,000 Miles $429,000 ..................................$

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Raygo 304, s/n 35A202JN, Stk# 4724, 2293 Hrs................ ........................................................................$6,500 OBO

2009 Link-Belt 218HSL, Stk# 5265, 180’+45’, 15T Swvl Hkball, 80T 4-Shv Hkblock, A&B Upr & Side Fr Ctwt CALL 2008 Link-Belt 298HSL, Stk# 4975, 270’ Boom, 90’ Jib, 40T 1-SHV HKBLK, 165T 5-SHV HKBLK ....................CALL 2009 Link Belt LS108H5, Stk# 5401, 100’ Boom, 8.5T SWVL HKBALL, 40T 4-SHV HKBLK, Boom Folding Equip .. ..................................................................................CALL 1999 Link Belt LS-248H II, s/n H319-2579, Stk# 381, 8241 Hrs, 50’ Tube Boom, 10’/20’/30’/40’ Tube Boom Exts, 30’ 2-Pc Tube Jib, 10’/20’ Jib Exts ......................$850,000 2002 Link-Belt LS308HII, Stk# 5218, 120’ Boom, Pile Driver Attach, 20T Swvl Hkball, 20T 1-Shv Q/R Hkblk, Fairlead avail for add’l $10K ................................$699,500 2007 Link-Belt TCC450, Stk# 4460, 8.5T Swvl Hkball, 40T 4-Shv Q/R Hkblk, Aux Lifting Sheave, Aux Winch Drum...... ............................................................................$449,000 2010 Link-Belt TCC750, Stk# 5699, ETA April, 35-58’ Offset Fly, 8.5T Swvl Hkball, 60T 4-Shv Q/R Hkblk, Aux Lifting Sheave ............................................................CALL 1999 Mantis 14010, Stk# 5670, 45T 3-Shv Blk, 12T Ball, Aux Winch, 36” Pads, Hyd Expandable Tracks, Aux Sheave, Matched Winches Special From Mantis (Aux Same & Main), 111’ Boom is also available for an extra charge of $75,000 ..........................Crane Price $259,000

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2009 Link-Belt ATC 3200, Stk# 5435 ........................CALL 2008 Link-Belt HTC-8660 II, s/n L8J8-0471, Stk# 4931, 60 Tons, 28.5-51’ Offset Fly, 8.5T Swvl Hkball, Aux Lifting Sheave, 15100 Lb Ctwt Removal, A/C & Heat Lower CALL 2008 Link Belt HTT8675 II, s/n P9J8-0546, Stk# 4964, 75 Tons, Heat & A/C Lwr, 18400 CTWT, 2 Winches w/2-Spd, Aux Lift Sheave, 40T 4-Shv Q/R Hkblk ......................CALL 1992 Link Belt HSP8050, Stk# 5720, 110’+33’, LMI, Block Only, Rear Steer Ind, 11,050 Ctwt ......................$109,500 Cranes - Boom Truck

1988 JLG 1250, Stk# 5161, 12.50 Tons, 3567 Hrs, 240 hp, 66.75’ Boom, Sgl Stage Jib, A2B, Steel Bed, Tool Boxes, Int’l 2574, Cummins, TM8LL Trans............$26,900 2005 Manitex 26101C, Stk# 5353, 26 Tons, 3362 Hrs, 101’+29’, Oil Cooler, Roofer’s Pkg, Front Stabilizer, 2005 Sterling LT7501, CAT 300HP Diesel, 9-Spd Trans$115,000 2000 National 1395, Stk# 5104, 95’+48’, Deluxe Cab w/Heat, 18’ Steel Bed, Glide Swing, Mack RD690S ............ ............................................................................$139,900 2008 National 8100D, s/n 295172, Stk# 4805, 330 hp, Rear Mount, 29’6"-100’ 4-Sect Boom, 16" SD Wood Bed, Air Shift PTO, Sterling LT8513 ............................$189,500 2009 National 995H, Stk# 5260, SFO, 20’ S/D Wood Bed, Steel Basket, 2&3-Part Line Blk, Rr Bm Carry Rack, Freightliner Chassis ....................................................CALL 2008 National 14127A, Stk# 4885, RM, 30’ Boom Ext, Hour Meter, 2 & 3-Part Line Blk, O/R Controls Box....CALL 2009 National 18142, Stk# 5243, RM, Hour Meter, Winch Drum Rot Ind, 1290 lb Rotat Ctwt, Western Star 4900FA.... ..................................................................................CALL 2007 Tadano TM1052, s/n 655845, Stk# 4306, 10 Tons, 215 hp, 60’ Tip Height, Non-CDL, GMC TopKick, Duramax Diesel, Out & Down Outriggers..............................$99,900 2007 Tadano TM1052, Stk# 4249, 10 Tons, Non-CDL Chassis, 52’ Boom, Radio Remote, New 2004 Sterling Acterra ..................................................................$79,900 2006 Tadano TM1882, Stk# 3794, Operator Lever Protection Rail, 2006 Sterling LT9513 ................$169,500

