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Buffalo Hydraulic - Some of Our Projects
NASA WORLD RECORD LIFTING/WEIGHING PROJECT 
Buffalo Hydraulic has been awarded a contract to design and build a jacking system that would provide 21 jacking points and be capable of lifting and documenting the weight of the RSS. The load was estimated to be between 5,000,000 & 8,000,000 lbs.
With a designed capacity of 9,000,000 lbs. over 21 lifting points, our system lifted, documented and recorded a total weight of Launch Pad #39A @5,280,000 lbs. and 5,340,000 lbs. for Launch Pad #39B. During both lifts, a level accuracy of 0.020” over all points was maintained!
Our project has now been recognized as a Guinness World Record as "The Heaviest Object Ever Weighed"
From NASA's Kennedy Space Center to the mountains of the Pacific Northwest and from the Potomac River to Nicosia, Cypress and even to the extreme arctic conditions of Summit Greenland, Buffalo Hydraulic has the experience to make your most complex high tonnage project a success!
Please contact us today and we'll be glad to make the safety and success of your upcoming project our top priority!
Read more about our NASA project.
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BOEING C-17 GLOBEMASTER III 
 Buffalo Hydraulic has been awarded a contract to design and build 24 custom load cells to accurately determine cargo loads in modified C-17 Globemaster III's.
With a maximum load capacity of 170,900 Lbs. and at a cost of over $220m this massive jet has proved it's worth in a multitude of tasks ranging from domestic fire fighting support, Katrina rescue & relief to ongoing missions of troop & supply transportation in Afghanastan & Iraq.
This project was very successful and was completed on a very tight delivery schedule along with extensive written detailed testing certification!
We offer custom load cells ranging from 1-1,500T capacity static & 1-300T in tension.
Buffalo Hydraulic is very grateful to Boeing - Long Beach for their confidence in our abilities and also to the United States Air Force for the following photos.
From prototype to production, Buffalo Hydraulic has the ability to help with your next project!
PLEASE CLICK ON THE UNDERLINED TITLE ABOVE TO LEARN MORE ABOUT THIS PROJECT!
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TENNESSEE VALLEY AUTHORITY (TVA) 
Buffalo Hydraulic has been awarded a contract to design and build a hydraulic jacking system to be used in the re-construction of TVA's Wilson Reservoir Dam on the Tenessee River in Muscle Shoals Alabama.
Construction on the Wilson Dam was begun in 1918 and completed in 1924. Measuring 137' high and 4,541' wide, the Wilson Dam is the largest conventional hydro-electric plant in the TVA system. The maximum generating capacity of this site is 675,400 kilowatts.
This project was very successful and was completed safely and ahead of schedule.
We offer custom hydraulic jacking systems from one to several thousand tons and as many lifting points as your project requires.
Buffalo Hydraulic is very grateful to the TVA for their confidence in our abilities.
From design to production, Buffalo Hydraulic has the ability to help with your next project!
Please contact us today and we'll be glad to make the safety and success of your upcoming project our top priority!
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GREENLAND SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH PROJECT 
Buffalo Hydraulic has been awarded a contract to design & build a hydraulic jacking system that will be used to raise a scientific research facility 26' utilizing 20 jacking points.
Because of the extreme arctic conditions, the snow & ice pack at this location never melts. After many years of continued accumulation, the research facility needed to be raised 26' to remain above the snow pack.
A custom built Buffalo Hydraulic Uni-lifting System equipped with two 1,500 watt oil heaters provided a controlled synchronous lifting of the building @20 points!
The project site is located several hundred miles north of the Arctic Circle situated atop Greenland's 10,496' ice cap.
At 248 miles to the nearest point of land, this was an extremely remote location subject to severe arctic conditions.
The project was a huge success and was completed safely and one week ahead of schedule. With 24 hours of daylight and temperatures ranging from 0-10 degrees in mid July, this was definitely an extreme location!
This lift has now been recognized as "The Highest Vertical Lift of a Building".
From NASA's Kennedy Space Center to the mountains of the Pacific Northwest and from the Potomac River to Nicosia, Cypress and even to the extreme arctic conditions of Summit Greenland, Buffalo Hydraulic has the experience to make your most complex high tonnage project a success!
Please contact us today and we'll be glad to make the safety and success of your upcoming project our top priority!
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Photos graciously provided by;
Sean Kelley - Alleutiq
Todd Valentic - National Science Foundation
Veco Polar
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POTOMAC RIVER - WOODROW WILSON BRIDGE PROJECT 
The Woodrow Wilson Bridge carries over one million cars per week over the Potomac River on Route I-495. Because of the increased volume and structrual problems with the existing 6 lane bridge, a new 12 lane span is under construction.
Buffalo Hydraulic has been awarded a contract to design and build two custom hydraulic bridge jacking systems that would allow accurate placement of 72 pre-cast concrete sections. These sections are brought into position on a barge and then lifted by a crane for accurate placement on the new bridge piers.
Precise placement of the pre-cast concrete sections needed more timely accuracy than a crane could provide. Two Buffalo Hydraulic custom built gas engine powerunits that provided synchrounous accuracy with the ability to allow the operator the opportunity to overide for independent control allowed the project to be completed safely and ahead of schedule.
From NASA's Kennedy Space Center to the mountains of the Pacific Northwest and from the Potomac River to Nicosia, Cypress and even to the extreme arctic conditions of Summit Greenland, Buffalo Hydraulic has the experience to make your most complex high tonnage project a success!
Please contact us today and we'll be glad to make the safety and success of your upcoming project our top priority!
