Virginia -based crane rental company W O Grubb has used a ML300 crawler to replace an industrial lime kiln at a plant in Wilmington, North Carolina. The plant was located near a river in a coastal region, so the job site?s terrain was soft and wet. The lift called for a crane that could fit into a tight space and lift the 190 tonnes kiln, but could still handle the tricky terrain.A feature of the crane that proved especially useful for this job, the company said, was the Variable Position Counterweight (VPC) and its ability to reduce the ground bearing pressure of the crane as less counterweight is needed.Jeff Collins, Vice President of engineering and administration at W O Grubb, said that he chose the approximately 300 tonnes MLC300 because of its capacity, small footprint and low ground bearing pressure.