Category Archives: Power

Precise Engineering Results in Minimal Downtime During Outage

Posted on February 26, 2018 by Meredith Portman

Barnhart was recently hired to remove and replace two feedwater heaters at a power plant in Kansas during a planned outage. But it wasn’t going to be easy. The project, which was featured in Cranes Today, had a number of … Continue reading →

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NEW KENTUCKY BRANCH OPENS TO BETTER SERVE CUSTOMERS

Posted on October 31, 2017 by Meredith Portman

Barnhart has opened a second location in Kentucky with a new facility in Calvert City, joining Owensboro in the Bluegrass State. “While we have been providing crane and rigging services and heavy transportation in the Calvert City area for many … Continue reading →

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Barnhart to Provide Crane Service During Port Expansion

Posted on October 7, 2015 by Meredith Portman

The show will go on at the Tulsa Port of Catoosa due to an agreement with Barnhart to provide high-capacity crane service for a limited time while the Port Authority upgrades its current crane as part of a multi-million dollar … Continue reading →

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Game Goes On Thanks to Barnhart

Posted on July 16, 2015 by Meredith Portman

To kick off the upcoming football season, we share this Barnhart classic video** that captures the thrill of victory. In the middle of a successful University of Texas football season, Barnhart was tasked with delivering and setting power generation components … Continue reading →

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Thousand-Mile Trip Takes Less Than Three Minutes

Posted on June 23, 2015 by Meredith Portman

Barnhart was hired to move a water runner over 1,1000 miles from New Orleans to a hydroelectric facility in Ludington, Michigan. The piece measured 28’ 2” in circumference, was 15’ tall and weighed over 610,000 lbs. The project was captured … Continue reading →

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GEARBOX REMOVAL POSES UNUSUAL CHALLENGE

Posted on May 20, 2015 by Meredith Portman

Barnhart was contracted to provide turnkey service for the removal and replacement of five wind turbine gearboxes on 80m hub height wind turbines. The site had several constraints in that the Bureau of Land Management owned the land on which … Continue reading →

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BARNHART WINS THREE SC&RA JOB OF THE YEAR AWARDS

Posted on April 28, 2015 by Meredith Portman

Barnhart took home three of seven SC&RA Job of the Year Awards at the SC&RA Annual Conference April 14-18 at the La Costa Resort & Spa in Carlsbad, California. The awards recognize projects that successfully meet professional challenges in rigging … Continue reading →

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430-TON GENERATOR TILT TAKES SECONDS

Posted on April 3, 2015 by Meredith Portman

Barnhart was tasked with engineering and executing the up-ending and down-ending of a 430-ton generator.  The team successfully completed the task despite the low head room and only ½” of clearance in the floor opening.  See how they did it … Continue reading →

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VIDEO CASE STUDY: NUCLEAR POWER PLANT OUTAGE

Posted on February 13, 2015 by Meredith Portman

Barnhart was hired by a Wisconsin nuclear power plant to remove and replace four feedwater heaters, a condensate cooler, and two main feed pump motor skids during a spring outage. They then repeated the process in a fall outage in … Continue reading →

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REDUCING COST THROUGH BETTER PLANNING ON YOUR NEXT OUTAGE

Posted on January 29, 2015 by Meredith Portman

The old saying “time is money” is never more true than with turnarounds, shutdowns and outages requiring cranes and other specialized equipment.  The need to reduce cost through better planning is where Barnhart’s national network of branches, people, and deep … Continue reading →

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