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After two years of careful planning and construction, visitors to Zion National Park can once again cross the longstanding Emerald Pools bridge—now in a new, safer spot. The popular pedestrian bridge had been closed due to a landslide that compromised its foundation. But thanks to a creative solution (and a 200-ton crane), the bridge is […]

Locomotives don’t need wheel swaps often. But when they do, they don’t exactly roll into your local shop for a quick fix. That’s where Mountain steps in. In East Carbon, Utah, our team tackled a challenging locomotive wheel replacement project where the only way to make repairs was to lift the entire train — one […]

When it comes to crane work, few projects say above and beyond quite like this one. At the heart of downtown Salt Lake City, Mountain took on a challenging mechanical lift for Mechanical Service & Systems (MSS) at the iconic Triad Center–KSL Building in downtown Salt Lake City, reaching an incredible 315 feet out — […]

Transporting 200-foot wind turbine blades through the narrow, winding roads of High Prairie is a serious logistical challenge. Each move requires specialized trailers, spotters, police escorts, and at times, temporary road closures just to navigate tight turns and restrictive routes. Once on site, our seasoned crane operator uses one of our six Liebherr LTM 1750’s […]

Mountain recently mobilized for a major crane-assisted maintenance and upgrade project at Talen Energy’s power plant in Colstrip, Montana As part of the ongoing 2024 phase of this project, our crews are working alongside Talen Energy through mid-July to remove and replace essential cooling tower components. The scope of work includes: Beam removal and replacement […]

  In April, Mountain proudly participated in the renowned Dutch Flower Parade, an event recognized as an intangible cultural heritage by UNESCO and attended by over a million visitors. For the first time in nearly 50 years, a crane was featured in the parade—and we were honored to make history with our Liebherr LTM 1070-4.2. […]

We’re proud to announce that Mountain has won SC&RA’s Rigging Job of the Year in the $300,000–$1 million category for our innovative execution of a complex carbon monoxide (CO) line replacement project. The award-winning job involved the removal and replacement of a 36" to 42" refractory-lined CO line under extremely tight time constraints. With no […]

Out at a new substation connected to a nearby solar farm, we were brought in to install power pole sets ranging up to 170 feet tall. These poles play a critical role in directing power from the solar site to the grid. While the smaller poles were handled by the customer, the larger and more […]

At the University of Utah Medical Center, our Jack and Slide crew was brought in to install eight 18,000-pound air handler units. Each unit was flown over the building and landed on a platform built outside an eighth-story window. From there, the crew skated the equipment through the opening and into the building, using come-alongs […]

Replacing a 36" to 42" carbon monoxide gas pipe is challenging enough. Doing it with limited overhead clearance and obstructions below is a whole new level of complexity. The project required removing the pipe quickly and safely. With overhead clearance too tight for crane lifts and obstructions below ruling out jack and slide operations, we […]