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Super-Sized Truss No Problem for High Capacity Crane
Posted: 05/03/2021
A residential backyard, a nearby interstate, and a limited work window all combined to make a bridge truss replacement project a powerful demonstration of lifting strength and agility.
The contractor was tasked with replacing the double-rail bridge trusses along a railroad line that crosses the Tug Fork River at Hatfield Bottom near Matewan, WV (best known as the origination point of the Hatfield & McCoy feud). Each bridge truss section weighed 800,000 pounds.
Beyond the heavy lift tasks, the site layout for crane setup was in a civilian’s backyard, near a local interstate. Further, the client required a crane with redundant drive engines in case of engine or hydraulic pump failure, as well as the ability to walk with the load due to the site layout along the river.
In response, Deep South's team looked to the 1,760-ton Terex-Demag CC-8800-1 crawler crane with its 375’ boom operating in an SSL/LSL Configuration and Tele-Superlift mode. Further, Deep South also engineered and fabricated custom lifting beams suitable for removing the existing truss bridges and lifting the new bridge spans into place.
Using a combination of high capacity and maneuverability, crews used the Terex-Demag CC-8800-1 crawler crane with 1,583 kips of Tele-Superlift counterweight with a 98.4’ superlift radius, which facilitated an easier float and minimized down time for counterweight adjustment. Steel Track Mats, designed and fabricated by Deep South, mitigated ground bearing pressures and enabled crews to walk with the load for each lift.
The crew completed seven lifts in 36 hours for each of the two outages.
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About Deep South: Deep South Crane & Rigging is a leading provider of heavy lift and transport solutions in the refining, chemical, and energy sectors and strives to provide its customers the best tools to complete the task at hand and is home of the VersaCrane fleet. The firm offers a complete range of services, from bare crane rental to turn-key heavy lift and transport solutions to clients in North and South America. It operates out of 7 locations including Baton Rouge, LA; Sulphur, LA; New Orleans, LA; Dequincy, LA; Beaumont, TX; Houston, TX; and Catlettsburg, KY. Sister company DS Americas operates out of Bogota, Colombia. Recent recognition includes 2018 Houston Business Roundtable (HBR) Best of the Best Safety Excellence Award, 2019 Mentor Award, and 2020 Finalist; 2018 Industrial Safety Training Council (ISTC) Safety Achievement Award; 2018 and 2020 Greater Baton Rouge Industry Alliance (GBRIA) Contractor Safety Excellence Award, Crane & Rigging; 2019 Greater Baton Rouge Industry Alliance (GBRIA) Workforce Development Best of Division OneAward; 2018 and 2019 Specialized Carriers and Rigging Association (SCRA) Safety Award; and 2018, 2019 and 2020 Louisiana Worker's Compensation Corporation (LWCC) Safest 70)
Bridge Span Move and Lift Set Pace for New Bridge Completion
Posted:04/30/2021
In support of a major bridge construction project in the Midwest, Deep South crews helped transport and install four bridge spans from an off-site staging area to the bridge foundation.
Custom Connections Deliver Heavy Systems Safely, Timely, and Cost Effectively
Posted:01/12/2021
Deep South has put its transport and skills to work for a heavy industrial project in the Southwest that required Deep South to direct discharge from ships gear to barge, haul and sett a cold box, depropanizer and six modules.