Spartan Steel Fabrication used an MC405 and MC285 for different tasks on the AUD25m ($17.5m) Sydney Slipways project. The MC405 was used to install an internal steel stairwell and the MC285 was positioned on the roof to lift steel rafters. Both cranes were supplied by equipment hire company Kennards Lift and Shift.
“ Firstly, we had to set the crane up on the road but couldn’t block it because it is used non-stop by trucks going to and from a big storage terminal,” said Errol Reeves, site manager for Spartan Steel Fabrication. “By using the mini crawler crane, we were able to do the job and still keep one lane open to traffic.
“Secondly, the boom on a larger crane would have been too big to get staircase sections into the opening of the building.”
