Mudd Hall crane lift
At 5.00 a.m. on Saturday, March 11, 2017, in sub-freezing conditions, the team prepared to lift a 61,000 lb generator set, over Frances Searle, onto the roof of Mudd Hall. This required months of carefully planning involving Facilities, Risk Management, both Northwestern and Evanston police departments, the School of Communication, Athletics, Walsh Construction, and the City of Evanston, to ensure that not only the being transported generator was brought to campus safely but the specialized crane required to lift the generator arrived and exited without a hitch
The key to this successful lift was the high degree of collaboration between all parties, from the
The belly tank is 660
- at 100% load, the tank can hold at approximately six hours of fuel
- at 75% load, eight hours
run time - at 50% load, 11 hours
run time
550 ton Grove manufactured crane
1500 kW diesel Caterpillar generator