A Pool of Possibilities

As part of a high-rise renovation project, the owner needed a 23,333-pound swimming pool lifted onto the roof of a multi-use office and residential building in downtown Baton Rouge, Louisiana. The building height is 273.2’ with an upper deck that sits 277.4' above the ground that surrounds the pool.

The pool—which measures 33’ long, 13’ wide, and 4’ deep—had a combined weight of about 28,000 pounds, including rigging, load block, and auxiliary pool equipment.

Crane Construct

Beyond the lift of the large pool system, crews on the ground needed to work with limited space due to the downtown location. With narrow streets and many surrounding structures, there was very little room to assemble and then maneuver heavy equipment.

The team opted to use a 600-ton Tadano Demag AC-500-2 all-terrain crane for the primary lift. The crane was assembled within the confines of a city block in preparation for the lift.

A Sideways Super Lift

The Tadano Demag AC-500-2 all-terrain crane was in a sideways super-lift luffing fly-jib configuration (inclined by 60 degrees) with a main boom length of 169.9’ at an 83-degree angle. The luffing jib length was 255.9’. Further, the setup had a maximum counterweight (396,800 pounds) with a maximum outrigger configuration of 31.6’ x 31.6’.

• Equipment Used

  • Demag AC-500-2

• Services Used

  • Heavy Lift