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National Cranes is helping Moretrench expand operations. |
May 19, 2005 — A number of boom trucks from National Crane are helping groundwater and geotechnical giant Moretrench American Corp. with its day-to-day operations. Most recently, it used an 18-ton Model 571E at its headquarters in Rockaway, N.J., to lift PVC pipe for a new office construction. One of the newest cranes in the National Crane lineup, the Model 571E has a 71-foot, three-section boom that can be equipped with a 41-foot jib. Maximum tip height for the unit is 121 feet. The company is also using a 26-ton Model 9103A to transport pipework, pumps, drill casings, and other equipment.
Because the majority of the company's work takes place in New York City, all cranes must have a Certificate of Approval supplied by the NYC Department of Buildings' Cranes and Derricks division. According to Joe Tambasco, shop foreman at Moretrench, who is responsible for the company's fleet, ensuring the National unit was New York City certified was central to the company's decision to purchase the unit.
“Around 85% of the work we do takes place in New York City,” he says. “New York is an island so pretty much anywhere you start digging you're going to hit water. That's where we come in. It was essential we had a crane that's New York City certified to move our equipment between job sites and from our yard in New Jersey into the city.”
But certification wasn't the only motivation behind this equipment choice. “Features such as the electronic LMI [load moment indicator] give us a factor of safety which was missing in older cranes,” Tambasco says. “Plus the overall layout and comfort of the crane make it a real pleasure to operate.”
The Model 9103A has a 103-foot, four-section main boom and can be equipped with a maximum of 44 feet of jib. Maximum possible tip height for the unit is 155 feet. The unit is mounted on a Mack carrier and makes two to three trips per day. “It's a real workhorse,” Tambasco says. “We push it hard, sending it wherever we need to and then using it for more lifts in the yard at the end of the day. It has a significant payload which means we can load it up for its travels. It performs well, and we're very pleased with it.”
In addition to the Models 571E and 9103A, Moretrench also owns a 20-ton Series 600E. 
