- Wed November 22, 2000
Kobelco CK2500 Boom Crane Hoists Productivity With Strength, Agility
Kobelco America Inc. has extended its line of hydraulic lattice boom crawler cranes with the introduction of the 250-ton (225 t) CK2500. It features strong lifting capabilities, exceptionally long reach, and a short swing radius....
- Wed November 22, 2000
Grove Saddles Up TMS700E, Takes 2,400 Mile Road Trip
Demo ride? Sure, take it out for a spin. How about Shady Grove, PA to Orlando, FL and back with a few stops along the 2,400 mile route. That’s just what Grove did to introduce its TMS700E Series mobile hydraulic truck mounted crane....
- Wed November 22, 2000
Grove Provides Precise Control On or Off-Road
The Grove GMK5120B all-terrain crane was introduced just a few months ago. The 120-ton (100 t) unit with a five-section 167-ft. (51 m) boom, and with lattice boom extensions, has a maximum tip height of 288 ft....
- Wed November 22, 2000
Cargill’s E-Crane Off to Flying Start
The Cargill Fertilizer facility at Port Cargill in Savage, MN, needed to reduce operating costs and increase the volume handled by its barge off-loading operation. A conventional cable crane and rope operated bucket had been the off-loading method at the facility for years, but increasing safety concerns, repair costs and poor reliability made it clear that a change was needed....
- Wed November 22, 2000
Grove Crane Puts on Some Weight to Reach Higher
Grove Crane is now offering an additional 2,000-lbs. (907 kg) counterweight for the TMS540 and ATS540 truck cranes. This counterweight increase in these 40-ton (35 t) units from 6,000 to 8,000 lbs. (2,722 to 3,620 kg) provides up to a 20-percent increase in lifting capacity in various areas of the main boom load chart....
- Wed November 08, 2000
Manitowoc 2250 Supercharges Power Plant Construction
A Manitowoc 2250 crawler crane is playing a powerful role in the construction of an 800-MW co-generation power plant in Sayreville, NJ.
During the construction, the crane will lift components that weigh up to 300,000 lbs....
- Wed October 25, 2000
Steffy Cranes Reaches New Heights With Grove Crane
Steffy Cranes, Ephrata, PA, is taking its customers to new heights with the help of Grove Cranes and L.B. Smith Inc., Camp Hill, PA. Steffy Cranes recently purchased a Grove GMK 5210, the largest unit of this crane rental house, to meet the growing needs of its customers.
The history of Steffy Cranes Inc....
Mark A. Horner - Sat October 21, 2000
Seventeen Cranes Hoist Big-I Sky High Above New Mexico
Progress, many locals will tell you, doesn’t always steamroll its way into New Mexico. No wonder there is widespread amazement with the rapidly changing landscape at Albuquerque’s “Big-I.” On any given day, up to 17 cranes stretch skyward....
- Tue September 12, 2000
Greystone Plant Jacks Up for Quick, Easy Relocation
Producers can eliminate sand-hauling costs with the highly-mobile Aggre-Washer and Screening Plant manufactured by Columbus, Nebraska-based GreyStone Inc. The portable Aggre-Washer and Screening Plant can be relocated and ready for processing fine materials in a single production shift by folding down the feed hopper and removing the blocking....
Megan Nichols - Sat August 19, 2000
MoDOT, Contractors Cap Decades of Planning With Bold $550M Overhaul
Three decades in the planning and the subject of a ballot initiative, the Page Avenue extension is a Missouri Department of Transportation (MoDOT) project that is adding a fourth bridge across the Missouri River....
