- 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....
Petra Pringle - Wed July 12, 2000
Cranes Crowd Sky Above Charleston
Historic Charleston, SC, nicknamed “The Holy City” because of the many churches that still dominate its skyline, may soon have to be renamed “Tower City.”
Tower cranes have rarely been seen in the historic district because height requirements designed to preserve the 18th century ambience prohibit high rises....
- Sat June 17, 2000
Link-Belt Unit to the Rescue! RTC Answers Emergency Calls
Most electrical power plants, such as the Fayette Power Project in LaGrange, TX, have been on-line for more than 20 years and must be constantly upgraded to comply with newer, more stringent anti-pollution requirements....
Giles Lambertson - Wed June 14, 2000
Gelder Brings Half Century of Experience to Raleigh Streets
Spring came early to North Carolina, and crews of Gelder and Associates Inc. got a quick start on a summer-long project to repave 170 streets in Raleigh.
The veteran paving company won a NC Department of Transportation and city contract to rework and resurface streets in every district of Raleigh....
- Wed May 24, 2000
J&J Truck Equipment Named Top Auto Crane Distributor
J&J Truck Equipment, a division of Somerset Welding and Steel Inc., recently announced that it has been named the top distributor of Auto Crane service bodies, cranes, and compressors by the Auto Crane Company....
