Crane Rental Corp. Moves Wind Energy Generating Components

May 14, 2014- Recently Crane Rental Corp. received a nacelle, wind turbine rotor hub, and support frame at a rail spur and transported it to Siemens Energy’s new wind energy training facility in central Florida. Crane Rental loaded the 197,000-lb. nacelle and 77,000-lb. hub onto Goldhofer trailers using a 550-ton capacity Grove GMK-7550 truck crane. The transportation route was approximately 10 miles through Orlando.

 

 

Once at the training facility, Crane Rental offloaded the nacelle and hub to a staging platform. The components were assembled and slid into position inside a building. The team also assembled a second nacelle and stand, and slid them into the building. The nacelles will be used to train Siemens Energy employees for access, egress, emergency response, lifting, maintenance, and service.

 

Getting the components into the building was accomplished using Crane Rental  proprietary jack-n-slide system with 300 ft. of total track. The team navigated the challenge while protecting the customer’s 6-in. non-reinforced concrete slab. The entire assembly weighed 314,000 lbs.

 

Crane Rental's crew included a supervisor, four riggers, two operators, and truck drivers. In addition to its proprietary jack-n-slide system the team used a 550-ton capacity Grove GMK 7550 truck crane, 240-ton capacity Grove GMK 5240 truck crane, stools, oak mats, barge ramps, and steel plates.