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PRODUCT FOCUS
SPECIALIZED LIFTING
Crane Service Inc. developed a rigging
plan that would involve the use of its
Grove GMK 7550 all-terrain crane,
Amital USA - AL12G steerable rollers
and a Model 22A 220-ton, 2-point lift
system rented from Rigging Gear Sales.
With such a short window of time,
rapid dispatch of the equipment to the
jobsite was critical.
“We had to check on the availability
of the gantries and delivery of such
from Dixon, IL,” Martin says. “We had
to mobilize our Grove GMK 7550 a
week after being awarded the job. The
Grove GMK 7550 was already on a job
in Colorado. We had a zero hour, if you
will, of when we needed the GMK 7550
to finish. It did come close, but we were
able to finish in Colorado and make it
back to New Mexico on time. We are
thankful that Rigging Gear Sales was able
to help us on short notice.”
Martin says the ingenuity of the rigging
plan was the key to the success of the
project.
“Site wise, the project area was very tight,
with only 10 inches between the gantry,
natural gas turbine and a roll-up door,” he
says. “The gantry could not go through
the doorway with the turbine. Instead,
the natural gas turbine had to be set in
part way with the Grove GMK 7550. We
had to hoist with GMK 7550 and gantry
ACT
AUGUST 2013
Ingenuity is the name
of the game when
it comes to rigging
projects that require
specialized lifting
equipment.
Super
specialized
Crane Service Inc.
developed a rigging
plan that would
involve the use of
its Grove GMK 7550
all-terrain crane,
Amital USA - AL12G
steerable rollers
and a Model 22A
220-ton, 2-point lift
system rented from
Rigging Gear Sales.
The turbine measured 35-feet, 7-inches
long, 10-feet, 2-inches wide and weighed
123,500 pounds.
Crane Service crews had a small working
area with only 10 inches between the
gantry, the turbine and a roll-up door.
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imply put, things that need
lifting are getting bigger,
heavier and more awkward.
For this reason, rigging and lifting
jobs are more complex than ever and
require solutions that involve all types of
specialized lifting equipment.
With the power grid in the United
States needing expansion, upgrading
and replacement, among the most
challenging rigging jobs are those that
involve transformers, turbines and other
power plant components and vessels.
Manufacturing facilities are also retooling
and updating their plants, which means
putting heavy equipment in tight spaces.
Turbine enigma
Crane Service Inc. was award an
intriguing project at the University of New
Mexico – Albuquerque. The job involved
installing a natural gas turbine, formally
known as Taurus 70S Onshore Power
Generation Turbomachinery. The turbine
measured 35-feet, 7-inches long, 10-feet,
2- inches wide and weighed 123,500
pounds.
“Scheduling was one of the first
challenges we faced,” says Chris Martin,
marketing coordinator for Crane Service
Inc. “We were awarded the job on a
Thursday morning, a week before the job
was set to take place.”