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1975 Grove RT65S, Stk# 5454, 35 Ton, 104'+ 32', Swivel Ball, Cummins V555 ..............................................$44,500 2008 LInk Belt RTC-8030 II, Stk# 4778, Rear Seer Ind, 8.5T Swvl Hkball, 30T 3-Shv Q/R Hkblk 25' Fixed Jib.......... ............................................................................$259,500 2008 Link Belt RTC8050 II, Stk# 4822, Aux Lift Sheave, 40T 4-SHV Q/R HKBLK, 2 Winches w/2-Spd, 8.5T SWVL HKBALL ..............................................................$339,500 2009 Link Belt RTC8050 II, Stk# 5214, Aux Lift Sheave, 40T 4-SHV Q/R HKBLK, 2 Winches w/2-Spd, 8.5T SWVL HKBALL ......................................................................CALL 2009 Link Belt RTC-8050 II, s/n J6J9-0996, Stk# 5188, 50 Tons, 1 Winch, A/C & Heat Upper, Rear Steer Indicator, 8.5T Hkball w/Swivel, 40T 4-Shv Q/R Hkblk........$359,500 2006 Link Belt RTC8065, Stk# 5560, 2 Winches, 35-58’ Offset Fly, Aux Lifting Sheave, 8.5T Swvl Hkball, 40T 4-Shv Q/R Hkblk ............................................................$329,500 2008 Link Belt RTC-8065 II, Stk# 4747, 40T 4-Shv Q/R Hkblk, 35-58' Offset Fly, 2 Winches w/2-Spd ......$399,500

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2005 Manitex 26101C, Stk# 5353, 26 Tons, 3362 Hrs, 101’+29’, Oil Cooler, Roofer’s Pkg, Front Stabilizer, 2005 Sterling LT7501, CAT 300HP Diesel, 9-Spd $119,000 Trans ............................$

2008 Link Belt RTC-8090 II, 2 Winches w/2-Spd, 35-58’ Offset Fly, 8.5T Hkball w/Swvl, 60T 4Shv Q/R Hkblk ..CALL 2008 Terex RT230-1, s/n 15200, Stk# 4581, 26-43’ Offset Jib, 7T Overhaul Ball, 30T 4-Shv Hkblk, Subheater Assy Kit, 5/8 x 450 Cable Assy ....................................$259,500 Excavators - Crawler

2006 Case CX130, Stk# 5232, 972 Hrs, 36" Dig Bkt, 60" Ditch Bkt, A/C, Aux Hydraulics ................................$79,000 2002 Deere 270C LC, Stk# 5319, 7842 Hrs, Quick Coupler & Bkt......................................................................$58,000 2003 Volvo EC140B LC, s/n 10136, Stk# 4620, 4220 Hrs, Dig Bkt ..................................................................$43,000 2006 Volvo EC160B LC, s/n 11263, Stk# 5032, 1110 Hrs, Dig Bkt ..................................................................$89,900 Excavator - Mini (up to 12,000 lbs)

2006 Volvo EC55BPRO, s/n 35240, Stk# 5199, 1225 Hrs .. ..............................................................................$49,500 Excavators - Wheel

1997 Komatsu PW170, s/n 20428, Stk# 4558, 7525 Hrs, Dig Bkt, Tilt Ditch Bkt, QC......................................$39,500 Lift - Boom

2001 Terex TB60, s/n 01630125, Stk# 4983, 3324 Hrs ...... ..............................................................................$25,000 Loader Backhoes

