For the installation of a more than 1,500-foot water pipeline beneath the Guadalupe River in San Antonio, Texas, TNT Crane & Rigging deployed eight hydraulic all-terrain cranes. The project’ s scope entailed installing a 36-inch water pipeline beneath the river. entrusted TNT Crane with providing crane support for the Alliance Regional Water pipeline project. Over the course of the 16-month long project, TNT worked with J7 Service, Garney Companies, Inc. the general contractor and directional drilling contractor Hardrock Infrastructure.
Choosing the right equipment was critical for the successful completion of the ambitious project. For the task, TNT utilized eight hydraulic all-terrain
cranes, including five Tadano ATF110G-5 models, two Grove GMK5165 machines and a Liebherr LTM 1095-5.1. Also deployed were five track hoes and three loaders.
The project’ s scope entailed installing a 36-inch water pipeline beneath the river by horizontally drilling 1,579 feet at a diameter of 54 inches. The standard methods of inserting pipe into a Horizontal Directional Drilling( HDD) hole are typically reliant on equipment like pipe rollers, stands
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