Mega Machines

In the following video can see a reportaje realised by the Television of Galicia on as it realises a special transport of big tonelaje to the port of Vigo in Galicia.

Treat of the transport of an of the many pieces of a mill of 33 metres of long, 6 of width and 7 of high and with a weight of some 300 tonnes. To carry out it employ a tow with 136 wheels impulsado by two tractive heads. The route was from it manufactures situated in Porriño in the province of Pontevedra until the port of Vigo where was shipped in a ship with destination Saudi Arabia.

In the transport employed modular gondolas of the mark Scheuerle and two tractive heads Man TGA 660.

The Sikorsky S-64 Skycrane is a helicopter American crane of double engine designed for the transport of heavy loads of some 9 tonnes built at present by the company Erickson Air-Crane. Treat of the civil version of the CH-54 Tarhe.

Development

Under Sikorsky

The prototype S-60 flying crane (grua steering wheel) realised his first flight the 28 of March of 1959. It was able to elevate an useful load of 5445 kg. estrelló In 1961. This device based in the Sikorsky S-56.

The Sikorsky S-64 was designed like a version increased of the Sikorsky S-60. The S-64 had a main rotor of 6 palas, moved by two engines 4,050 shp (3020kW) JFTD-12To turboeje. It effected his first flight the 9 of May of 1962.

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The excavadora on wheels L-2350 is manufactured by LeTourneau and is at present the main of this type that manufacture in series in the world. It is used mainly in big mines and is especially designed to work with trucks of load whose capacity arrives to the 350 – 400 tonnes, as the Liebherr T 282 B.

Manufacture with two options of engine: The Detroit Diesel series 4000 and the Cummins OSK60.

In his ladle fit but of 40 cubic metres of material and raise until 72 tonnes being able to download them to a height of 7 metres and half.

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