Wow! This job is a textbook case on how to Fast-Track a 500 Ton crane with 8 loads (counterweight, winch, mats, and rigging) and a 7 spreader bar rigging configuration consisting of 45 pieces that included a 58’ spreader beam. We got the GO call Tuesday afternoon and by 11:30 Wednesday morning the Sterett Team… Read more »
Posts Categorized: Truck Cranes
Tennessee State Capitol
The Nashville branch of Sterett Crane & Rigging had an amazing opportunity recently. We helped several different contractors complete the refinish on the State Capitol in downtown Nashville! We had our Terex Explorer 5800 out there replacing the copper roof, setting up and tearing down the scaffolding, and utilizing a man basket to assist in… Read more »
We Built This City On Setting Steel
Our St. Louis Branch of Sterett Crane & Rigging had a crane rental on our Liebherr LTM 1250-6.1 recently. We had 236’ of main boom and 118’ of jib at a 45-degree offset with 104k lbs. of counterweight to set steel on this roof. The building was 16 stories tall and required the team to… Read more »
Drove My Crane To The Levy
Our St. Louis branch of Sterett Crane & Rigging had the opportunity to replace some clarifiers and catwalk recently. We used our 275 Ton Liebherr LTM 1220 and had 113’ of boom out with a load that was over 20k lbs. It took several days to finish picking all the pieces and luckily the weather… Read more »
Nothing Like A Tandem Pick
Just recently Sterett Crane & Rigging completed a tandem pick to set a truss. The job required us to shut down a street on a Saturday and use both our 300 ton and our 500 ton hydraulic truck cranes. When completing tandem picks it is imperative the onsite team have strong communication and make safety… Read more »
Crane In An Underground Mine
Sterett Crane & Rigging’s Louisville, KY branch had a job in a local mine recently. We used our 120 Ton Hydraulic Truck Crane, the Terex AC100-4L. Using this crane was ideal for the space and the multiple picks we did to help complete maintenance on the conveyer. The heaviest of these picks were almost 20k… Read more »
Making the Impossible Possible
Sterett Crane & Rigging’s St. Louis branch had a mobile crane rental (service) job located in Illinois this past week. We used our Liebherr LTM1220-5.2 to pick a mill and motor out of a pit so it could be replaced by new machinery. The mill and motor weighed a combined total of over 200k lbs.!… Read more »
Water Tank in Fulton, KY
Our Calvert City, KY branch of Sterett Crane & Rigging drove down to Fulton, KY last week to assist in lifting and replacing a heavy and hard to reach water tank. The project had to be done quickly and efficiently and our Calvert City team executed the job perfectly. We are proud of all the… Read more »
Setting Beams and Steel in Evansville, IN
Deaconess Gateway Project setting beams & steel. Our team had our Explorer 5500 in the beginning but changed to our CK-1600 once it arrived from St. Louis, MO. Sterett Crane has the highest standard of equipment in the industry. With this vast inventory of equipment all around the Midwest it allows us multiple options to… Read more »
Chemical Plant Column Change-out in Western Kentucky
Column Dimensions: 6′ diameter x 100′ tall (100,000 lbs) Sterett Crane & Rigging tackled a project this summer using our new Terex AC-500 ( 600 Ton Mobile Crane w/ 308,000 lbs counterweights, 98′ main boom & 113′ luffer ) to change-out and replace a column at a Chemical Plant in Western Kentucky. Our Owensboro, KY… Read more »