Lift of the month

WHO: Advanced Cranes WHERE: Gippsland, Victoria LIFT: Dismantle of Maffra Weir. CRANE: Liebherr LTM 1450-8.1. CONFIGURATION: LTM 1450-8.1 was set up with a 28 metre luffing lattice jib and total ballast of 134t. The heaviest load for the 8-axle crane was 32 tonnes plus 4 tonnes for rigging and hook at a 34-metre radius and a maximum hook height of 20 metres.

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WHO: Borger Cranes and Rigging Services WHERE: Auchenflower Station, Brisbane. LIFT: New pedestrian overpass weighing 56t with rigging. CRANE: Liebherr LTM 1650-8.1. CONFIGURATION: 155t of counterweight. 52m Main Boom. Pick radius was 26m with the 8.4m counterweight position. WHO: Mammoet. WHERE: Vienna, Austria. Crane: DEMAG CC 8800-1. LIFT: 43m long, 550t bridge. CRANE CONFIGURATION: Lift required a 31m long special spreader beam for a load of 650t. The weight of the rigging equipment alone was 70t. An ‘integrated stinger’ fitted to the superlift of the 1,600t crawler crane enabled the fast changes of the load.

WHO: Max Cranes WHERE: Client was Santos, Cooper Basin, Queensland. WHAT: 246t absorber CRANES: A 1200t Liebherr LTM11200-9.1 with 202t of counterweight in TY (Superlift configuration) and a 400t Liebherr LTM1400-7.1 with 120t of counterweight also in TY (Superlift) were used to conduct the lift. WHO: Universal Cranes WHERE: Air Liquide at Incitec Pivot on Gibson Island. CRANES: Grove GMK 7450 with 25.7m of main boom and 120t of counterweight. Demag AC350 – 6 27.2m of main boom and 116.7t of counterweight. LIFT: Dual crane lift of two CO2 vessels. Each weighed 125t on the plan and were 34m long with a diameter of 4.5m. WHO: West Cranes and Access Hire WHERE: Victorian wind farm LIFT: 42m long 30 tonne wind turbine blade. CRANE: Humma 55.