NEWS
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ACT
AUGUST 2013
Steve McReynolds, owner of
Groves Equipment Rental, is
a huge fan of his alma mater,
Baylor University. When
Baylor began construction
of a new football stadium,
McReynolds wanted to help in
the best way he could. So he
donated the use of a custom-
painted Grove RT880E rough-
terrain crane to the project.
Baylor’s new football
stadium is being built just
off of IH-35 right next to the
Brazos River in Waco, TX.
The stadium will have access
to boat slips so that fans can
enjoy water-access to games.
The crane is erecting steel for
the stadium’s structure and
installing other construction
materials.
McReynolds had the crane
painted in the school’s colors,
green and gold, and had decals
of the school’s logo placed on
the crane. The crane is meant
to boost school spirit when
students and alumni see it
working, he says.
“I am happy to give back
to my alma mater in a
unique and meaningful way,”
McReynolds said. “Also, this
crane, with its reach, capacity
and mobility, is ideal for the
work that needs to be done on
the stadium.”
The RT880E has a 128
foot Megaform boom and
a capacity of 80 tons. When
finished, Baylor’s football
stadium will hold 45,000
spectators and will have the
flexibility to expand to a
55,000-seat capacity in the
future. It’s expected to not
only bring more football
games to the Baylor campus,
but to stimulate riverfront
development and revitalize
downtown Waco, as well as
bring jobs and other economic
development to the region.
Groves Equipment Rental
Company has supplied heavy
construction equipment to
the construction, oil and
chemical industries along the
Gulf Coast for more than 50
years. The company is based
in Houston.
Contractors on the stadium
are Austin Commercial and
Flintco. Both companies have
worked on Big 12 football
facilities before, including
Oklahoma State’s Boone
Pickens stadium, Oklahoma’s
Gaylord Family Memorial
Stadium and Texas Christian
University’s Amon G. Carter
Stadium. Baylor’s new stadium
is scheduled for completion by
the fall of 2014, just in time for
football season.
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HIGHLIGHTS
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ALL Carolina Crane &
Equipment recently held an
introductory class to the
crane industry for students
from Harnett Central High
School in Angier, NC. Sixteen
students attended the class
led by crane experts. The
class covered cranes, rigging,
hand signals and load charts.
Brandon Owens, general
manager of ALL Carolina
Crane & Equipment, led the
two-hour class, along with
safety director Mike Ayers and
crane operators Craig Reed,
Seth Thomas, Bo Gallagher
and Nathan Hall. The students
were also given a tour of the
crane yard, where a 165-ton
all-terrain crane was set up
and used to demonstrate how
to inspect rigging.
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The Occupational Safety
and Health Administration
(OSHA) will launch a program
aimed at reducing serious
injuries and fatalities
associated with the operation
of cranes. The program is
geared to crane users in
construction, general industry
and maritime operations for
employers under federal OSHA
jurisdiction in the states of
Idaho, Alaska, Washington and
Oregon.
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Shuttlelift has launched
a new website offering a
‘one-stop shop’ for its mobile
gantry cranes, as well as
company news, industry
information, service locations
and maintenance tips. The new
website,
,
is divided into six sections:
Why Shuttlelift, Gantry
Solutions, Industries, News
and Events, Customer Care
and Used Cranes.
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Lyle Machinery has been
named the Sany America
crane dealer for Mississippi,
Alabama and the Florida
Panhandle. Lyle will represent
Sany’s complete line of crawler
cranes and rough terrain
cranes.
RT880E helps build
Baylor stadium
Going green in Canada
Canadian companies Grues n’ Rick and Mega Lift Canada,
which specialize in lifting and heavy haul services, have taken
delivery of a Galizia GF200 electric pick and carry crane. The
20-metric-ton
GF200 is the first
electric crane for the
company.
“To keep up with
the market demands
and environmental
concerns, the electric
crane proved to be a
product of interest,”
said Henrik Daunais,
president.
The GF200 has
a hydraulic winch,
hydraulic jib, double
joystick and battery
charger on board.
A Grove RT880 is a major player
in the construction of the new
Baylor University stadium set to
open in the fall of 2014.
