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As president of Guntersville Marine Services Inc., Mike Lueken is keenly aware of the dramatic changes in material handling equipment over the past 30 years."The evolution of material handlers has gone so much faster than what we've seen on the automotive side," he said. "Thirty years ago, every terminal was loading and unloading with a cable crane and a clamshell bucket. Then, we went through some smaller hydraulic excavators. We feel very fortunate with this purchase that, once again, we're on the cutting edge and looking forward.""This purchase" is the Sennebogen 860 R-HD material handler that was recently commissioned for Guntersville Marine's terminal at Mile 358 on the Tennessee River. The 860 is a giant 192,900-pound purpose-built material handler mounted on a crawler undercarriage. Powered by a 350 hp. Cummins engine, the boom and stick on the 860 can reach almost 60 feet across and into the barges. It can lift at least 10 tons in any direction. |