Originally due to finish in 2026, an accident during a large concrete placement will likely affect the schedule of the project, about 30 miles southwest of Stuttgart.
Two unstable tower cranes at the site of the New Orleans Hard Rock Hotel collapse were brought down on Oct. 20 in a controlled demolition, but work to stabilize the structure is far from over.
Seeing parallels to a fatal crane accident in Texas in 2012, crane specialist Terry McGettigan believes the Seattle crane collapse will be shown to have similar causes.
On display at the World of Concrete equipment trade show, held in Las Vegas on Jan. 23-26, the Gehl RS9-50 GENL3 telehandler has a maximum working height of 50 ft and is capable of lifting up to 9,000 lb.
The Digga cement mixer has a maximum mixing capacity of 4 cubic ft and can fit Digga’s line of auger drives for skid-steer loaders, front-end loaders and telehandlers.