by admin | Apr 15, 2017 | Equipment & Construction Videos
One of the world’s largest land cranes has taken up residence in London. The ALE AL.SK190 crane, which features a 4,300 tonne capacity strand lift system, is 120 meters (393′) tall when fully erected. The machine is being used by Keltbray to delicately...
by admin | Apr 11, 2017 | Crane & Lifting News, Equipment & Construction Videos, Manufacturer News
Tokyo-based manufacturer Hitachi Sumitomo Heavy Industries Construction Crane Co., Ltd., (“HSC”) has launched the 650TLX, 65-tonne lifting capacity telescopic crawler crane for the global market. The machine designed to suite to a broad range of work site, while...
by admin | Apr 3, 2017 | Equipment & Construction Videos, Workforce News
Joshua Dybka of Ramona is a crane operator downtown. His daily view is one of the best in the city. From his crane cab, he’s almost seen it all. However, a few days back, this was a first, even for him. “I look on the ground and there’s an American...
by admin | Apr 3, 2017 | Equipment & Construction Videos, Heavy Equipment, Crane & Construction Accidents
The company running the 32-ton Boomtruck is Builders Diversified Services. A man was operating the crane from the back of the truck when this happened and used a kill switch to shut off the engine. A woman and her dog were in one of the homes when the truck crashed...
by admin | Mar 15, 2017 | Constuction & Business News, Crane & Lifting News, Equipment & Construction Videos
Big Sur, Califoria. The wrecking ball didn’t do much damage Monday as technical issues delayed the demolition of the condemned Pfeiffer Canyon Bridge on Highway 1. The contractors tasked with the demolition had trouble getting the Liebherr crawler crane’s free-fall...
by admin | Mar 7, 2017 | Crane & Lifting News, Equipment & Construction Videos
The New Wear Crossing bridge, a project of the city of Sunderland in the UK, is currently under construction and is scheduled to open in 2018. The bridge will span the River Wear from Castletown to Pallion, and its centrepiece will be a soaring 105m-high pylon. Sarens...
