• The contractor used two Manitowoc crawler cranes to install new generators producing 4.4 megawatts of electricity per year, doubling the previous capacity of 2.2 megawatts.
• Despite site challenges, Boldt successfully rebuilt the 114-year-old dam powerhouse over several months relying on its own Manitowoc 2250 crawler crane.
• Boldt partnered with Dawes Rigging & Crane Rental to employ a Manitowoc MLC300 VPC-MAX™ to install two new generators on the site.
• Manitowoc and local dealer Shawmut Equipment are helping Sprague Energy receive and stage massive wind turbine components for transport from Sprague’s Mack Point terminal in Searsport, Maine.
• The effort is part of a significant investment in renewable energy infrastructure in the state.
• A fleet of Manitowoc crawler cranes is completing up to 30 complex lifts a day, with loads of up to 101 USt.
• A third Manitowoc MLC300 crawler crane with VPC-MAX® and Wide Boom Plus further equips the crane and equipment rental company to compete for wind farm construction and maintenance jobs.
• The MLC300’s maneuverability has already proven advantageous on wind farm and tilt-wall projects; it will soon head off to work on a major factory construction project.
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