Blades, Booms & Big Moves at Ocotillo Wind Farm

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Blades, Booms & Big Moves at Ocotillo Wind Farm

Repowering the Ocotillo Express Wind Farm Mountain recently partnered with Pattern Energy to complete a major repower project at the Ocotillo Express Wind Farm in Southern California. The multi-phase project included full blade replacements across 105 towers, along with generator upgrades on select turbines to help extend the life and performance of the facility. Heavy […]

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Breaking Down History at Yellowstone

Mountain Crane Supports Yellowstone Bridge Replacement A major infrastructure milestone has been reached in Yellowstone National Park as the new Yellowstone River bridge now carries traffic across one of the park’s most critical corridors. With the new crossing officially open, crews have shifted focus to the final phase of the project: demolition of the original […]

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Back to Their Roots: Returning Temple Square's Historic Trees

Rooted in History: Temple Square's Honeysuckle Trees Return Home Temple Square is another step closer to reopening — and this time, some of its oldest residents are coming back with it. After years away from the landscape they've shaped for generations, three mature honeysuckle trees have been carefully transplanted back to their homes around the […]

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World Record Basketball Shot

THAT’S OFFICIALLY AMAZING! Mountain Crane was honored to be a part of a Guinness Book of World Records moment! When the Harlem Globe Trotters reached out to our team and asked if we could hoist a basketball hoop up 50 feet in the air to set a new world record we couldn’t wait to be […]

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500 Ton Tandem Crane

Mountain Crane was honored to be a part of a Guinness Book of World Records moment! When the Harlem Globe Trotters reached out to our team and asked if we could hoist a basketball hoop up 50 feet in the air to set a new world record we couldn’t wait to be a part of […]

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Honoring our Veterans

Honoring our veterans, the small town of Henefer, Utah recived a BIG addition last month. The town installed a 135' long, 7,000 lb flag pole as a sign of gratitude and respect for those who defend our country. Mountain Crane placed the pole, then on July 4th members of the community raised the flag for […]

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Placing 8,000 lb. Pontoon Boats at Olympic Park

Mountain Crane recently participated in a fun and unique event. In August, the Utah Olympic Park hosted the Psicobloc, a solo rock climbing competition held over their pool. The Olympic Park wanted to provide exclusive seating for VIP guests, 8,000 lb. Pontoon Boats. Mountain Crane was asked to set 3 pontoon boats into the pool, […]

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U of U's New Scoreboard

Mountain Crane working with Bumgarner Construction on the new U of U's scoreboard in Salt Lake City, Utah. The U of U's new scoreboard cost $13.5 million dollars. The board is 122 feet wide, 64 feet tall, and has 2.6 million pixels, making it one of the bigger boards in the country. It’s an LED […]

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Maverik Stadium built by Mountain Crane

We are thrilled for the opportunity to help construct the new Maverik Stadium at the U of U in Logan, Utah. We've chosen our Linkbelt 278 300t lattice truck crane to erect the steel for the press box structure. Which includes: a state-of-the-art media and game ops area, 24 luxury suites, 20 loge boxes, and […]

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Lifting an A Frame Historic Trestle

This A frame historic trestle once stood as the head shaft trestle at the Daly West Mine in Park City, Utah. It is 85' and weighs 76,000 lbs. Also, the mine shaft was 2100' deep. In 2010, while completing Montage Deer Valley, the A frame started to lean severely. It was discovered that many abandoned […]

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