Victorian crane hire company, Premier Cranes, has won this month’s lift of the month for its work on the West Gate Tunnel Project. Get the low-down on the lift below.
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Company: Premier Cranes
Crane model: Liebherr LR 1350/1
Project: West Gate Tunnel Project
Client: CPBJH JV
Objective: Lift a 97-tonne, 40m-long girder into place on the elevated road above Footscray Rd.
Rigging: 120-tonne triangle with sync hoists
Parameters: Pickup at 21m radius, installation at 10.4m height and 34.1m radius, with a maximum tip height of 53.4m during the lift.
Crane configuration: 60m main boom, 163 tonnes of counterweight with 200 tonnes of superlift utilising a variable derrick system.
Difficulties: A preliminary lift assessment highlighted several constraints, including the need to avoid obstructions like light poles, scaffolding, and the bridge during the lift execution. The lift needed to be completed in a four hour window to ensure traffic on the motorway below would not be disrupted.