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    Remove roof, save building

    How would you go about taking this roof off and saving the steel structure? The concrete block walls will be taken down, but the building owner would like to save the I-beams, joists and columns. I'm not 100% sure how it was originally installed. But there is a joist every 5'. Every 33" along...
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    Demoing a cement tank

    We have an opportunity to bid on taking down a hopper tank that held cement for a precast plant. The tank hasn't been used for a number of years, but is nearly full of product. It definitely is hard on the top, but it may be still in powder form below a crust. I know dust can be explosive. How...
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    Not a crane operator, but some pics of our work with cranes in them

    Somebody mentioned they would like to see more pictures. We don't have a crane, but use one somewhat frequently in our work.
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    Question owning/operating crane

    I just found out that we have the green light for a project that will take a fair amount of crane time. About 20 days out of the 35 day project length. With our type of work, we need a crane for about 3 hours in a day, then we don't need him again until the next day. Or we may need him for an...
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    Tell me about a 2000 National Boom Truck model 1395

    Hello everyone. New here to the forum. Lot's of helpful info. We build grain bins, grain elevators, install conveyors, augers, etc. One of my long term goals is to get a crane. If we need a crane we always contacted somebody in that business. I would like to have a crane on a project and be...
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