1 00:00:00,190 --> 00:00:02,300 - [Paul] Hi, my name is Paul Bijhouwer, 2 00:00:02,300 --> 00:00:04,393 I'm a Buffalo District civil engineer. 3 00:00:04,940 --> 00:00:07,750 We recently conducted a load test on a newly installed 4 00:00:07,750 --> 00:00:10,990 crawler crane which is replacing the 70 year old 5 00:00:10,990 --> 00:00:13,920 fixed crane that was removed from the Buffalo District's 6 00:00:13,920 --> 00:00:15,593 derrick boat for McCauley. 7 00:00:16,080 --> 00:00:19,640 Replacing of this aging crane allows us to resume 8 00:00:19,640 --> 00:00:22,590 our mission while ensuring the safety of the public 9 00:00:22,590 --> 00:00:24,623 and the Corps of Engineers' workforce. 10 00:00:25,260 --> 00:00:28,670 For the load test we tested the maximum crane capacity 11 00:00:28,670 --> 00:00:32,173 at a radius of 40 feet, which is just over 40 tons. 12 00:00:32,760 --> 00:00:34,960 The load was picked up and held with the brake 13 00:00:34,960 --> 00:00:38,260 for five minutes to ensure that the brake would not slip. 14 00:00:38,260 --> 00:00:42,146 The load was then rotated 360 degrees to verify 15 00:00:42,146 --> 00:00:44,553 capacity at all angles, 16 00:00:44,790 --> 00:00:46,623 and the test was a success. 17 00:00:47,310 --> 00:00:50,490 The district repair fleet can now resume performance 18 00:00:50,630 --> 00:00:52,580 of critical infrastructure maintenance at 19 00:00:52,580 --> 00:00:54,623 federal harbors on the Great Lakes. 20 00:00:55,240 --> 00:00:57,540 We would like to thank our floating plant crew 21 00:00:57,540 --> 00:00:59,483 and Ohio construction office, 22 00:00:59,960 --> 00:01:02,103 the Detroit District safety office, 23 00:01:02,430 --> 00:01:04,630 the Corps of Engineers Marine Design Center, 24 00:01:04,860 --> 00:01:06,380 and our contractor partners 25 00:01:06,380 --> 00:01:08,303 for helping us achieve this milestone. 26 00:01:08,840 --> 00:01:10,403 We are the Corps of Engineers, 27 00:01:10,580 --> 00:01:12,947 building strong and taking care of people.