Self-Erect Crane – A Rough Terrain Solution
With one of our more scenic jobs in picturesque Deep Cove, Eagle West Equipment (acquired by Bigfoot Crane Company) installed a 35 meter self erect crane with luffing jib on a really interesting residential job. The photos illustrate some of the problem solving scenarios that our self erect cranes can provide for builders who may find their projects in difficult position.
With limited ground space available to bring equipment and materials down to the site, the Eagle West Cranes & Equipment team (acquired by Bigfoot Crane Company) found the right solution for the builder and home owners to ensure that the building timeline could be still be met. Since the there was a 100′ cliff face at the backside of the house it was important to have a crane that would work in a difficult position on the jobsite. The jib of the crane need to be in a luff position (angled) in order to be able to miss the roughly 25 degree slope at the top of the cliff.
One of the photos shows the jib in luff over top of some of the terrain at the top of the cliff. There was very minimal clearance even with the jib in luff.
Pretty amazing project and an absolutely beautiful location for a house.
The challenge: One Large Ocean-side Cliff
The solution: Our 35 Meter Potain Self Erect with 30 Degree Luffing Jib
The client: Belmar Custom Homes
Mobilization: EWCE Placed the SE Crane onto Land Via a Barge and Crane Waterside
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Photo courtesy of David Gosse
Photo courtesy of David Gosse
I think it’s interesting that you can get this crane into a position over water. My family owns a dock on the east coast. We’re starting to expand it a little so we might be getting some freighters coming through. It’s still a relatively small dock right now, so a crane like this would be perfect for us.