When Northland Crane Service was called on to help replace a 1,200-pound statue of an angel at the top of a popular church temple in Oakdale, Minnesota, the company met the challenge with two National Crane NBT60XL boom trucks. For the project, one of the boom trucks lifted a crew member in a basket to rig the lift while the other lifted the statue.
“Both boom trucks were set up with 150 feet of main boom,” said Erik Peterson, owner of Northland Crane Service. “We needed the NBT60XL’s 60-ton capacity at that boom length, and it streamlined planning with both machines being the same model. By using the NBTs, we could set up in the church driveway and avoid the grass and still lift strongly from that distance. We were in and out in three hours.”
Northland Crane Service, an Elk River, Minnesota-based company, operates ten National Crane boom trucks supplied by MGX Equipment Services. Included are NBT1300A, NBT45-2, NBT55L and NBT60XL cranes.
When Felix Tree Experts required a boom truck built to match the demands of daily tree operations, from residential removals to complex, high-reach jobs, the company turned to High Caliber Cranes, LLC, based in Selinsgrove, Pennsylvania for a custom XCMG XCT35 model.
The XCT35 for Felix Tree Experts was assembled at the High Caliber facility. The boom truck has a 35-ton capacity, a 120-foot main boom and a 29.8-foot jib and is fitted with a lift axle. During delivery and familiarization, Carolina Crane & Tree joined Felix Tree Experts for hands-on training, safely removing two trees that were threatening nearby property.
XCMG’s current crane lineup for the U.S. market includes boom trucks from 35 to 60 tons.
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