![]() Sega and Empire awarded the project to TCR with only six weeks to prepare for the job. The deck could also be modified to be used as a lifting beam to solve the foundation access problem. The trailer deck, if extended, could be used as a “bridge jumper” to cross the bridge. With some quick thinking, Taylor realized both problems could be solved with some modification and fabrication to a trailer deck in its fleet. This required jacking and lifting the turbine and generator from the ends, which would require a longer and substantially stronger lifting beam than TCR had in its arsenal. Construction issues required access from the side of the foundation instead of the ends as originally planned. However, the new route also included a major obstacle, crossing a 15 ton capacity county bridge. The second problem concerned access to the equipments’ new foundations. The best alternative plan was to build a costly new rail spur in Columbus, KS eighteen miles from the site. ![]() First, the original rail delivery spur, only three miles from the Empire’s construction site, was discovered to be insufficient to handle delivery of the heavy rail car loads. ![]() The original plan of work was simple and straight forward however, a couple problems evolved during the project. and Empire District Electric Co approached Taylor Crane & Rigging in January of 2006 with a challenging move: A 300 ton generator and a 250 ton turbine needed to be relocated from a rail site to their new foundation. ![]()
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