1988 Case 580K, Stk# 5062, 5381 Hrs ................$15,500 1996 Case 580L, Stk# 4901, 3934 Hrs, 4x4, Extendahoe, Cab, Wain-Roy Swinger ........................................$24,900 2004 Volvo BL60, Stk# 5043, 24" Bkt w/Teeth, 1030 lb CtWt, 92.5" 1.3 Yd3 Bkt ........................................$49,900 Skid Steers

2008 ASV PT100, Stk# 4946, 72" Bucket, 48" Forks, 150 Hrs ........................................................................$62,500 2005 ASV RC100, s/n RSD01091, Stk# 5315, 1540 Hrs .... ..............................................................................$35,000 2007 Case 440CT, Stk# 5617, 800 Hrs, Hyd QC, Heated Cab, A/C, Hi Flow/Low Flow, 2 New Final Drives ..$29,900 Wheel Loaders

2006 Volvo L20B, s/n 1701475, Stk# 5207, 480 Hrs, Bkt .. ..............................................................................$46,900 2008 Volvo L70F, Stk# 5332, 104" Bucket ..........$179,000

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Manitex International Inc. Launches New Badger Rough-Terrain Crane Badger Equipment Co. has begun full production of a new 30-ton (27 t) cab-down style rough-terrain crane.

The 30-ton cab-down style rough-terrain crane is targeted to niche markets such as railroads, refineries, bridge contractors and heavy industrial users.

Manitex International Inc. a provider of engineered lifting solutions including boom truck cranes, rough-terrain forklifts and special mission oriented vehicles, announced that its Badger Equipment Co. subsidiary has begun full production of a new 30-ton cab-down style rough-terrain crane and has received several initial orders totaling approximately $3 million from crane dealers and railroad equipment distributors. The first delivery of the new crane commenced during September 2009.

Badger unveiled and demonstrated the new rough-terrain crane to numerous dealers and customers at its facility in Winona, Minn., on Sept. 9. This product, and the entire product line, will continue to be sold under Badger’s existing brand names.

Paul Marxen sales manager of Badger Equipment, commented, “The 30-ton cab-down style rough-terrain crane is targeted to niche markets such as railroads, refineries, bridge contractors and heavy industrial users. A unique feature for railroad equipment managers is the ability to have high rail gear integrated at the factory, which simplifies their buying process and reduces lead time to get the crane into the field. It’s a product that we are confident will be met with great enthusiasm by our customers and will find solid demand in the marketplace.”

“Response has been very positive and there is significant demand for this new crane as evidenced by the strong initial order pipeline,” said T.A. Lee, general manager of Badger Equipment.

“As customers see more of this crane operating in the field we believe this demand will translate into further orders.”

Scott Rolston, senior vice president of sales and marketing of Manitex International concluded, “The company has plans to develop a full product line in the near future designed to support the requirements of our customers in this niche. The Badger brand rough-terrain crane now partners with a product line of rail-mounted truck and crawler cranes currently produced by Badger in Winona under the Little Giant brand name. We are exploring opportunities with both brands to take advantage of synergies in distribution with our Manitex truck-mounted crane line.”

The new Badger cranes will feature a six-sided boom, Tier III Cummins engine, two door high visibility cab and standard all-wheel drive/steer, and crab steering. The optional Hi-Rail gear system will be fully integrated for easy adaptation in rail applications.

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Sandwich Shop Opens at Rising Freedom Tower at Ground Zero he’ll also offer extras no other Subway has: hot dogs, hamburgers and New York’s famed pretzels.

On Dec. 23, nine bright yellow containers, each bearing an American flag, were hoisted to the tower’s fifth floor. There, they’ll be stacked on a hydraulically powered platform near two cranes at the building’s core.

The resulting three-level structure will house a kitchen with refrigeration, an eating area and storage and trash, with a compost unit to recycle waste.

As the tower grows, the cranes will jump to the next new floor along with the restaurant, at a rate of one story about every week or two, engineers estimate.

Joseph Allegretti, a Subway field manager, acknowledged this restaurant gives the company spectacular advertising.

“But it’s also a great opportunity to be a part of history,” he said.

The fast-food chain was subcontracted by DCM Erectors, which fabricates and installs all of the tower’s structural steel. Among nine bidders, Subway was the only one that did not demand a guarantee of profit, said Bill Grutta, DCM’s vice president of operations.

“They came back with an offer to do this at cost, and if there’s a loss, we’ll subsidize it,” Grutta said, adding, “We’re not looking to make money on the food, just to accommodate the ironworkers.”

