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<p>The biggest new star on YouTube may be a crane owned by
Budrovich.</p>
<p>A.J. Ford, vice presi<a href=\"http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fi-mFgCeKfE\"><img alt=\"Budrovich 550\" class=\"image-left\" height=\"155\" src=\"/images/uploads/budrovich.jpg\" style=\"float: right;\" width=\"200\" /></a>dent for sales and marketing at
Budrovich, posted a time lapse video of the assembly of what he said is the
largest mobile hydraulic crane in the Midwest, the GMK7550-550 mobile,
hydraulic, self-erecting, 550-ton crane.</p>
<h4>Click on Image to Watch Budrovich video<br /></h4>
<p>&nbsp;</p>
<p>Ford shared a few of the huge crane\'s stats:</p>
<ul>
<li>Only 550 ton within 300 miles of St. Louis</li>
<li>Grove GMK7550-550 ton.</li>
<li>Purchased in 2006</li>
<li>197 ft. of five-section full power main boom</li>
<li>240 ft. of lattice luffing jib OR</li>
<li>230 ft. of fixed lattice jib</li>
<li>430 ft. of overall tip height</li>
<li>Mega-Wing boom attachment</li>
<li>352,000 lb. of hydraulically installed/removed
counterweights</li>
</ul>
<p>Ford said the crane\'s applications include heavy
industrial, power generation, refining, commercial windfarm maintenance,
emergency response, and long-reach. Since 2006 it has been used in Missouri,
Illinois, Kansas, Nebraska, and Iowa.</p>
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