Every LGH case study showcases real-world problem-solving, precision, and performance. From sliding a 536-ton steel bridge into place to lifting turbine generators and positioning priceless museum artifacts, our team thrives on complex challenges. These stories highlight the creativity, equipment, and expertise behind some of North America’s most demanding lifting and rigging projects.
Explore each LGH case study to see how we help customers overcome constraints like low headroom, tight timelines, heavy loads, and unique site conditions—with safe, certified, and custom-engineered solutions.
Single Crane Lift Solution for Seattle’s 2+U Tower Using Rolling Block Rigging Omega Morgan Crane Service Inc. and Apex Steel Inc. were tasked with installing massive structural support columns for Seattle’s 38-story 2+U office tower. Faced with limited space, increasing load weights, and strict road closure schedules, the teams engineered a single crane lift solution […]
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Case Study: Lifting and Replacing a Coal Transfer Conveyor Tube Enerfab, Inc. was hired to complete the lifting and replacing of a conveyor tube for a coal transfer facility using rented Modulift® spreader beams from Lifting Gear Hire. The Situation In March of 2015, a 135-foot long conveyor belt at a utility coal transfer facility along the Mississippi […]
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Lifting a Jet onto the Intrepid Sea, Air & Space Museum R. Baker & Son was hired to lift a T-38 Supersonic Jet onto flight deck of the Intrepid Sea, Air & Space Museum using rented MODULIFT® MOD24 spreader beams and Lift-All polyester round slings from LGH. The Situation The Intrepid Sea, Air & Space Museum hired R. Baker & Son, […]
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Sliding a 60,000-lb Booster Fan Motor with the Hydra-Slide System Equipment Rented: Hydra-Slide HT-500 Skidding System Introduction At the Oologah Power Plant in Oklahoma, Advantage Industrial Machinery Relocators, Inc. (AIM Relocators) was tasked with installing a new 60,000-lb electric booster fan motor as part of an emissions-reduction initiative. The motor needed to be lifted and […]
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Modular Spreader Beam System Enables Safe, Efficient Lift Inside Active Refinery Overview BMWC Constructors, Inc. partnered with LGH to complete a critical lift inside an active refinery safely, efficiently, and without disrupting operations. Using LGH’s modular spreader beam system and engineered lift planning support, BMWC successfully set two 15’ x 52’ cooling tower unit sections […]
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