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Although mobility might not be the first quality that comes to mind when talking about a 300,000-pound machine, that's what attracted Chip Broussard to his new Sennebogen 875 R-HD material handler. Broussard Brothers Inc., a leading marine and construction contractor on the Gulf Coast, is active in oilfield and pipeline projects as well as marine towing, dock and crane services. The company was looking for ways to be more competitive for bids for upcoming government contracts for seawall restoration work, but Broussard Brothers' largest cable crane would only handle up to 150 tons per hour. "We originally saw the 875 at CON-EXPO," says Chip Broussard, a third-generation member and current vice president of finance for the family-owned business. "We also saw a Sen-nebogan in a rock yard near here; but we bit the bullet at CON EXPO and decided this is our best bet. We had seen similar machines in the area, but nothing of this size, and the other machines have to be welded down to the barge. What intrigued us was that the Senne-bogan is on tracks. It doesn't have to be welded down. At times we might be doing rock work and we want a crane on the ground; then we pick up another job and want to put the Sennebogan on the barge. Because of its versatility, we didn't have to get another barge!" |