Jack & Slide for Heavy Haul

Q: "Why is jack and slide listed under both Crane and Heavy Haul?"

"Jack and slide is often used as the final-position move in heavy haul projects — once cargo arrives on a trailer or SPMT, jack-and-slide takes it the last distance into a constrained space. The capability is shared across our crane and heavy haul divisions."

Q: "What's a typical jack-and-slide use case in heavy haul?"

"Placing a refinery vessel inside an existing structure that a crane can't lift over. Walking a transformer into a substation building. Sliding a turbine into final position from the trailer that delivered it. Anywhere the load arrived but can't make the last move with the equipment that brought it."

Where heavy haul ends and jack-and-slide begins

The trailer can only go as far as the access allows. When that’s not all the way to final position, we transition to jack-and-slide — hydraulic climbing jacks and slide tracks that walk the load into place from below.

The handoff sequence

Heavy haul delivery — the load arrives on its trailer at a staging point
Setup — gantry assembled, slide tracks laid from staging to final position
Transfer — load jacked off the trailer onto the gantry
Slide — load walked along the tracks toward final position
Final placement — jacked to set elevation and lowered onto foundation, skid, or anchors

Common heavy-haul / jack-and-slide combinations

Refinery revamps — vessel arrives by truck, slides into existing structure
Power plant upgrades — transformer arrives, slides into substation building
Modular plants — module arrives on SPMT, slides into final pier-mount position
Manufacturing relocation — heavy machinery moves between bays without crane reach

Where heavy haul ends and jack-and-slide begins

The handoff sequence

Common heavy-haul / jack-and-slide combinations

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