Lifting Equipment: Page 125

Manitowoc Cranes a Key Player on Tappan Zee Bridge Replacement

The complex site calls for 30+ cranes - 14 of them from Manitowoc - to handle a variety of loading, unloading, pile driving, lift and place and other tasks.

The 110-ton-capacity Manitowoc 11000-1 was erected on a trestle, where it loads and unloads supplies from barges working along the waterway, plus is used as an accessory crane.

Sponsored Content

When The Electric Grid Isn’t Reliable – Propane Is.

Propane Education and Research Council (PERC)

The DOE warns of a 100x surge in blackouts by 2030. Propane is reliable, on-site energy that keeps critical systems running when the grid can’t.

When The Electric Grid Isn’t Reliable – Propane Is.

Rough Terrain Forklift

Video: Manitou M Series Rough-terrain Straight Mast Forklifts

The Tier 4-certified M 40 is tailored for use in housing, general construction, building material supply, agriculture, rental, forestry and the oil and gas industry due to its rugged, rough-terrain design.

Video: Manitou M Series Rough-terrain Straight Mast Forklifts

Rough Terrain Forklift

Manitou M 40 Rough-terrain Vertical Masted Forklift

Manitou North America, LLC

Tier 4-certified material handler has a maximum lift height of 19 ft. 6 in. and a maximum loading capacity of 8,179 lbs.

Manitou M40 Image3 5564845375cf5

Telescopic Handler

Spec Sheet: Genie GTH-1256 telehandler

Providing high visibility over a low boom profile, the GTH-1256 telehandler has a lift capacity of 12,000 lbs. and a maximum lifting height of 56 ft.

Safway Group Offers Free Scaffold Safety Training

Safway Group Holding LLC

Limited time, no-cost offer available through May 31st

Complex Access Solution Keeps Capital Landmark Open During Quake Repairs

Safway Group Holding LLC

Safway Services wins Craftsmanship Award for scaffold and access solutions work around sensitive, historic worksite of the Washington National Cathedral

The QuikDeck segments were used as working surfaces at the perimeters of the platform facing the nave, great choir and transept areas.

Construction Safety

Texas Supreme Court Overturns Jury Verdict on Genie Lift Death

A 6-3 ruling said the Genie AWP-40S aerial lift in not unreasonably dangerous after a man was killed when two workers tried to move the lift while it was 40 feet in the air

Miami City Centre Project Employs 11 Tower Cranes for Intricate Lifts

Luffing jib, hammerhead and flat top Terex cranes have all been lifting materials for buildings under construction at the Brickell City Centre along the coastline

Terex transfer masts help Maxim Crane meet the stringent wind-load ratings and gain more flexibility with regard to the initial freestanding crane configurations.

Construction Safety

Contractor Appeals OSHA Fine, Judge Upholds and Increases Fine

Crane operator reported cable needed to be replaced but supervisors chose not to fix the issue before the cable broke on the jobsite

Lifting Equipment

MEC Awarded Patent for Innovative Work Platform Design

MEC Aerial Work Platforms

MEC Aerial Work Platforms announces the issuance of U.S. Patent number 8,678,135 for its innovative ‘Aerial Work Apparatus with Laterally Offset Work Platform’ design, featured on the Crossover 59 series and 69 series scissor lifts.

Lifting Equipment

Don Ahern Talks About What's Coming from Snorkel, Xtreme

We had the rare opportunity to pick the brain of industry veteran and celebrity Don Ahern, CEO of Ahern Rentals, operating manager/president of Xtreme Manufacturing and owner of Snorkel, so we asked about what he sees in his crystal ball.

donahern 11361632 1 55425aa38f057

Fascan and V&H Inc. Auction Pink Boom Truck for Cancer Research

Fascan International

Proceeds from the $312,000 Western Star 4700SB and Fassi wallboard crane will benefit a Wisconsin-based clinic's efforts to find a cure for breast cancer

Marshfield 8 554145d3c2395

Page 125 of 244