WORKIN' ON THE RAILROAD
Workin' on the railroad, we're drivin' pile in the summer sun! Our team makes sure to make the most of their time, battling 108 degrees and taking intermittent breaks for trains. Placing 36 different piles in 18 different locations along the Devil's Slide pass. We will spend the next several days setting the pile, with […]
ExxonMobil Shutdown
Mountain Crane recently sent over 70 employees and 16 cranes to Shute Creek, Wyoming for a large shutdown with ExxonMobil. This project required multiple skilled operators, experienced supervisors, and safety management in order to perform the necessary maintenance and repair work. Mountain Crane brought out its mini crane for the opening day festivities. This fully […]
Lifting a 280,000 Pound Boiler!
Lifting a 280,000 pound boiler at the SLC Tesoro Refinery. In addition to providing the engineering on the lifting lugs system, Mountain Crane was pleased to provide the lift plans for the crane. For this job, we chose the 2250 CR and the 6300L AT as the right tools. Lastly, for more info on Mountain […]
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 […]
LEF Tower placed at the Sinclair refinery
Mountain Crane got the opportunity to place a LEF tower at the Sinclair, Wyoming refinery. Mountain Crane used the Liebherr 1750t crane, lifting the 96,000 lb tower. The LEF tower was 120 ft. tall with a 117 ft. radius, and a tip height of 110 ft. Mountain Crane also used 100 ton dollies to transport […]
Proud of Our Team and their Excellence
Mountain Crane Service took part in a major turnaround project at local refinery in North Salt Lake. These shutdowns require extensive amounts of engineering lift plans, project management, and crane work. For this reason, we dispatched skilled operators, experienced supervisors, and excellent safety management. All excelling in the ability to perform the necessary maintenance and […]
Three Crane Lift for a 123,000lb. Iron Dryer
Mountain Crane Service performed a three crane lift, using a Grove 550, a Liebherr 500, and a Grove 275. Working with RMF, Mountain Crane used the three cranes to lift and place a large spray dryer filtration system. The Grove 550 and the Liebherr 500 lifted the piece up, while the Grove 275 rotated it. […]
Double Crane Lift at Tesoro
Mountain Crane continues to be involved with exciting lifts that push us to think outside the box. We were lucky enough to be involved in a double crane lift! Due to, the unique size and length of the pick it required not only many pre-lift meetings but innovative methods for transporting through tight corners and […]
Moving 457,000 lbs of Radioactive Steel
At a radioactive facility, we handled the transport of two massive decommissioned steam generators from a nuclear power plant. Each one weighing as much as 457,000 pounds! Using two 300-ton crawlers, we lifted the units off railcars and moved them 75 feet away from the tracks. From there, we used a 10-line Goldhofer trailer to […]
Mad About Modules
Mountain is your resource as more industrial sites move toward modularized construction. Many large projects involve building trestles, pipe racks, and structural components in modular sections. These modules are transported to the job site and set by crane. This construction process greatly reduces many of the safety hazards at the job site and allows for […]
