The Oracle back in the water

Yesterday McLeod Cranes lifted Oracle back into the water and what a change from when we lifted it out. This is going to be one awesome vessel to fish from when they finish those final touches. The Oracle team and Hutcheson Boats have done a great job and were a great group to work with making for a smooth lift.

Harbour Links Last Beam

Well its been a busy week with Fletcher Construction placing the last beam on The NZ Transport Agency Harbour Link Project. Peter McLeod our structural engineer has had his hands full working closely with engineer Gareth Hole from Fletchers planning a very technically complex lift. Maximus (GMK5170) operated by Brian Short and Lofty (GMK5130) operated by Justin Martin with very short outriggers to place a 70 Tonne Steel Beam with the help of Roy Ogle dogging it gently into place. You can read the full story on SunLive or at the Bay of Plenty Times websites. "It will be quite an engineering feat," Harbour Link project manager Kevin Reid said.

Page and Macrae at Work

Quick video montage of the Page and Macrae team moving newly fabricated plant onto Tranzcarr ready for transport to site.

In the pictures the two yellow cranes are our 55 Tonne(GMK3050) and 80 Tonne (GMK4075) and outside in blue is Maximus 170 Tonne (GMK5170).

16 Tonne To Harbour Bridge

Early this morning McLeod Cranes placed our 16 Tonne Crane on the Tauranga Harbour Bridge for Fletcher Construction on NZ Transport Agency’s Harbour Link Project. So we took a quick time lapse to capture the lift.

Hospital Chimney

Pictured Page & Macrae work to remove the old Hospital Chimney. In yellow is our GMK3050 and in blue is our 170 Tonne GMK5170. This was the first section of 4 lifts. The last occuring on the 20th June.

NZ Transport Agency’s Harbour Link Project

Pictured McLeod Cranes 170 and 130 tonnes cranes place bridge beams for Fletcher Construction on NZ Transport Agency’s Harbour Link Project. The beams were placed during the night to minimise traffic disruption as the beams were transported to site.

20 Tonne Spuds

Pictured the GMK5170 - 170 Tonne Grove Maximus works with Fletcher Construction to place 20 Tonne spuds on a barge in Tauranga.

$18m Bay-built boat lifted into water

The Bay of Plenty Times Features Lift.

There was a hushed silence around Sulphur Point this morning as the multimillion dollar Liara II yacht was launched.

Boats gathered in the harbour and Southern Ocean Marine's staff took snapshots in between tasks to lift the $18 million boat into the water. Read more on the Bay of Plenty Times Website...

Bring on the Ocean

Pictured Southern Ocean Marine attach the keel to a new yacht. Our GMK5170 - 170 tonne crane is on the left with the GMK5130 - 130 tonne crane is on the right. This yacht by Southern Ocean Marine looks amazing. We started off the morning quitely and within a few hours had drawn quite a crowd as people gathered to see the yacht placed on its keel. Great atmosphere, awesome yacht, great lift to be involved with. The weight of this lift was 50 Tonnes.

Pier 6 Bridge Beams - Fletcher Construction

Pictured McLeod Cranes GMK5170, Maximus our new 170 tonne crane fully counterweighted for the first time places a bridge beam for Fletcher Constuction on NZ Transport Agency's Harbour Link project.

Maximus and Solitaire

Pictured Maximus sets up to lift Solitaire at Sulphur Point. Solitaire weighs in at 20 Tonne. This is one of the first lifts for Maximus our GMK5170 (US GMK5225).