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This culminated in the 1954 flagship model LS-98 crane and crane-excavator, one of the most successful pieces of construction equipment ever built. Production of this model continued for over 42 years (1954 to 1996) with over 7,000 units being shipped. LS-98 units are still in operation around the world.
R. G. LeTourneau founded R.G. LeTourneau, Inc. in California in 1929, as a contractor of earthmoving equipment, which manufactured products in Longview, Texas. [1] [better source needed] During World War II, the company provided nearly 75% of the Allies' earthmoving equipment. [2] In 1954, it built the first jack-up drilling rig.
The US Navy converted ten cargo ships to crane ships, three Gopher State class and seven Keystone State class, the first of which was completed in 1984 and the last of which was completed in 1997. Five of the ships were deployed to the Persian Gulf in 1990–91. USNS Gopher State acted as a temporary Army prepositioning ship in 1994. Four of ...
A jib crane is a type of crane - not to be confused with a crane rigged with a jib to extend its main boom - where a horizontal member (jib or boom), supporting a moveable hoist, is fixed to a wall or to a floor-mounted pillar. Jib cranes are used in industrial premises and on military vehicles.
An Auxiliary Crane Ship is a vessel of the United States Military Sealift Command designed to operate where port facilities are limited or damaged to transfer cargo between themselves, other vessels, and piers.
The cam mechanism was further improved in 1925 by eliminating the drag chains for the shoes and changing to a cam wheel running in an oval track. This gave the shoe a proper elliptical motion. [ 6 ] [ 7 ] The first dragline using the new mechanism was the 3-W available in 1926.
Crane Co., an American industrial products company; Crane Bank, a commercial bank in Uganda. Crane Merchandising Systems, a vending machine manufacturer; Crane Plumbing, a brand of plumbing fixtures made by American Standard Brands; Crane-Simplex, an American car manufacturer, formerly named Crane Motor Car Company
They were converted for naval service as crane ships in 1986–1987. SS Gopher State and SS Cornhusker State are in MARAD Ready Reserve Force status in Newport News, Virginia. SS Flickertail State has been transferred from the Ready Reserve Force to the National Defense Reserve Fleet (NDRF) at Alameda, CA., for stripping of spare parts for ...