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OLSENBEAL specializes in heavy haul and trans-load projects.
As we own three M250/2250 crawler cranes as well
as a variety of smaller cranes, we have found the need to have
our own hauling capabilities in order to meet the some times rigorous
demands of the construction and crane rental industry. With the
purchasing of a variety of trucks and trailers to accommodate
our own mobilizations, we have also become involved in the hauling
of windmill towers and components on various wind projects.
We also have the capabilities to locate, permit, and prepare rail
sitting for material delivery and trans-loading. We specialize
in trans-loading and hauling from railheads to job sites. Below
are some of our projects:
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Holly Oil Refinery – North Salt Lake City,
Utah – In October of 2005 we were contracted to lift and
set a 628,000 pound vessel for Holly Oil Refinery. We used an
M2250 with a Maxer 2000 attachment and a M777 truck crane to perform
the lift. First we had to re-position the vessel, so we “leap-frogged”
it and then stood it up, crawled it into place and installed it.
The lift went very well and the vessel is up and running.
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Flying J refinery, Utah - Our heavy lifting cranes lifted
several vessels for the Flying J refinery that weighed around
242,00 lbs., They were lifted out 55’ to be installed. These lifts
required the MAXER 225 attachment due to the reach and
weight of the vessels. Much time and expense was save because
the vessels were fabricated in less sections, which required less
labor to install the new tanks.
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Evanston Wyoming Wind Farm – As this wind
farm project approached, we subcontracted with Barnhart crane
of Tennessee to locate a rail site sufficient for to handle the
large amounts of material that would be delivered to the site
by unit trains. After several visits to Wyoming, meetings with
the BLM and railroad, we obtained a site that was the best and
most economical, one that had never been considered by others
who had previously worked on this problem. We obtained permits
and improved the site for the storing and trans-loading activities
that would take place. Beginning in August throughout the months
of September and October, we received, stored, and/or trans-loaded
240 tower sections, 240 V80 blades, 80 nacelles, 80 hubs, and
a large variety of component shipping containers for the project.
We exceeded the project schedule expectations for hauling these
components. All the pieces arrived on site on time or early. This
monumental task was performed without damage to the components.
• Stateline Phase 2 near Wallula, Washington
– As this project was the continuation of Phase 1, the windmill
towers / components were already located on site. These pieces
just needed to be loaded from the lay down areas and hauled out
to each wind turbine site. We exceeded our own expectations by
completing the hauling of 110 tower sections, 55 Vestas V47 Nacelles,
and 165 blades one week early.
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Mountain View II, Palm Springs, CA – SeaWest
Windpower of San Diego had contracted out the deliveries of this
project to come into a lay down area. We were responsible to unload
and store all wind mill components and tower sections at this
area, then reload and haul the pieces to each individual site.
This was accomplished very efficiently and without problems.
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