13
APRIL 2013
ACT
NEWS
Lampson’sMillennium4100
draws strong interest
Tucked in a small booth in
theGoldLot atConExpo in
LasVegas lastmonthwas
an interestingblue crane
cab sporting theLampson
International logo.Members
of theLampson teamwereon
hand todiscuss anewventure
by theKennewick,WA-based
company - theMillennium
4100.
About a year ago, the
Lampson team took a look at
its 100-plus fleet ofManitowoc
4100 crawlers. The cranes,
althoughout of production,
are still functional and
popular amongoperators. The
decision that needed tobe
madewaswhether to replace
or remanufacture the fleet of
4100s.
Lampson’s engineering
group looked at theproblem
and tookon theproject of
remanufacturing the first unit.
The result is theLampson
4100Millennium crawler,
which combines the structural
integrity andversatilityof
theManitowoc 4100with the
safety and easeof operationof
the latest generationhydraulic
operating system cranes.
Millennium4100models
havebeen completely
remanufactured and feature
new serial numbers in
addition to amodernized
power trainwith an eco-
friendlyTier 3/4iCummins
EnginedrivingComer drum
planetaries that increase
singledrum linepulls by
up to70percent. The swing
systemhas been converted
tohydraulicoperation,
and theoriginal hydraulic
boomhoist drivehas been
retained.Operating controls
havebeenmodernizedwith
computer-enhanced joysticks
controlling all operating
functions of the crane. The
control system allows tandem
drumoperational abilities
for situations requiring
endless reeving. The cranes
are equippedwithLSI load
monitoring systems to further
enhance safe lift operations.
Lampson’sBruce Stemp said
thenewLampsonMillennium
4100meets or exceeds the
capabilities of all cranes in
the 230-ton capacity class at a
muchmore economical price
point.
“You can alsouse all the
Ringer attachments to
increase the capacity to
300 tons,”he said. “It also
accepts theManitowocTower
attachment.”
Bill Lampson said that
initially the goal of theproject
was to remanufacture the
cranes forLampson’s own
rental fleet.
“Initially,we arenot offering
them for sale althoughwe
have already soldone,”
he said. “We are trying to
remanufactureour rental fleet,
butweknowpeople are going
to come tous andwant tobuy
them.”
Alsonew to the crane is the
cab,whichLampson saidwas
designed “from scratch”with
the goal ofmaking it user
friendly and ergonomically
comfortable. Stemp said
interest in the crane, both for
rental andpurchase, has been
strong.
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Bruce Stemp stands next
to the cab of the Lampson
Millennium 4100.
Garciamoves huge
storage tanks to
Bayamon, PuertoRico
Heavy lifting and a transportation challengewas not a detour for
Garcia TruckingService, Inc. to accept themassive project of
transporting31 LPG above-ground90,000WG storage tanks from
the San Juan, PuertoRico Port to Puma Energy Caribe’s newest
storage facilities inBayamon, PuertoRico.
With a total length of 177 feet, the haul presented a huge
challengemoving through the narrow streets and sharp turns.
The route involved three police zones,making the road escort
coordination a project in itself. GTS used two6-axle steerable dollies
and two75-tonmanual bolster configurations provided by Beyel
Brothers.
All rigging and transportationwas done at night, which is a normal
occurance for Garcia TruckingService’s business in PuertoRico.
TheAssociatedWire
RopeFabricators
will hold its Spring
2014meetingApril
27-30 at theBaltimore
MarriottWaterfront in
Baltimore,MD.
Themeeting
combines businessmeetings,
banquets, a golf tournament,
tours and the entertainment of
“TheCompanyMen,”which
havebeendescribed as the
“moderndayRat Pack.”
The tour is of historicFort
McHenrywhere theBattle
of Baltimore tookplace in
1814. The valiant
defenseof theport
inspiredFrancis Scott
Key towrite
The Star-
SpangledBanner
.
The last daygolf
tournamentwill be
played at theTurf
ValleyGolfCourse. The
tournamentwill be amodified
shotgun.
Details about the general
meetings andbusiness
meetings havenot yet
been released. Formore
information, visit awrf.org/
events.
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AWRF2014Spring
meeting to be held at
BaltimoreMarriott
