Wed March 28, 2001
New Holland Appoints Tracey Road Equipment New Dealer
Tracey Road Equipment, based in East Syracuse, NY, has been appointed the New Holland Construction Equipment distributor for central New York. The company will carry the full line of New Holland equipment throughout its locations in East Syracuse, Watertown and Binghamton....
Mon March 12, 2001
Manitowoc Issues Binding Offer to Acquire Potain Cranes
The Manitowoc Company Inc. has issued a binding offer to acquire the Potain cranes subsidiary of Groupe Legris Industries SA. The offer is contingent upon certain events, which include governmental and regulatory approval, as well as final acceptance of the offer by the seller....
Sat February 17, 2001
Komatsu Excavator Wows Determann, Aging Iowa Crane Enjoys Retirement
When Tom Determann, owner of Determann Terminals, Camanche, IA, went on a mission to replace an aging cable crane for his barge loading and unloading operations, he had a short list of needs — capacity and versatility....
Wed January 10, 2001
Scott Bridge Calls Specialist for Consultation on U.S. 31 Project
The Alabama Department of Transportation has awarded a $9.7-million contract to Scott Bridge Company Inc. for work on U.S. 31 in Montgomery, Elmore and Autauga counties. Work on the contract, which involves roadwork and relief bridge replacement over the Alabama River, began in May 1999....
Wed December 13, 2000
All Crane Rental of Georgia Invites Guests to Hit the Links
If you want to present an impressive golf invitational, you need to talk with the folks at All Crane Rental of Georgia Inc. All Crane recently held its seventh annual golf invitational at The Golf Club at Bridge Mill....
Mon December 04, 2000
Company’s Largest Liftcrane Featured in Article on Heavy Machinery Manufacturers
The Manitowoc Company Inc. was recently featured in a Forbes magazine article on the manufacturers of "some of America’s most impressive heavy machinery." In a six-page article entitled "Big Metal" in the November 27, 2000 issue of Forbes, one of the company’s Model 21000 liftcranes, sold to All Erection & Crane Rental Corp., was pictured lifting a 300,000 lb....
Wed November 29, 2000
SmartCrane Leads the Fight Against Swaying
SmartCrane, a division of Hampton, VA-based Daniel H. Wagner Associates Inc. (DHWA), has created software that automates the acceleration of crane trolleys in order to prevent cargo from swaying. In July, SmartCrane signed a five-year contract with Mannesmann Dematic AG Gottwald to supply software for its line of Mobile Harbour Cranes....
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 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 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....