The transport of a new vacuum tower (weighing in excess of one million pounds) was the first part of a complex, multi-phase project that required two years of planning. The tower was received from ship’s gear onto a prepped barge that was then pushed to the Texas City Dock. After the marine transport was complete, Deep South used a double-wide 18-axle-line Scheuerle SPMT to move the 114’-7” x 33’-5” x 39’-10” tower and set it on temporary staging for dress out and prep work
Months later, Deep South returned to transport the tower from the staging area to the crane area. The move required transportation over a sleeper rack utilizing Deep South’s 100’ jumper bridges, in combination with planned timber matting, to climb down a 6’ elevation change from the staging area to the lifting area. Deep South then weighed the tower using a Straightpoint Bluetooth Weighing System. Finally, Deep South set the tower using the 1,000-ton VersaCrane™ CC-12000 and a 440-ton Tadano Demag CC-2400-1 for tailing.
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