The workers have only one 30-minute break, and as the tower rises, it could take as much as 45 minutes to get down, and the same to return.

“How would they get lunch?” asked Grutta.

Subway is not quite Windows on the World. But workers will have a view that keeps improving when they sit to dine atop One World Trade Center, the tower’s future address.

By Verena Dobnik ASSOCIATED PRESS WRITER

NEW YORK (AP) Fresh bread will soon be baking high above ground zero.

The new World Trade Center got its first restaurant Dec. 23, a sandwich shop at the top of the Freedom Tower under construction.

As the sun rose over the site of the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attack, a crane hoisted the Subway sandwich restaurant up the signature skyscraper that marks the rebirth of the trade center’s 16 acres (6.5 ha). The shipping containers-turned-eatery opened January and will keep moving up as the tower is built to 105 floors.

That was about the height of Windows on the World, a dining institution atop one of the original twin towers with a panoramic view of New York and its harbor.

The Freedom Tower, which has five floors so far, is scheduled to be finished by 2013.

Meals will be offered high in the sky for efficiency; to get food from street level, hundreds of ironworkers now use an elevator and must climb.

“This amenity will save time by allowing construction workers to stay in the tower throughout their shift rather than having to go all the way up and down,” said Candace McAdams, spokeswoman for the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, the agency that owns the World Trade Center site.

A full Subway menu will be served, including the trademark $5 footlong hero.

Richard Schragger, who owns the Freedom Tower franchise, said

Terex Names Scott-Macon Equipment as Authorized Dealer for Louisiana Scott-Macon Equipment, a crane and lifting equipment rental and distribution company, was named the authorized dealer in Louisiana for Terex Corporation’s rough-terrain crane and truck crane product lines.

Millard Marcel, vice president of Louisiana operations of ScottMacon Equipment, noted that prior to the appointment, the company was the authorized dealer for Terex’s DEMAG and American crawler crane product lines in Northern Louisiana.

“Scott-Macon Equipment is currently the authorized dealer for Terex rough terrain cranes, Terex truck cranes, Terex DEMAG crawler and all terrain cranes and Terex American crawler cranes for most of Texas and Oklahoma. The expansion of our dealership responsibilities in Louisiana will now enable Scott-Macon to provide its customers with the same product lines it currently represents in Texas and Oklahoma, backed by the service and support that is the cornerstone of our company,” Marcel

said.

In its 37th year of operation, Scott-Macon Equipment is one of the leading crane and lifting rental and distribution companies serving Louisiana, Texas and Oklahoma as well as the entire Gulf Coast. ScottMacon has been a recipient of Terex Corporation’s national awards for outstanding sales performance, outstanding product support and outstanding use of Terex financial services to support its customer base.

“These awards reflect our commitment to customer service and support as well as to product knowledge and financing options to enable us to meet the needs of our customers,” Marcel said.

Marcel noted that despite the current economy, Scott-Macon Equipment is currently accepting applications for experienced crane technicians and outside parts and equipment sales people to support the company’s continued growth.

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Three powerful Terex all-terrain cranes share the load at the Airrail Center Frankfurt.

Wiesbauer, Terex Make Light Work of Heavy Lifting at Airrail Center counterweight. And the 551 ton is working with a 118 ft. (36 m) boom at a reach of 98 ft. (30 m) and with 198 ton (180 t) of ballast.

Crane operator and onsite operations coordinator Carsten Kelm is one of the pioneers in the 771 ton class. He was one of the first people in Germany to operate a crane of this lifting capacity: The job then was to erect the inclined lift linking the upper and lower town in Künzelsau, southern Germany.

Since 1987 Kelm has worked on two Terex AC 650s and two Terex AC 700s.

“The crane has never yet let me down,” he said. “It is very goodnatured to drive and operate. I can always rely on that.”

With 771 ton lifting capacity, the Terex AC 700 is one of the strongest mobile telescopic cranes worldwide that can travel with a complete main boom. A 197 ft. (60 m) main boom can be transported within the 13 ton (12 t) axle load.

Three powerful Terex all-terrain cranes are sharing the load at the Airrail Center Frankfurt. The Frankfurt Airrail Center next to Frankfurt Airport is one of the most ambitious construction projects currently under way in Europe. The building has a reflective glass façade 2,165 ft..

