Matt Joyce - ASSOCIATED PRESS - Fri June 15, 2007
Building Boom Creates Shortage of Cranes
DALLAS (AP) It’s daybreak when Michael Machovsky climbs nearly 200 ft. (60 m) to the cab of his tower crane for a 10-hour day of hoisting equipment and supplies across a downtown construction site....
- Wed June 06, 2007
Link-Belt 298 HSL Fills Gap in Lattice Boom Crane Line
Link-Belt’s 298 HSL, a 230-ton (208.6 t) hydraulic lattice boom crawler crane fills out Link-Belt’s crawler crane line providing Link-Belt quality between 200 and 300 tons. It also provides a replacement for all the aging 230-ton crawlers in fleets around the world....
- Wed June 06, 2007
Thorough Inspections Keep Cranes Operating Safely
By Kerry LeeSPECIAL TO CEGSometimes it’s best not to make the 5 o’clock news. When you’re an established, national company, like Manson Construction Co., you make quality crane inspection a top priority....
- Wed June 06, 2007
Caterpillar-Based 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....
Maybelle G. Cagle - Wed May 23, 2007
Miss. Towns Reconnected by Bay St. Louis Bridge
Mississippi Gulf Coast residents celebrated a milestone May 17 when two lanes were opened on the newly reconstructed Bay St. Louis bridge destroyed by Hurricane Katrina. The new U.S. 90 bridge links the communities of Bay St....
- Wed May 09, 2007
Dawes Rigging & Crane Rental Inc. Changes Facility
Dawes Rigging & Crane Rental Inc. has moved to a new 12-acre facility off Interstate 94 at Highway 29 in Eau Claire, Wis., from its former location in Chippewa Falls. Since 1993, Dawes has been based in the Chippewa Valley but, with rental and sales operations growing, Dawes decided to expand to the new location because it allows room for future growth....
- Tue May 08, 2007
ALL Erection & Crane Rental Adds Manitowoc 14000 Crawler Cranes
ALL Erection & Crane Rental Corp. added a substantial number of the first Manitowoc Model 14000 crawler cranes, Manitowoc’s latest offering in the 220 ton (200 t) class. The purchase of the Model 14000s means that, once again, ALL Erection has placed the initial order on one of Manitowoc’s new cranes....
- Wed May 02, 2007
Marco Crane Takes Delivery of Grove GMK7550 in Arizona
Marco Crane received a new Grove GMK7550 mobile crane, the largest all-terrain available from Manitowoc Crane Group. Dan Mardian, president of Marco Crane and sister company Mardian Equipment, both based in Phoenix, Ariz., said the GMK7550’s 550-ton (450 t) capacity and transportability were important features for his business....
Lori Lovely - Mon April 23, 2007
GM Demolishes Plant in Lansing, Mich.
Due to the prohibitive cost of operating safely and in an environmentally friendly manner in two existing plants in Lansing, Mich., General Motors Corporation constructed two new facilities (the Grand River Assembly and Delta Township plants) to replace them....
- Mon April 02, 2007
Acoustics Abate Noise in Gehl’s New E-Series Skid Loaders
Gehl Company’s new E-Series skid loader line consists of six new skid loaders ranging from the compact Model 3640E with a rated operating load of 1,175 lbs. (533 kg) to the Model 6640E with a rated operating load of 2,900 lbs....
