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gantry crane

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gantry crane [′gan·trē ‚krān]
(mechanical engineering)
A bridgelike hoisting machine having fixed supports or arranged for running along tracks on ground level.


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Positioned above the basement and pit, which simultaneously accommodate up to four units of ultra heavy-duty compressors, are a gantry crane and a 28 meter-high dual-structure booth with movable roof.
In the last year alone, we've done a 200-ton gantry crane, an old log loader, a dozer and five scrapers.
The installation's gantry cranes were not able to pivot the containers for ease of discharge.
 
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