A single-story warehouse retrofit, located near the The Hill neighbourhood in St. Louis, likely sat on contaminated soil, requiring an installation method that limited spoils. The facility needed to support new equipment with heavier loads than the building was designed for but would not allow the use of diesel-powered equipment within the building. This meant that even though there was plenty of room to maneuver larger diesel-powered equipment, the selected contractor would need to find an electric solution. Drilling Service Co. worked with Brokk to arrange a one-month rental of a Brokk 500 and the Ideal Group provided a Digga with a 30ADS anchor drive head and custom mounting bracket. With the rental, Brokk provided training for Drilling Service Co. employees at their St. Joseph, Missouri, demonstration and service center. The Brokk 500’s 23-ft. reach allowed the team to access helical pier locations that would have been challenging with traditional monoboom equipment. This included reaching up, over or around existing equipment in the building when necessary. The 41-kW motor was easily powered by a 100-kW generator positioned outside the building.
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