11
NOVEMBER 2014
ACT
NEWS
First job for
Sarens’ Terex
BoomBooster
Belgium-basedSarensused
the first of its twonewTerex
BoomBoosters at awind
farm inNoordoostpolder, the
Netherlands.
TheBoomBooster is fitted
tooneof Sarens’ TerexCC
8800-1 latticeboom crawler
cranes,which is in the1,600
metric ton capacity class. It
replaces thebottompart of
the crawler’s boom, typically
increasing capacityby60
percent, themanufacturer
said.
TheCC8800-1withBoom
Booster is beingused to
install 38 largeEnerconwind
turbines. The turbineshave a
towerheight of 135meters and
a capacityof 7.5MW each, a
company spokesperson said.
TheBoomBooster ismade
of five inserts and two adapters
andmeasures 72meters
long. It is 10meterswide,
3.2metershigh andweighs
197metric tons. It ismadeof
singlegirders and lacingswith
pinned connections.
Sarens alsohas a second
CC8800-1 atworkwith a
BoomBooster. It isworking
at theSadaraProject in Jubail,
SaudiArabia. Tasks for the
crawler there include lifting
an85-meter tall column
whichweighs 800metric
tons.A second column lift is
scheduledbyyear-end.
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The new Terex boom booster at
awind farm inNoordoostpolder,
theNetherlands.
PHOTO COURTESY OF KLAAS EISSENS
Mammoet replaces
huge bridge in Ottawa
Mammoet has replaced a
2,100metric tonbridgeover a
highway inOttawa,Ontario,
Canada, in a record timeof
2.5hours.
The replacement of the
85meter longLeesAvenue
Bridge inOttawa is the
heaviest one tobe carriedout
inOntario.Mammoetwas
commissionedbyTomlinson
Ltd. to carryout theproject.
Thebridgewas installed
using96-axles of self-
propelledmodular transporter
(SPMT), built anddesigned
byMammoet and specialized
trailermanufacturer
Scheuerle.
Challenges during the lift
werepresentedby the curved
designof thebridge. This
made it difficult to align the
transporters beneath the
bridge, a spokesperson said.
Themovewas also carried
out over a curved sectionof
themotorway, adding to the
difficulty.Despite this, the
bridgewas installed in two-
and-a-half hours, beating
the expected time frameof
between four and sixhours.
SteveCripps, professional
engineer anddirector at the
Rail ImplementationOffice
for theCityofOttawa, said,
“This heavy lift projectwas
well planned and executed
and an excellent example
of the teamwork required
todeliver theHighway417
component of theOLRT
Project. This projectwas
another first inNorth
America; theheaviest lift of
amulti-span structureover a
freeway todate.”
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The curved bridgewas installed using a 96-axle self-propelled
modular transporter (SPMT) trailer, built and designed by
Mammoet and Scheuerle.
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Intercomp has updated
its best-sellingwheel load
scalemodels. A solar charger
built into the scale indicator
allows the scales to operate
continuously without requiring
direct power charging. This
solar boostmakes Intercomp
scalesmore turnkey and
eliminates the need to recharge
batteries in-between uses.
This time-saving, solar
charging technology will be
standard on all PT300™,
PT300DW™, LP600™
and LP600-15T™Wheel
Load Scalesmoving forward.
Charging cableswill no
longer be included, but are
still available to be ordered if
desired.
HIGHLIGHTS
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H&E Equipment Services,
Inc. (H&E) announced the
relocation of itsCorpusChristi,
TX operation to their newly-
constructed facility at 7809
IH-37AccessRoad, Corpus
Christi, TX. The new facility
is 20,000 square feet on 8
acres, with office space, parts
warehouse, a large yard area,
and an 8-bay repair shop that
includes two 5-ton overhead
cranes. The facility is capable of
repairing a variety of machines
from compact construction
equipment to large cranes, the
company said.
