Contractors Cargo Case Studies

Cargo Transport

1300 Year Old Oak Tree
Historical old oak tree with double trunks is saved by moving to new location. It took two (2) pullers and two (2) pushers to move the 233 ton oak tree up the steep grade.
Approximate size of oak tree: 100' long x 60' wide x 70' high x 233 tons Gross weight with pullers and pushers 736,000#.

Rigging & Erector

Dismantling
Howard Hughes
"Spruce Goose"
Removal of the tail from Howard Hughes's legendary "Spruce Goose" turned out to be the biggest challenge of the entire project. Handling fixtures had to be designed, manufactured and installed to:
(1) Roll the 79' high tail back 30' to clear the fuselage
(2) Lift tail with turning fixture out of roll back fixture
(3) Using turning fixture to lay tail on its back
(4) Re-rigged turning fixture to lay tail over flat into transport configuration.