Huge Crane Places 600,000 Pound Unit Into Refinery

Huge Crane Places 600,000 Pound Unit Into Refinery


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(KSL News) When you've got to lift a big load, you need a big crane.

Workers at the Tesoro refinery near 500 West and 800 North brought out a huge crane to lift a 600,000-pound unit into place.

Huge Crane Places 600,000 Pound Unit Into Refinery

The unit is full of parts for the company's cat cracker, which will be used as part of the refinery's emissions control system.

Heavy lifting doesn't happen at the Tesoro plant every day. The old unit had been in place for nearly 35 years.

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