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CAT324DL

Posted: Saturday, July 09, 2011 8:42:56 PM

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Stopped by this job today to take a few pics, was surprised they had a Manitowoc 16000 sitting on a barge there. They have a few other cranes there such as Link-Belts, and a Manitowoc 999. Anyway they are building a new bridge which costs $63 million, it will carry about 23,000 vehicles a day. The bridge is estimated to last about 100 years. There is an old bridge right next to it which was built in 1954, it will be demolished after this new one is finished in July 2012. So far they have installed 100 segments of 361. The company is who is in charge of this is Reed And Reed.

The 999's block and whipline.

Each Concrete segment weighs about 60 to 70 tons and measure about 10 feet by 40 feet. They have been arriving daily on trucks from Massachusetts.

-Mike

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Posted: Saturday, July 09, 2011 9:23:03 PM

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nice pics awesome 16000 on barge to

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Posted: Saturday, July 09, 2011 11:28:26 PM

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Looks like a link-belt 518 behind the 16000.....great shots!!!

Justin

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Posted: Sunday, July 10, 2011 12:08:34 PM

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nice find

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CAT324DL

Posted: Sunday, July 10, 2011 12:22:07 PM

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Thanks. I will try and stop by again tomorrow to get better pics and some videos of them lifting the segments.

-Mike

ben94f150

Posted: Sunday, July 10, 2011 12:35:31 PM

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This must be the same 16000

CAT324DL

Posted: Sunday, July 10, 2011 12:57:58 PM

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Yepp that's the same exact one. That's the same 16000 in this video to:

Video

-Mike

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Posted: Sunday, July 10, 2011 1:46:16 PM

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They actually have 2 16000 that can lift 440tons

CAT324DL

Posted: Monday, July 11, 2011 6:54:59 PM

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I went to the site again today, got alot of pictures of them working. I missed the 16000 lifting a segment but then again I saw the 999 lift one. I got some awesome shots of the 16000 along with other machines.

-Mike

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Posted: Monday, July 11, 2011 7:27:15 PM

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very nice

CAT324DL

Posted: Monday, July 11, 2011 10:04:10 PM

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Thanks.

-Mike

CAT324DL

Posted: Monday, July 11, 2011 10:05:57 PM

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Another one, small Cat 311 with a hammer.

-Mike

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Posted: Monday, July 11, 2011 11:36:59 PM

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No frame to set them on must suck up tight on the rods quick , what adjustment do they have ??? Nice pics a simple erecting job !!!! John

CAT324DL

Posted: Tuesday, July 12, 2011 1:00:52 AM

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john suckoe wrote:

No frame to set them on must suck up tight on the rods quick , what adjustment do they have ??? Nice pics a simple erecting job !!!! John

Honestly I don't really know what adjustments your talking about lol? Thanks!

-Mike

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Posted: Tuesday, July 12, 2011 2:28:42 AM

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Lots of GREAT close-up action shots! something this forum has been missing an awful lot of lately!

CAT324DL wrote:

^^Typical crane operator...though he's not even attempting to hide it behind sunglasses and tilt cab^^^

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Great set of pics-wow! Looks like you were able to get in nice and close.

On the operator. I do not believe he is sleeping. I think he for got his reading glasses and is just looking closely at the racing form!

I really like the short rigged 16000. Looks real beefy!

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CAT324DL

Posted: Tuesday, July 12, 2011 11:31:11 PM

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Bobm2004 wrote:

Thanks, the old bridge right next to it was a perfect spot to get pics.

Haha, he must have been really interesting in the racing form, he was like that for about 40 minutes.

-Mike

CAT324DL

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Eric Pioszak wrote:

Lots of GREAT close-up action shots! something this forum has been missing an awful lot of lately!

^^Typical crane operator...though he's not even attempting to hide it behind sunglasses and tilt cab^^^

Thanks! I hope some more people on here start posting more stuff like this, not to much action going on the forum lately.

Haha, he decided to wing it this time.

-Mike

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Posted: Tuesday, July 12, 2011 11:47:32 PM

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Great shots Mike, Thanx for posting. Makes me want to build barge for a crane..
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drdcco,

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