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Heavy Machinery Builds Christmas Cookies in Video

With Christmas just a couple days away, professional and home bakers everywhere have been busy in the kitchen making sweet and tasty treats for the holidays. Liebherr has released a video of some of its machinery doing the same… a front-end loader scoops up flour and empties it into a dump truck. The cement mixer […]

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Trail King Continues to Dominate Industry

Most of us have seen them on the roadway. Trail King heavy haul transporters are typically pulled by a semi-truck while carrying large equipment, vehicles, gravel, liquids, grain, transformers, even rough terrain cranes and crane pieces to be assembled at the work site. For over 40 years, Trail King has been a reliable partner to […]

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Peterbilt Conquers Pikes Peak Climb Using Electricity

Peterbilt Motors Company recently demonstrated the capabilities of its new zero-emissions, all-electric truck by driving it to and from the summit at Pikes Peak to the west of Colorado Springs. This was done multiple times during a three-day period and captured on a special video presentation. Peterbilt goes electric The 579EV is Peterbilt's groundbreaking, battery-operated, […]

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World's Largest Crane Sets Lift Record

Toward the end of 2020, the world's largest crane completed its biggest lift to date at a staggering amount of 575 tons, or 1,150,000 pounds! This feat took place in Bridgewater, a large historic market town in Somerset, England. Dubbed “Big Carl,” the super crane lifted three steel rings that form a cylinder around a […]

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Eleven Steps to Ensure Crane Safety

Safety is Sims Crane & Equipment’s number one priority at our 15 locations statewide, on the road, and especially at the jobsite itself. We have led the crane and rigging industry with the highest standards in safety practices and education for over 60 years.    For Construction Pros, a publisher of several construction industry magazines, […]

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Forklift Types & Applications – Which is Best for You?

Forklifts play an important role in the operation and success of so many industries. From warehouse to retail to construction, these powerful machines serve as workhorses to safely move products and payload quickly and efficiently. Are you considering the purchase of a forklift for your business or warehouse? Do you have a model in mind […]

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Tadano Launches Two New Truck Cranes

Crane manufacturer Tadano recently introduced two new truck-mounted cranes to their lineup, according to a recent article in International Cranes Magazine. The HK 4.050-1 boasts a 55-US ton capacity, and the HK 4.070-1 a 77-US ton capacity. Both are built at Tadano’s manufacturing facility in Germany.   At a Glance   Tadano HK 4.050-1: Length: […]

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Impressive Crane Lift at Tiffany’s in NYC

A post last month at International Cranes’ website tells the story of one crane lifting another to the top of the iconic Tiffany & Company on Fifth Avenue in midtown New York City. Dubbed a “monumental crane lift” by McClaren Engineering Group, a 500-ton Liebherr LTM 1500 all-terrain crane raised an LTM 1300 mobile crane […]

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Huge Port Canaveral Crane Moves to New Berth

The largest mobile harbor crane in the United States is located in Florida at Port Canaveral and has been in service for two years. The crane was recently relocated to a new multipurpose berth called North Cargo Berth 8. NCB8 was constructed to accommodate up to 2,000 pounds per square foot loading capacity. It’s well […]

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Boom Dollies – Making Cranes Roadworthy

International Cranes Magazine recently posted an informative article about the unique purpose and function of crane boom dollies. These specialized transportation accessories have one mission: make a large crane street legal while being transported to and from the jobsite. Most truck and all-terrain cranes are designed for travel with the boom tip secured over the […]

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