Last week was a very cool week to be apart of the #cranelife. Wagstaff Crane was hired to place a giant steeple and the Angel Moroni atop the newly renovated LDS Temple in Ogden, Utah. The steeple weighed in at about 63,000 pounds and was set with Wagstaff's Grove GMK 7550 crane. The 550 ton crane was equipped with luffing jib, Mega-wing and over 300,000 pounds of counterweight.
Their were many bystanders that came to watch this important lift be made. Many residents of the Ogden area were standing outside the barricaded construction zone, taking pictures and celebrating the new 14 foot tall Moroni being bolted into place on top of their temple. The placement of the steeple and Angel Moroni was important enough to draw many news agencies to the site. You can read the complete story done by the Salt Lake Tribune by clicking on the following link:
Salt Lake Tribune: Wagstaff Crane and Ogden Temple
I love to be apart of the #cranelife for projects such as this. It was a very neat experience for me as a member of the LDS church and crane fanatic.
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