Manitowoc : Grove GMK5150L relocates historic church in Australia
April 09, 2018 at 07:51 pm
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Cranes Combined selects GMK5150L for delicate lift of church, after more than 100 years at previous site.
Smooth operation of crane's controls ensures lift passes off without incident.
Australian crane rental company Cranes Combined supplied a Grove GMK5150L all-terrain crane to move a church in the state of Tasmania. Equipped with 5.6 t of counterweight and working at a radius of just under 12 m, the crane took approximately seven hours to move the 6 t church, which had been in position for over 100 years.
'The church was built in the 1800s, and therefore relatively delicate, despite its size,' said Chris Kolodziej, who co-owns Cranes Combined with his wife, Cathy. 'The GMK5150L is very smooth in its operation, so the whole lift was carried out without a hitch. Even the windows, which are very thin and fragile, were undamaged in the move.'
The GMK5150L has a maximum capacity of 150 t. It has a main boom length of up to 60 m, and a maximum tip height of 88 m.
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