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LIFTING
SITE REPORT
DECEMBER 2014
ACT
boom lengthof 215.6 feet, abackmast of
118 feet, 716,500pounds of counterweight
on thedolly, and364,000pounds ofmain
counterweight tomake the lifts.
Makingone-to-twopicks aday,
Mazzarese stressed itwas important not
to thinkof theSuperlift 3800 as a cycle
machine.
“This is aheavypickmachine,”he said.
“Itmight take sevenminutes tomake this
lift as opposed to twominutes, but you
have to think inbig terms. Thebigger the
machine, theygo slower.”
Working together
It took49 trucks to transport the crane
toLaCygne and four and ahalf days to
assemble it in late July and earlyAugust.
Once itwas built, itwashitwithwind,
thunderstorms and9 inches of rain in the
first fivedays on-site. After the initial
setback, theproject started rolling right
along. The cranewas projected to finish
uponNovember 15.Once it’sdismantled
andpackedup, theSuperlift 3800will
head to anotherpowerplant inNew
Mexico for its thirdofficial job.
“AmQuip strongly continues togrow
their projectwork, servingour customers
nationally,” said JimWorkman, regional
manager,AmQuip. “Weprovide a safe
and efficient lifting solution for our
customers. The Superlift 3800 is an
excellent addition toAmQuip’s fleet and
TerexCranes offers the fleet and service
we require.AmQuip andTerexhave a
long standingworkingpartnership in the
industry.”
Terex echoed that sentiment.
“Terexvalues thepartnership it haswith
AmQuip,” saidMarkPhillippi, director
of sales,NorthAmerica, Terex. “It’s great
to see aproject come together like this.
In the end, it’s about our customer’s
results.”
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The Terex Superlift3800was taskedwith replacing rusted
ductwork at the La Cygne Generating Station in Kanas.
The Superlift3800 used amain boom
length of 177.2 feet, a luffing boom
length of 215.6 feet, a backmast of 118
feet to complete the lifts.
