Barnhart provided lifting, rigging and onsite transportation to remove and replace a section of a 93,550-pound kiln at a pulp and paper mill in Virginia.
The crew utilized its 25-ton pull-up jacks to support the section while it was cut from the existing kiln. The jacks then set the kiln section on a 500-ton slide track system on an elevated platform.
The kiln section was slid to Barnhart’s LT-50 lift table, which can lift and lower equipment in a continuous motion. It was then lowered 23 feet to a waiting 6-line Goldhofer trailer.
The section was transported on the Goldhofer within the plant to a designated laydown area. To reach that area, the piece had to be rotated 90 degrees to maneuver around site obstructions.
The new section was installed in a reverse process. Despite unexpected flooding, the job finished two shifts ahead of schedule with no incidents.