(660 m) long; it is 213 ft.. (65 m) wide and nine stories high. With 1.5 million sq. ft.. (140,000 sq m) of office, hotel and business space, the Airrail Center will be one of the largest commercial properties in Europe. Within 10 minutes of leaving a meeting at the center a visitor can be checking in at the airport, speeding on his or her way in an Intercity express train or driving onto the motorway at one of the largest motorway intersections in Germany.

The design and architecture are unlike anything else in the world today: the Airrail Center “floats” above the ICE railway station at Frankfurt Airport on 240 pillars. From above, the structure is reminiscent of a spaceship — and intentionally so. According to the Center’s architect, Helmut Jost, the aerodynamic shape is designed to echo the aviation theme of the adjacent airport. The Airrail Center Frankfurt is a consortium project of IVG Immobilien AG and Fraport AG.

Logistics and Planning By the time he was 21, Kelm had already embarked on a career with cranes. Since then, he said, much has become routine, but the passion remained. By comparison with the past, the challenges for crane operators have shifted, now focusing more on fast erection and efficient logistics. Kelm particularly appreciates “the simple erection and dismantling” of his Terex machine.

“For example, the base plate with winch frame is a unit. I only need to pull once without putting anything down on the ground in the meantime.”

Arndt Jahns, manager of product marketing, all-terrain cranes of Terex, endorsed this view: “We know how important the time factor is on the construction site,” said Jahns. “As manufacturers, we aim to ensure that our cranes are simple and safe to set up and operate and are therefore ready for use in the shortest possible time. Features that contribute to this are, for example, the remote-controlled ballasting carried out from the cab and the rapid setting up of the star-type outriggers — these outriggers on the ‘pot’ are hydraulically removable and easily accessible.”

Tons of Material Keep Terex Large Cranes Busy The project involves approximately 396,832 tons (360,000 t) of steel materials that are required at various points of the construction site. With so much material to be moved, several Terex cranes are at work, sent by the crane rental company Wiesbauer. For the lifts outside and partly inside of the building, some of which are very challenging, Wiesbauer employs an AC 200-1, AC 250-1, AC 500-2 and AC 700. Norman Weitzel is responsible for the commercial side of the project organization and Marco Wilhelm is responsible for the technical side.

One example for an interesting lift operation is the erection of a girder assembly, which required three large Terex cranes to work together.

Set up in the confined space between the airport, the high-speed railway track and the freeway are two Terex AC 700 cranes with a lifting capacity of 771 tons (700 t) and a Terex AC 500-2 that can lift 551 tons (500 t).

While the Intercity express trains hurtle by below at 10-minute intervals, the three cranes are hard at work overhead, erecting a girder assembly with a 197 ft. (60 m) span. The suspended roof system is part of the impressive glass dome over the ballroom of the Hilton hotel that is in the process of being built.

This lift also has been organized by the crane company Wiesbauer, which has provided one of the 771 ton (crane operator Carsten Kelm) and the 551 ton (crane operator Karl-Heinz Moll) cranes. They are backed up during this lift by crane operator Ralf Kremb with his Terex AC 700 crane belonging to the Munich-based Schmidbauer group.

“Each of these cranes lifts one of the three sub-structures, which each span [65 ft.]. Final assembly takes place in the air. The parts are welded together as they hang from hooks and are then fastened to pylons. The loads are distributed so that our [771 ton] lifts [60 ton], the [551 ton] lifts [44 ton] and our colleague from Munich lifts [27 ton],” said Marco Wilhelm of Wiesbauer, who is responsible for planning and realization of the project.

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(48 m) luffing jib, works at 134 ft. (41 m) reach with a 110 ton (100 t)

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Crane operator and onsite operations coordinator Carsten Kelm was one of the first people in Germany to operate a crane of this lifting capacity.

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By way of explanation: due to the star-shape outriggers, system deformation is minimized and enhanced lifting capacities are achieved with an outrigger base of 40 by 40.6 ft. (12.2 x 12.4 m).

As an additional strength of the 771 ton machine, Jahns mentioned the increase in lifting capacity, particularly at steep boom positions, provided by the Sideways Super lift (SSL) system. He also pointed out that with its carrier length of approximately 61 ft. (18.6 m), the crane is very compact.

