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September 6, 2023

TEN RULES OF CRANE CAPACITY CHARTS

A crane capacity chart is a crane operator’s Bible. Following the chart is essential to avoid disaster. Here’s a few things to keep…

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June 22, 2022

REMOVING COMPONENTS IN HARD-TO-REACH PLACES

A component is buried deep inside a plant. Perhaps it was an original piece of equipment when the plant was built and the…

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July 12, 2021

Demonstration Explores Undersea Vehicle Transport

Barnhart was recently part of a demonstration at Naval Base Ventura County (NBVC) in Southern California involving vehicles that will probe the…

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January 7, 2021

BARNHART PLAYS VITAL ROLE IN SEATTLE TRANSFORMATION

The City of Seattle’s waterfront has undergone an extensive transformation over the past decade. It has involved reconstructing the 1930s Seattle seawall…

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August 26, 2020

The Comeback Crane

Barnhart took a sidelined LR1300 crane, gave it new life, and let it play in the big leagues. …

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February 28, 2020

Gantries Play Essential Role in Mill Stand Installation

Barnhart was hired to install four 27-foot tall mill stands weighing 250,000 pounds apiece and several other components at a manufacturing plant…

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November 11, 2019

Barnhart’s Custom Rigging System Helps Move Vessel

Recently, a crew boat bound for Aruba got a lift from Barnhart.  The boat arrived at the Alabama State Docks where it…

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April 19, 2019

Barnhart Sets Steeple Just in Time for Easter

A Catholic church in Utica, Nebraska had been missing its steeple for many years, seventy to be exact. Back in 1949, the…

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February 21, 2019

Innovative Rigging Helps Barnhart Tackle Rooftop Job

Barnhart was hired to install a 15,679-pound chiller through the top of an 11-story building in Little Rock, Ark. In order to…

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October 24, 2018

Steam Locomotive Moved with Care and Precision

Barnhart is often called to move cargo large and small and sometimes even antique. Barnhart’s Spokane branch was hired to move a…

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