Articles & Case Studies

It’s a common challenge when working in a busy city like Chicago: there just isn’t much space to erect a crane.

Manitowoc’s new MLC300 crawler crane, which features the patented Variable Position Counterweight (VPC), made a big debut at CONEXPO 2014.

A project to replace several integral parts of a large shipping vessel presented the need for a crane with above average reach and capacity, but that could also be transported well over land and water.

A project to construct a new tower on the Chicago River presented a myriad of obstacles to navigate. But with precise planning and a unique crane setup, Central Contractors Services is finding a way to get the job done. The best crane of the job was a barge mounted 660-ton Manitowoc 888 rigged with 300 feet of boom and 600 tons of counterweight.

A Potain MD 485 B M20 tower crane is constructing new housing along the Chicago riverfront, building a 50-story apartment tower dubbed Wolf Point West

Having just the right tool to do a job is something that Developers Diversified Realty, Inc. knows well

ALL has been involved with nearly every major construction project changing the city’s landscape.

November 28, 2008—After he fell from his habitat at the Milwaukee County Zoo and ended up in a moat on October 13, it took a crane from Dawes Rigging & Crane Rental, Inc. to lift the 1,500-lb. male polar bear out of his predicament. He could have climbed out of the moat on his own by using the steps back up to the exhibit, but instead he decided to ”cool it” in the moat until zoo officials finally had to call in the heavy equipment.