250 Ton Transformer on the Move

Over Memorial Day weekend Flanigan crews assisted Hake Rigging with the unloading of three very large transformers from a barge at Vulcan Stone quarry in Havre de Grace, MD. Crews had to manage the half-million pound transformers around the shifting tides and had to take significant measures counter-weighting the barge so that the load could be rolled-off smoothly. The following week Flanigan provided emergency repair assistance to the Hake crews during the 5 MPH crawl to the energy plant in Peach Bottom, PA.

Posted in News | No Comments » | Posted on Thursday, June 24th, 2010

Feature Job – HAKE Rigging 250 Ton Transfomer

HAKE Rigging 250 ton transformer on the move

Baltimore, MD – At the end of July, Flanigan assisted HAKE Rigging with a “BIG Move”.

The project began when a brand new transformer, weighing roughly 500,000 pounds, arrived on a barge at Vulcan Stone’s quarry in Havre De Grace. Flanigan shaped up a stone ramp so the rig could be driven off the barge, and even supplied two dozers to help stabilize the barge during unloading.

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Posted in News | No Comments » | Posted on Monday, September 28th, 2009