{"id":4140,"date":"2016-06-09T13:29:30","date_gmt":"2016-06-09T13:29:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/minutes.machine.market\/?p=4140"},"modified":"2016-06-09T13:29:30","modified_gmt":"2016-06-09T13:29:30","slug":"mlc300-navigates-soft-soil-and-tight-quarters-to-complete-kiln-lift","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/machine.market\/blog\/mlc300-navigates-soft-soil-and-tight-quarters-to-complete-kiln-lift\/","title":{"rendered":"W.O. Grubb&#8217;s Manitowoc MLC300 navigates soft soil and tight quarters to complete kiln lift"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>This feature proved especially useful for a project to replace an industrial lime kiln at a plant in Wilmington, North Carolina. The plant was located near a river in a coastal region, so the job site\u2019s terrain was soft and wet. The lift called for a crane that could fit into a tight space and lift the 215 USt kiln, but could still handle the tricky terrain. A <a href=\"http:\/\/www.manitowoccranes.com\/en\/cranes\/manitowoc\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Manitowoc<\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.manitowoccranes.com\/en\/cranes\/manitowoc\/crawler-cranes\/lattice-boom-crawlers\/MLC300\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">MLC300<\/a> proved to be a great solution<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.wogrubb.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">W.O. Grubb Crane Rental,<\/a> based in Richmond, Virginia, was tasked with the project\u2019s lifting duties. Jeff Collins, vice president of engineering and administration for W.O. Grubb, said that he chose the 330 USt MLC300 because of its capacity, small footprint and low ground bearing pressure.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u201cWe had to erect the crane in an alleyway and only had an allowable ground bearing value of 2,000 psf to work with. Without the VPC, we couldn\u2019t have made the crane light enough to safely complete the job,\u201d he said. \u201cAlso, the MLC300 was a good choice for this job because it gave us the size and load capacity on a compact footprint.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>The crane\u2019s primary job was to lift a 215 USt lime kiln that measured 25 ft in diameter. It needed to be lifted through a 35 ft by 75 ft opening in the roof of a 45 ft-tall structure. The kiln was then placed on storage stands and hauled to a remote laydown area. The MLC300 then lowered a replacement kiln through the same opening so that an engineering team could weld the new unit into place.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u201cWe were working in a very tight spot,\u201d Collins said. \u201cThe crane had to be positioned within inches of a building wall at one end, with only a three-inch vertical clearance between the top of the counterweight stack and the bottom of a pipe rack under which the counterweights were forced to swing. It was a complex series of lifts, but even working in such tight quarters, the MLC300 performed flawlessly. We were able to finish the turnaround in 36 hours.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-9600 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/cranemarket.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Manitowoc-MLC300-1-crawler-crane.jpg\" alt=\"Manitowoc-MLC300-1-crawler-crane\" width=\"1022\" height=\"1500\" srcset=\"https:\/\/machine.market\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Manitowoc-MLC300-1-crawler-crane.jpg 1022w, https:\/\/machine.market\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Manitowoc-MLC300-1-crawler-crane-204x300.jpg 204w, https:\/\/machine.market\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Manitowoc-MLC300-1-crawler-crane-768x1127.jpg 768w, https:\/\/machine.market\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Manitowoc-MLC300-1-crawler-crane-698x1024.jpg 698w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1022px) 100vw, 1022px\" \/><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This feature proved especially useful for a project to replace an industrial lime kiln at a plant in Wilmington, North Carolina. 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