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APRIL 2015
ACT
LIFTING
SITEREPORT
Lampson International’s
Transi-Lift LTL-850was
dispatched toNorthern
Oregon to lift 12 heat
recovery steam generator
units.
modernizedpower trainwithan eco-
friendlyTier 3/4iCumminsEngine
drivingComerdrumplanetaries that
increase singledrum linepullsup to70
percent.
Among the challengingaspectsof
this jobwas the crane choreography for
removing theHRSGbundles from the
up-righting frame, Lampson said.
“Thedesignof theup-right framewas
such thatwhen itwas vertical therewere
three cranehooks andboom tipswithinan
8-foot radiusof each,making clearances
between the cranes and theup-right frame
minimal,” she said. “Additionally, the
project locationwas in closeproximity
toa largewind farmandas such, daily
wind speedsweremeasured.We took into
account specificwindowsof time inwhich
these liftswere able tobemade ina safe
and efficientmanner.”
TheLTL-850was ideal for theproject
because it fit into the small footprint,
makingother areasof the jobsite
accessible. It alsoprovidedplentyof
capacity to set all of theHRSGbundles
fromone location. Lampsonprovided all
lift planningand engineering.
“We appreciate theopportunity to
demonstrate theproficiencyof our
equipment andwe consider it aprivilege
tohaveworkedwithour customer,”
Lampson said.
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S
ome jobs require the lifting
power of high capacity super
cranes. Suchwas the case at
aplant inNorthernOregonwhereheat
recovery steamgenerators (HRSGs)
needed tobeup-righted and installed.
For theproject, Lampson International
utilized itsLampsonTransi-Liftmodel
LTL-850as thehead crane anda
Manitowoc4100Ringer Series 3as
the tailing crane. TheLampson4100
MillenniumSeries 2wasused tohold the
up-right verticalwhile theHRSGbundle
was removedand to laydown theup-right
frame inpreparation for thenext bundle.
“We lifted12HRSGbundlesof various
weights,” saidKateLampson, director
of public relations. “Eachbundlewas
roughly16by16by80 feet longand the
heaviest bundleweighed452.9Kips and
the lightest bundleweighed219.0Kips.”
TheLTL-850was riggedwith260 feet
ofmainboom, 130 feet ofmast, 60 feet
of stinger and1,300Kipsof auxiliary
counterweight. Thisparticularmodel
of theTransi-Lift has the capacity to lift
850 tons. The3,100-ton capacity4100
Ringerwas riggedwith140 feet ofmain
boomand130 feet ofmast. The230-ton
capacity4100Millenniumwas rigged
witha160-footmainboom.
Crane choreography
TheLampson4100Millennium is
oneof about 100Manitowoc4100
crawlers thatwas remanufacturedby
Lampson International. TheLampson
4100Millennium crawler combines the
structural integrityandversatilityof the
Manitowoc4100with the safetyand
easeof operationof thenewgeneration
hydraulicoperating system cranes,
Lampson said. Thenewmodels feature
new serial numbers inaddition toa
Bundled up
Above: The Transi-Lift LTL-850was rigged
with260 feet ofmain boom, 130 feet ofmast,
60 feet of stinger and1,300Kips of auxiliary
counterweight.
Left: The 4100Millennium is a new version
of theManitowoc 4100.