“Eight axles are steerable, one to five and seven to nine. On top of that we offer an automatic leveling feature,” said Jahns.

“The crane can be configured with a luffing fly jib of between [78 and 315 ft.]. The luffing jib can be quickly and easily converted into a rigid jib of between [65 and 165 ft.], or, as a light system, between [19 and 118 ft.] long.”

The Terex AC 500-2 “The Terex AC 500-2 is the shortest 8-axle machine in its class, with a carrier length of only [56 ft.],” said Jahns. “With the boom extension the crane has a maximum working height of [478 ft.]. It has enormous strength in all load ranges. This is due in part to the enhanced Demag ovaloid cross-section with diagonally centering sliding plates and to the strengthening of the sideways Superlift.

“Convenience is enhanced by very short setup times and the innovative crane control system, which makes for simple operation. The crane is powered by the latest Daimler engine technology which delivers 480kW/653HP at 1800 1/min.”

Wiesbauer Makes Heavy Work Light The company was founded in 1958; the third generation of the Wiesbauer family now continues to live out the company’s claim of making heavy work light for its clients.

For this, the company offers the appropriate machine and comprehensive know-how for each assignment, covering everything from crane work and heavy haulage to assembly.

Its core expertise is in the crane business with 50 cranes available for customers. There are telescopic cranes with capacities ranging from 33 to 771 ton and lattice boom cranes of up to 882 ton. Jochen and Thomas Wiesbauer took over the business in the early 1990s. They broadened the company’s basis with transport and assembly services and continued to develop the crane business in innovative directions — for example, they were among the first company in Germany to offer mobile building cranes.

About the Schmidbauer Group The internationally-operating Schmidbauer Group encompasses more than 20 branches almost all over Germany under its umbrella. 250 mobile cranes with a maximum lifting capacity from 6.6 to 1,378 ton, 150 heavy haulage vehicles and 500 staff ensure that clients’ expectations are met.

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Cajun Maritime Expands Natural Gas Platform in the Gulf of Mexico Flatrock is a multiple reservoir deep-gas discovery below the favorites. The reaving winch is used to install the lifting cables. The Chevron-operated Tiger Shoal Field in the Gulf of Mexico, 12 mi. south- small diameter reeving winch cable is much easier to handle than the old west of Vermilion Bay. method of hand pulling that is required on other brand cranes. Riggers Gas produced at Flatrock is processed at the South Marsh Island are not required to walk the boom of the crane,” he said.

(SMI) Block 217 platform. Already the most productive offshore natu“The cab computer can be programmed to work within predeterral gas handling hub, SMI Block 217 just got bigger. Prior to expansion, mined ranges. This is useful in low overhead clearance work and comBlock 217 was already producing double the Gulf of Mexico average for pletely removes the human error factor. It has handrails on the rooftop to a single platform. Following expansion, carried out between February make it safer when working on the main drums. And, of course, having and July 2009, its capacity has been doubled. all electronic over hydraulic controls eliminates the risk of accidental “This one platform alone could increase U.S. natural gas production load loss often associated with old-style friction cranes,” Mashon conby 13 percent,” said J.P. Quackenbos Jr., president of Cajun Maritime cluded.

LLC, Chevron’s main contractor on the Flatrock Expansion Project.

Since completing its work on Flatrock in July, the crane subsequentCajun Maritime LLC, headquartered in Baton Rouge, La., is the spe- ly spent a couple of months working on a project in Galveston Bay, cialized marine subsidiary of the civil and mechanical contracting group Houston, alongside Interstate 45, before returning to work at Flatrock in Cajun Industries. To undertake the Flatrock Expansion Project, Cajun October where Cajun is completing further expansion activities.

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Quackenbos explained that this machine was selected on the basis of For more information about Cajun Maritime LLC, call 337/893-3686 quality, lifting capacity and price. “This crane has a number of features or visit www.CajunUSA.com. that are attractive to us,” he said. “The sealed bearings, stainless steel, zinc plated surfaces and special coatings make it particularly suitable for the maritime market, and there are a number of safety mechanisms that we like. We also like the big engine, high line pull and the load chart — it holds its capacity well as the radius increases.”

The LR 1300, rated at 330 tons (300 t) capacity, was introduced by Liebherr Nenzing at the 2007 Bauma exhibition in Munich, Germany.

