12.07.2013

Bay Crane opens RI facility

US based rental company Bay Crane formally opened its new Rhode Island facility with an open day this weekend, attended by around 1,500 customers and suppliers.
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Bay Crane's new Rhode Island facility

The new Bay Crane recently welcomed almost 1,500 enthusiastic people to an open house at its new Smithfield RI facility. The new 23,300 square metre / six acre facility falls between and supports the company’s locations in Boston, Massachusetts and North Haven Connecticut.

Having opened in the Northeast in 2008 Bay Crane has grown steadily to become the largest supplier of All Terrain, Rough Terrain and crawler cranes in the Northeast USA. The open house highlighted the company’s complete Tadano Rough Terrain line from 15 to 100 tons, while the All Terrain cranes were topped out by a 600 tonner, and the largest crawler cranes on show was the 300 tonne Liebherr LR 1300 with derrick attachment and suspended counterweight tray.
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A Bay Crane Liebherr LR1300 practicing the big lift at its RI open day

The LR 1300 demonstrated its ability with a 130 tonne lift, comprising a 30 ton truck crane, along with a three axle and and four axle All Terrain cranes rigged from the company’s 200 ton offset centre of gravity spreader beam.
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The team take a bow

The 250 tonne Liebherr LTM 1250 was displayed lifting a 51 tonne load from a four metre high platform spanned by 17 metre steel crane mats.
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The 250 tonne Liebherr LTM 1250 lifting from its platform

Specialised rigging gear included a 500 tonne hydraulic gantry, 36 tonne rigging forklift and spreader beams up to 300 tonnes capacity, as well as a huge assortment of wire rope slings and shackles. Heavy haul trailers included the 55 metre long 150 tonne capacity 19 axle trailer, a 91 tonne 11 axle trailer and a 273 tonne capacity Goldhofer self-propelled modular transporter.
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A selection of telehandlers and forktrucks

Branch manager Josh Wilbur said: “The large turnout of customers, employees, and suppliers was an amazing success. The immense positive reactions and feedback for this event from this diverse group was overwhelming. The most experienced of our suppliers and customers all considered this a fun and productive day and learned a tremendous amount about our product line and unique rigging tackle inventory”