- Mon June 02, 2008
Potain Unveils Largest Topless Tower Crane in MDT Range
Manitowoc’s latest topless tower crane from Potain — the MDT 268 — is the largest crane in the redesigned MDT range. The crane has an improved reach and numerous features to simplify and speed up the erection and dismantle process....
- Mon June 02, 2008
Link-Belt Raises the Bar With Its New HTC-8675 Series II
Link Belt’s HTC-8675 Series II 75-ton (70 t) telescopic truck crane has a 127-ft. (38.7 m) formed boom, which adds 12 ft. (3.6 m) over its predecessor, the HTC 8675. It uses Link-Belt’s latching boom known for its ability to telescope loads....
- Mon June 02, 2008
Caterpillar-Based Crawler Crane Features 60-Ton Capacity
The new Favelle Favco Model 60T telescopic boom crawler crane with 60-ton (54 t) capacity and a 4-section, 105-ft. (32 m) boom tip is built on a Caterpillar Model 325 excavator power module. The crane is powered by a quad turbocharged 168-hp (125 kW) Cat diesel engine with automatic engine control and an electronic power unit control with backup system....
- Thu May 22, 2008
’Meet the Machines’ Continues to Be Huge Hit With Kids
Nearly 12,000 adults and kids were on hand to experience an opportunity to Meet the Machines at Budrovich Excavating & Contracting headquarters on April 26. The fourth annual event, co-hosted by Fabick CAT, welcomed a record number of approximately 4,500 kids ranging in age from 3 to 16....
Mary Reed - Fri April 25, 2008
Tower Cranes Aid Transfer of Acropolis Antiquities
A section of a sacred marble frieze sculpted by Phidias 2,500 years ago was moved last October from its original home on the Parthenon, perched high on the Acropolis, Athens’s rocky citadel. It was the first of numerous priceless artifacts transferred to a nearby modernistic concrete and glass museum....
Lori Lovely - Mon March 31, 2008
Fenway Park: America’s Little Ballpark Grows Up
Fenway Park celebrates its 96th anniversary this year. In lieu of a birthday gift comes a much-needed update. Like so many unassembled toys, one of Fenway’s “gifts” had to be put together before it could be put to use....
- Fri March 28, 2008
LJ Crane & Rigging Adds Three New Territory Managers
The LJ Companies, headquartered in Rhode Island, has added Frank Brian Dempsey, Scott Mogavero and Frank Bonzani as territory managers of Crane Service and Rentals. Mogavero, of Peabody, Mass., was recently employed with Coastal Crane Company, headquartered in Quincy, Mass....
Angela B. Hurni - Wed March 12, 2008
Crews Build New Bridges to Chincoteague Island
The Black Narrows Bridge and the Chincoteague Channel Bridge on Route 175 provide the only access to Chincoteague Island, Va. In recent years, the bridges began falling into ill repair, prompting the town to call upon the Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT) and the Commonwealth Transportation Board (CTB) to supply funds to replace the bridges....
- Wed March 12, 2008
Crane Rental Corporation Breaks in Manitowoc 18000
Crane Rental Corporation has just completed an inaugural lift with its second Manitowoc 18000 crane. The crane was shipped from the factory directly to a St. Petersburg, Fla., job site in early February....
Rebecca Ragain - Wed March 05, 2008
Alaska Highway Moves on Despite Winter
It’s the second-to-last week in February, and Dave Schnabl of Alaska Interstate Construction (AIC) is hoping for below-freezing temperatures at the job site. One might think that when you’re working about 95 mi....