“With its 600 horsepower engine and 33,000 pound winch, it is the most powerful crane in its class on the market today,” said Scott Moreland, vice president of sales at Liebherr Nenzing Crane Co. “With the new generation Liebherr LICCON computer, it also has the unique ability to move the main boom and luffing jib simultaneously while under load.”

On the Flatrock Expansion Project, Cajun Maritime required the LR 1300 for several major installations, including 32-, 42- and 76-in. (81, 106 and 193 cm) diameter pipe piles, a new service crane and a water treatment deck platform.

“There were several lifts that we could not have made without a 330ton capacity crane,” said Ronald Mashon, Cajun Maritime’s construction manager. Among these big lifts was a 66.3 ton (60.1 t) separator package set at a radius of 66 ft. (20.1 m) and a 78.5 ton (71.2 t) well deck placed at a radius of 60 ft. (18.3 m).

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Mashon also expanded on some of the safety features of the Liebherr crane that he particularly liked.

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U.S. 64 is an important east-west corridor just east of Chattanooga. Its closure has rerouted traffic on a 100-mi. (160 km) detour, so TDOT is anxious to reopen it as soon as feasible.

Crews Scramble to Clear Vital U.S. 64 After Rock Slide ment was placed on both sides. Getting it there posed a logistical challenge.

Key among the equipment brought to the site was a 275-ton (249.4 t) Terex crawler crane with a 330-ft. (100.5 m) lattice boom, rented from Dozier Crane & Machinery, located near Savannah, Ga. It took nine tractor trailer lowboys to haul the big crane to the job site.

Getting it there was only half the battle. Three smaller cranes offloaded and helped to assemble the big crane. On-site inspector Ralph Lockhart considered the assembly, which took eight people (including two from Dozier Crane & Machinery who came to oversee the assembly) three days, “fairly difficult.”

“The crane is on tracks and can be moved easily, although it is slow,” said Phillip Mabry, senior geotechnical engineer.

A 12 by 20 ft. (3.6 by 6 m) aggregate base pad was constructed on the west side of the project to provide a level base for the crane. The pad is about 2 ft. (.6 m) thick and consists of either gravel or milled asphalt, which is old pavement that was removed by grinding it to a silty gravel consistency. The milled asphalt came from nearby past paving operations and was used first. Now, the pad is mainly composed of gravel.

Additional equipment was trucked in, but because there’s nowhere on the two-lane road for trucks to turn around, cranes had to lift them to point them the opposite direction for the return trip. Some of other equipment on site includes a 100-ton (90.7 t) rubber tire Terex crane, a 35-ton (31.7 t) Grove crane, two man baskets for each crane, an Atlas Copco Model C-30 drill, an Ingersoll Rand 490 hydraulic drill, a Cat 966 frontend loader, two Komatsu 300 trackhoes, a 60-ft (18.2 m) Liftall all-terrain manlift, a 7,500-lb.(3,401 kg) ramhoe breaker for the trackhoe and two Ingersoll Rand air compressors (175 and 375).

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When Tennessee Department of Transportation (TDOT) mobile maintenance crews were unable to clear debris from a rock slide at the 17-mile marker on U.S. 64 in the Ocoee River Gorge in Polk County, Tenn., a private contractor was brought in to break up boulders obstructing the roadway. Before much progress had been made, TDOT geologist Vanessa Bateman heard a thunderous cracking noise and ordered workers to move back. Moments later, a second slide caused boulders as large as trucks to tumble onto the already littered highway. News crews on the scene captured the slide on film. (http://www.wdef.com/work_crews_dodge_major_rock_slide_on_high way_64) With the work now compounded by the second slide, TDOT awarded a $2.1 million emergency repair contract to Sevierville, Tenn.-based Charles Blalock and Sons Inc. Work included stabilization of the rock slope on Little Frog Mountain and removal of the estimated 30,000 cu. yds. (22,936 cu m) of slide debris, or about 3,000 dump loads.

Additional rock was removed from the mountain in order to prevent future slides.

U.S. 64 is an important east-west corridor just east of Chattanooga. Its closure rerouted traffic on a 100-mi. (160 km) detour, so TDOT was anxious to reopen it as soon as possible. With the hope of meeting the Jan. 15 deadline, the contractor set a seven-day-a-week schedule.

At the time of this interview, weather and logistical challenges still had the power to push the eight-week deadline.