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 Two clusters of four Buffalo Hydraulic cylinders suspended from crane slings are used to accurately place the pre cast concrete bridge sections into position.
Each four cylinder cluster is powered by a custom built Buffalo Hydraulic gasoline engine powerunit.
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1,600 TON GENERATOR PRECISION LIFT 
Buffalo Hydraulic has been awarded a contract to design & build a jacking system that would provide 1,600 tons of lift over 36 points to be used in a major overhaul of a hydro generator.
A required level accuracy of .003" over all 36 points of lift provided a real challenge!
Because of the intricacy of this project and an extremely tight schedule, there could be absolutely no delays or interuptions. The generator rebuilding process was completed safely and ahead of schedule!
From NASA's Kennedy Space Center to the mountains of the Pacific Northwest and from the Potomac River to Nicosia, Cypress and even to the extreme arctic conditions of Summit Greenland, Buffalo Hydraulic has the experience to make your most complex high tonnage project a success!
Please contact us today and we'll be glad to make the safety and success of your upcoming project our top priority!
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ROGUE RIVER BRIDGE - CASCADE MOUNTAINS, OREGON 
Buffalo Hydraulic has been awarded a contract to design and build a custom bridge jacking system that will provide 24 points of lift.
Core samples determined that some decay was present at the point of contact between the bridge and the road foundation. To prevent a costly, and potentially dangerous safety situation, engineers decided to address the problem by jacking the bridge, removing and installing new pier supports at the entrance to the bridge deck.
Located high above the Rogue River in the Cascade Mountains made this project especially picturesque. Because of the excessive mileage caused by re-routing any bridge traffic, this project had to be completed safely and without delay.
The bridge deck was lifted safely, evenly, and supported. The decaying piers were then removed and replaced. Traffic was then restored as was previously scheduled.
This project is located adjacent to Oregon's jewel.................. Crater Lake National Park in the Cascade Mountains.
From NASA's Kennedy Space Center to the mountains of the Pacific Northwest and from the Potomac River to Nicosia, Cypress and even to the extreme arctic conditions of Summit Greenland, Buffalo Hydraulic has the experience to make your most complex high tonnage project a success!
Please contact us today and we'll be glad to make the safety and success of your upcoming project our top priority!
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NUCLEAR WASTE REMOVAL 
Buffalo Hydraulic was awarded a contract to design & build a jacking system that would provide the necessary lifting requirements as well as documenting the weight of nuclear waste for removal and transportation. The total jacking system capacity was 600 tons over six points of lift.
Our jacking system calculated the weight of the containers prior to and after the solid waste was loaded and filled with grout. Once loaded and sealed, the containers were loaded on railcars for removal to a secured site.
With many eyes upon this project, there was absolutely no room for error. The project was completed safely and without any interuptions.
From NASA's Kennedy Space Center to the mountains of the Pacific Northwest and from the Potomac River to Nicosia, Cypress, Buffalo Hydraulic has the experience to make your most complex high tonnage project a success!
Please contact us today and we'll be glad to make the safety and success of your upcoming project our top priority!
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1,200 TON BRIDGE LIFT- NICOSIA, CYPRUS 
Buffalo Hydraulic has been awarded a contract to design & build a jacking system that will provide 1,200 tons of lifting force over eight points for the reconstruction of a bridge in Nicosia, Cyprus. Total system control as well as a uniform lifting process would be key to the success of this project.
Pre-cast concrete sections were manufactured in Italy and then shipped to Cyprus. After being placed by cranes on the bridge piers, they were precisely placed with a custom built Buffalo Hydraulic Uni-lift System.
From Mount Olympus to the birthplace of the Greek Goddess Aphrodite, Cyprus is rich with culture & history!
From NASA's Kennedy Space Center to the mountains of the Pacific Northwest and from the Potomac River to Nicosia, Cypress and even to the extreme arctic conditions of Summit Greenland, Buffalo Hydraulic has the experience to make your most complex high tonnage project a success!
Please contact us today and we'll be glad to make the safety and success of your upcoming project our top priority!
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GREENSBORO, N. CAROLINA BRIDGE REPLACEMENT 
Buffalo Hydraulic was awarded a contract to design and build a hydraulic jacking system that would provide 16 points of lift and generate 1.6 million pounds of lifting force. This system was used in the assembly and installation of a three section bridge structure in Greensboro, North Carolina.
From NASA's Kennedy Space Center to the mountains of the Pacific Northwest and from the Potomac River to Nicosia, Cypress and even to the extreme arctic conditions of Summit Greenland, Buffalo Hydraulic has the experience to make your most complex high tonnage project a success!
Please contact us today and we'll be glad to make the safety and success of your upcoming project our top priority!
Click on the underlined title to learn more about this project !
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PC Based Synchronous Lift Jacking System 
Buffalo Hydraulic has teamed up with the engineers at Brown Precision to design & produce the most technologically advanced and economically priced multi point synchrounous hydraulic jacking system ever built!
We are nearing the completion of a new and improved PC controlled hydraulic system that will offer digital accuracy for monitoring pressure and, or displacement for 1 - 64 points of lift!
Our previous P.C. based jacking system will be replaced shortly with our newly designed system. This system can be used on low pressure (1,000 -3,000 p.s.i.) or high pressure (10,000 p.s.i.) hydraulic jacking systems that require fully automated synchrounous control on multi point jacking systems.
Safety, versatility, durability and ease of operation of this system will allow us to assist in taking your next application to a 'state of the art', automated level.........Please call or write us with details of your most complicated project and we'll be glad to offer a solution!
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