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Alpha boom rising beside a smokestack at the NYPA Astoria power plant
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NYPA Astoria smokestacks.
Two stacks, 10 days.

Inspection, painting and welding on twin 240 ft stacks at a tight Queens power plant, done on time through a blustery fall.

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10 days on site2 stacks 240 ft tall1 in to spare at the gate7 acres plant footprint3-4 people in the basketA-250 250 ft lift10 days on site2 stacks 240 ft tall1 in to spare at the gate7 acres plant footprint3-4 people in the basketA-250 250 ft lift10 days on site2 stacks 240 ft tall1 in to spare at the gate7 acres plant footprint3-4 people in the basketA-250 250 ft lift10 days on site2 stacks 240 ft tall1 in to spare at the gate7 acres plant footprint3-4 people in the basketA-250 250 ft lift

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How the job went.

  1. The job

    The New York Power Authority's 500 MW Astoria plant on the East River needed inspection, maintenance and welding on its twin 240 ft stacks.

  2. The problem

    A seven-acre plant with a very narrow gate, a tight alley lined with pipes and tanks, and stacks built with a tiny gap between them. Add gusty river winds, and most people thought no boom truck could get in.

  3. What we sent

    Our A-250 with an IPAF-certified operator. He got the 8'6" wide, 45 ft truck through the gate with one inch to spare and set each outrigger inches from the plant's structures.

  4. How it went

    The 12 ft basket on a 60 ft jib carried 3-4 people, welding gear and materials around and between the stacks. The crew felt secure in the wind and finished on time and on budget.

The lift on this job.

Alpha A-250 truck-mounted boom liftA-250Drag to turn. 3D model: A-165, shown for illustration.
250ftWorking heightSee the A-250 page.
121 ftSide reach
12 ftExtra-large basket
1,322 lbCrew, tools, materials
29'5"Upper boom extension
220° each wayBasket rotation
Up and overUnder, up, over and back
SmoothClose to glass and stone
Spec sheet (PDF)Every figure for the A-250 on one page.

The result, in numbers.

10daysInspect, paint, weldBoth stacks done on time in fall winds.240ftTwin stacksReached up, around and between, with the basket turning at the end of the jib.1inchAt the gateAll the room our operator had to drive the truck into the plant.

Photos from the site.

Alpha truck inside the plant among pipes and steel
Alpha boom rising between the twin smokestacks
Alpha truck on outriggers in the narrow alley, seen from above
Alpha boom climbing past the plant's steel framing
Alpha truck set up in the narrow plant alley, seen from aboveGet the full case study. Open the PDF.Two pages: the challenge, the solution and the outcome, with photos. Open PDF

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