“Due to the nature of the work and the associated dangers, the precautions that are having to be undertaken due to the proximity of Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) Dam No. 2 and the cable anchor bridge over the dam, the completion date is our best estimate at this time,” stated Jeff Sikes, supervisor of Tennessee operations of Thompson Engineering Inc. The contractor and TDOT are working closely with TVA and the Forestry Service to mitigate any potential danger while trying to maintain an aggressive schedule. Rain makes the slope more dangerous and can set off slides.

“We put crews in harnesses, with a man controlling them.”

Spotters also keep watch whenever anyone is working on the slope, Sikes said.

Rain had already delayed progress and as the seasons changed, Sikes expressed concern about ice and freezing rain, as well as water leaching from the mountainside that undergoes freeze-thaw cycles in colder weather. The temperature in the Ocoee Gorge is, on average, lower than it is in nearby Chattanooga.

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Bringing in the Big Guns Before any material could be removed from the site, crews had to stabilize the slope. But before they could start that task, they had to get equipment in place.

“To get equipment from one side to the other is a 100-mile trip,” said Sikes.

Because the two sides of the slide are cut off from one another, equip-

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the slope by suspending and then dropping or swinging a heavy frontend loader bucket or a wrecking ball.

“Both worked well,” Mabry explained, “but the sudden change in momentum when the bucket or wrecking ball hit the rock caused maintenance problems with the crane that resulted in short repair delays.”

The crew then switched to a better method: breaking or dislodging the rock using a mini excavator equipped with a ram-hoe attachment suspended from the crane.

“It acts essentially as a large jackhammer,” Mabry said.

The crane also is used with a metal platform to suspend a hydraulic drill for drilling blast holes, and with a man basket for the blaster to load the holes with explosives.

Cleanup Sequence Safety was of crucial importance, due to destabilization caused by the slide. The media was kept away, due to fears that the eastern side of the slope might come down. An inspector remained on-site, along with the state geologist or an assistant and state survey crews, all of whom monitored the mountain for movement.

Work included scaling and trimming, trim blasting, pre-split blasting and rock removal. Rock bolts were placed to secure material adjacent to areas where rock was removed in order to forestall future slides.

The location of the work site and the logistics of moving in equipment required a well-communicated plan centered on a methodical sequence of events.

“It’s not a simple demo and haul job,” Sikes confirmed.

Thompson Engineering was hired to provide oversight and inspect cleanup efforts. Often considered a “go-to” firm for emergency cleanup and repair, the company, with headquarters in Mobile, Ala., has maintained branch offices in Tennessee since 2002 and is increasingly selected for difficult, high-profile jobs. They are working closely with TDOT and Blalock on this project.

Working east from the west end of the project, crews first removed vegetation and debris from the upper reaches of the slide area in preparation for scaling and trimming operations. An 80-ton (72.5 t) hydraulic crane was used to pull some material to the base of the slope, where it was loaded into dump trucks and hauled to one of three off-site dump locations. The scaling was performed to bring down loose boulders, Sikes explained.

Large boulders near the top of Little Frog Mountain have shifted, causing Bateman to insist that clearing begin at the top before crews started on the road. She explained that it wasn’t safe to bring in equipment or clear debris at the bottom because it could unbalance the material farther up and trigger another big movement. Although a slide of this magnitude is unusual, the debris at the bottom could be supporting unstable rock further up. Disturbing it without stabilizing the hillside is dangerous.

The assembly of the giant Terex crane took eight people (including two from Dozier Crane & Machinery who came to assist) three days.

Smaller cranes on site are being used for a variety of jobs, including lifting and turning the delivery trucks around because there is no space on the site for the trucks to turn.

Getting Blasted Sikes explained that there were three types of blasts conducted on this project. What he calls spot blasting was done to bring down the large overhead outcroppings that are too big for hand tools. This is a safety measure that had to be performed first because some of these outcropping hang above the work area. The boulders range in size from 3 ft. (0.9 m) to nearly 15 ft. (4.5 m) in diameter.

Next, Dyno Nobel Americas, based in Lexington, Ky., drilled holes down to the seam in the mountainside to conduct trim blasting. Unstable rock above the stable layer was brought down in sheets in order to prevent future slides. Blasting was planned to continue through at least twothirds of the eight-week schedule.

A crane moves barrier rail and performs some scaling on the east side of the slide.

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