Link-Belt 100 RT Erects Framework Of Steel Trusses & Piers For Logistics Facility

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Cooper Steel recently used a brand-new Link-Belt 100 RT rough-terrain crane to construct an eCommerce logistics facility. (Photo courtesy of Link-Belt.)

The mobility of Link-Belt’s 100 RT was a big selling point when Cooper Steel began shopping for a rough-terrain crane that it recently used to erect a 150,000-square-foot (13,935-square-meter) framework of steel trusses and piers for a new eCommerce logistics facility in Lexington, Kentucky.

“We built all of the inside steelwork first, then moved to the outside awning,” says Cooper Steel Superintendent Tracy Weems. “We’ve already had this crane on a couple projects similar to this one and it moves in and out very easily.”

Heavy-Duty Lifts

Cooper Steel tied the internal steel framework to tilt-up precast concrete panels, providing a reliable support for the logistics facility walls. The framework includes trusses weighing 26,000 pounds (11,793 kilograms) that formed an exterior awning where parked vehicles can wait during the unloading process. The 100 RT boasts a nominal capacity of 100 tons (90 metric tons) at 8 feet (2.1 meters) and a maximum tip height of 237 ft (72 meters). The rough-terrain crane’s full-power formed boom consists of five sections, ranging from 40.6 to 155 ft (12.4 to 47.2 m).

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The 100 RT boasts a nominal capacity of 100 tons at 8 feet and a maximum tip height of 237 feet. Its full-power formed boom consists of five sections, ranging from 40.6 to up to 155 ft. (Photo courtesy of Link-Belt.)

High-End Tech

The 100 RT features Link-Belt’s fly erection technology, which uses a fly assist cylinder to let a single person manage the task of erecting and stowing the fly. When it comes to lifting, operators can use Link-Belt’s Variable Confined Area Lifting Capacities (V-CLAC) system that displays the crane’s lifting capacities on an in-cab display and adjusts depending on the currently selected outrigger beam position. V-CLAC supports 12 outrigger configurations and displays 360-degree loading charts in real time. In addition to automatically limiting capacity as the crane’s load charts dictate, the system shows the operator what loads are possible at the next five radii for a given boom angle.

Source: Link-Belt