Get FinancingLink-Belt TCC-1400 Crane Building Western Australia Iron Ore Mine
A 140-ton (127-metric-ton) Link-Belt TCC-1400 telescopic boom crawler crane is lifting structural steel at a new iron ore mining site in Western Australia. Minerals and petroleum giant BHP is building infrastructure along the 16-mile (26-kilometer)-long deposit, known as the South Flank, located 80 miles (130 kilometers) northwest of Newman, Pilbara. The $2.9 billion USD ($3.8 billion AUD) project is slated to begin production by next year.
Supplying The Crane
The Link-Belt TCC-1400 is provided by Tutt-Bryant Heavy Lift & Shift, a crane hire, heavy haulage, and special projects provider owned by Singapore-based crane rental company Tat Hong.
“There are a number of reasons for purchasing the Link Belt TCC-1400,” says Malcom Smith, national operations manager for Tutt-Bryant. “It is the best in class in terms of capacity and boom length, it’s very flexible in the way it transports, its self-erection features and its ease of use are second to none.
“The availability of the machine was also a factor,” Smith says. “It was a stock machine and we had a requirement for a specific machine with that sort of boom length for BHP at South Flank.” Also assigned to the project is a pair of 100-ton (90-metric-ton) TCC-1100 telescopic crawler cranes.
A Look At The TCC-1400
Link-Belt’s TCC-1400 uses a pin and latch system to extend its six-section boom from 42.3 feet (12.9 meters) to 195.3 feet (59.5 meters). When equipped with optional attachments such as a three-piece, bi-fold lattice fly, the crane can reach a maximum tip height of 257.6 feet (78.5 meters). A new fly pinning system requires no pin hammering and reduces the need for a ladder, Link-Belt says. An auxiliary sheave off the main boom is optional.
The TCC-1400 main unit’s transport load weight is 93,600 pounds (42,456 kilograms) with its sideframes removed via included hydraulic jacks. It can be transported with three or four overflow loads under 44,500 pounds (20,185 kilograms). When assembled onsite, the crane can travel at up to 2 mph (3.2 km/h). It can pick and carry its entire chart, powered by a 320-horsepower (239-kilowatt) Cummins QSL 9L engine.
Sells Itself
“The crane will see approximately 12 months’ hire, maybe longer,” Smith says. “It’s about testing the machine and assessing market acceptance in lieu of a big rough-terrain or all-terrain. We do believe this machine will sell itself.”
Source: Link-Belt
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