Imperial Crane Uses Sany Crawler to Complete Largest Lift to Date
October 4, 2011–On Sept. 24, 2011, Imperial Crane Services, Bridgeview, Ill., completed its largest single crane lift at the second-largest BP Refinery in Whiting, Ind., as part of BP’s Whiting Refinery Modernization Project (WRMP). The crane was equipped with 118 feet of boom and the drum was lifted at a 31-foot radius.
Enlarge Image. Imperial's Sany SCC3200 crawler crane.
Robert Kaleta, a 23-year Imperial employee, operated the job. “It’s not often you come across a pick of this magnitude,” Kaleta said. “The team effort involved in this undertaking, combined with the crane’s performance made for a successful job. Everything went smoothly from the engineering, to the multiple planning stages, and most importantly, the equipment. During the job I felt very secure and confident at the solidness of the crane. It handled the lift impeccably; everything was completed to expectations.”
Imperial Crane Services, a dealer for Sany crawler cranes in the North Central United States, has used Sany crawlers consistently in BP’s
