mobile cranes

A man working on the top of a mobile crane was injured yesterday in Tempe, Arizona, it is not clear if he was rigging or carrying out maintenance work, when something struck his leg and broke it.

A hire firm boss has admitted a mobile crane that leaked oil on the A92 before a fatal car crash was not safe for the road. Lawrence Whyte, 40, of Ellon-based William Whyte Cargo Handlers, initially told the inquiry in Stonehaven Sheriff Court that he believed the crane was roadworthy. But he went on to admit it was not when shown the condition of some of its parts.

Following a complaint, RCMP are looking for Paddy Gene Doherty, a man who is alleged to have conducted inspection of machinery at about 27 businesses throughout the Kootenies. Doherty faces 49 charges of fraud and uttering a forged document.

“Eagle West really stepped up to the plate. I called the morning I needed a crane to pull out a car that had driven into an excavation on a major construction site. When I called, they knew exactly what to do and did everything I asked – they didn’t have to – but they did and they did it fast!”

Leo Pascuzzi, Site Superintendant
Trafalgar Enterprises

A military Rough Terrain crane overturned after it slipped off of its trailer in a trading estate in Harmon, Guam today and was not involved in any lifting accident. The crane is owned by the US Air Force’s Red Horse squadron and was apparently in the area for routine maintenance.

Terex Cranes, Zweibrücken, Germany, will be exhibiting seven cranes at ConExpo 2011, including three new boom truck and truck crane models designed for the specific needs of North American customers.

A new vehicle purchasing plan which will save up to 60,000 liters of fuel per year.

Irish based international lifting and wind power specialist McNally/Windhoist has taken delivery of a 750 tonne Liebherr LG1750 lattice boomed truck mounted crane.The new crane travelled form the manufacturers Ehingen plant this week directly to its first contract in France where it will be used to erect a number of wind turbines.

A four axle All Terrain crane tipped over and trapped the operator yesterday at an old phosphate plant in north Manatee County, Florida.

A six axle All Terrain crane went over at the Orica Chemicals refinery at Kooragang Island, near Newcastle New South Wales, late last week, after one of its outriggers punched through the ground into some sort of void.