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| Potain self-erecting crane essential to hospital addition  The small footprint and superior reach of the Potain HDT 80 self-erecting crane helped one contractor keep pace with a tight schedule on a hospital extension project in Chambersburg, Pennsylvania, USA. The contractor, Waggoner Construction, is managing the cast-in-place concrete work on a four-story addition to Chambersburg Hospital. The Potain HDT 80, with a 15 ft x 15 ft footprint, was a very effective solution to the limited space of the job site. Byron Waggoner, owner of the company, said the crane is indispensible to completing the job on time."We use the crane to lift materials for our concrete work," he said. "We lift items including gang forms, lumber, rebar and even some structural steel. The crane works six days a week from the time we get to the job at 6 a.m. until we go home at 5 p.m. The crane has performed well the entire time. Besides being a good solution for the space constraints on the job, Waggoner said the Potain HDT 80 has also reduced labor costs. "The operator can see the load the entire time while he's in the cab. We do not need to rely on a dedicated signal man to direct lifting operations," he said. Waggoner rented the crane from local Manitowoc dealer Stephenson Equipment. However, since Stephenson had already leased its rental unit, it in turn went to Tipton Crane of Atlanta, Ga., to re-rent the HDT 80 for this job. The crane has been on the Chambersburg hospital project since March 1 and is expected to work through the end of August. The Potain HDT 80 is a 6.6 USt capacity self-erecting crane. Its maximum working radius is 147.6 ft and maximum hook height is 112.2 ft. The crane's telescoping mast and 10 different jib configurations help maximize jobsite flexibility. It runs off electrical power, which is especially important on jobs like the hospital addition, where noise from equipment can be an issue. Also on the job is a Grove RT650E rough-terrain crane that Waggoner Construction is renting from Stephenson Equipment. The 50 USt crane is primarily unloading rebar from trucks that arrive at the job site. write your comments about the article :: © 2011 Construction News :: home page |