LGH Case Studies

Emergency Hiperbaric Chamber Installation Within 1 Millimeter of Accuracy on the XYZ Plane   The Situation Recently, LGH customer Pennsylvania Crane, Hoist & Rigging Company out of King of Prussia, PA, received an emergency call from a food-grade facility that needed to replace a 56,000-pound Hiperbaric High-Pressure Processing (HPP) chamber. When the chamber unexpectedly broke […]

  How Moving 170,000 lbs Went Off Without a Hitch We love it when a plan comes together! LGH recently worked with BW Contractors, Inc in Cedar Falls, Iowa, to produce a rigging solution for moving and installing two aluminum extrusion pieces. BW Contractors, who specialize in machinery moving and erection, were called upon to […]

Talk About a Tight Fit: Mechanical Adjustments Crucial in CMOD Install of Air Handlers at Salk Hall   LGH recently worked with Ruthrauff Sauer in Pittsburgh, assisting on an air handler installation at the University of Pittsburgh, the home of the School of Pharmacy and the School of Dental Medicine. Bob Snyder was the foreman […]

Overcoming Tight Headroom Restrictions: Air-Cooled Chiller Install With Double CMOD Setup LGH was called upon to provide equipment for a long-time customer, AMS Mechanical, performing an install of five air-cooled chiller units into a new data center being constructed in Northern Illinois. With prior experience installing these units with multi-beam picks, AMS was up to […]

Creative Use of Bull Rigging to Replace an Attemperator Ontario-based contractor WSN Construction was called upon to perform a replacement of an attemperator from one of their boilers, replacing an outdated unit with a newer one composed of grade P91 advanced chromium molybdenum steel. Working within the constraints of the 875MW power plant in Brampton, […]

Hayes Mechanical installed new ductwork to reverse the flow of gases going through an existing electrostatic precipitator utilizing air chain hoists, trolleys, MODULIFT® modular spreader beams and rigging supplied by Lifting Gear Hire. THE SITUATION In 2014, Hayes Mechanical was contracted by a Midwest power generation company to execute the “Hot to Cold Duct Conversion” […]

Dee Cramer lifted a steam boiler atop the Greektown Casino using rented modular spreader bars, shackles, and nylon slings from Lifting Gear Hire. THE SITUATION Dee Cramer, a sheet metal and HVAC contractor in Holly, Michigan, was approached by the owners of Greektown Casino to place a steam boiler on top of their casino to […]

GCCOM Construction Company Inc. was charged with the task of dismantling the Bayonne Bridge Approaches with the help of rental equipment specialists, LGH. THE SITUATION For Project Manager, Jason Schreck, and his company, GCCOM Construction Company Inc., executing the highest of safety standards is crucial to completing their latest endeavor – the demolition of the Bayonne […]

REHABILITATING CHICAGO’S CONGRESS PARKWAY Walsh Construction lifts and lowers 112’ bridge leafs on the Congress Parkway Bascule Bridge with rented air-powered winches, sheave blocks, and telemetry crane scales from Lifting Gear Hire (LGH). THE SITUATION Rehabilitating and reconstructing a 60 year old bridge can sound pretty daunting, especially if it hasn’t experienced significant repairs since […]

Omega Morgan Crane Service Inc and Apex Steel Inc were tasked with setting the foundation using a single crane and creative rigging with the help of rental equipment specialists, Lifting Gear Hire. The Situation: For crane superintendent Eldon Ash and senior engineer Kai Farrar of Omega Morgan Crane Services Inc. and owner Kevin Koester of […]