saw this corps of engineers rig at the starved rock il lock and dam. not exactly sure of the model.
Nice one Q. Sure ain't a clam bucket rig. :tong Makes that RT crane next to the left side look awful small.
Never seen a ringer on a barge before. That should make a lever puller drool like a starving dog next to a freshly loaded barbecue.
I'm not sure what that is,Took a quick look at the barge mounted 7000 that is here in KC but it looks different
Not sure of the model either. Platform-Ringer maybe? http://www.manitowoccranes.com/MCG_.../MCG_Downloads/MCG_MC/EN/36ft_ringer_7701.pdf
buckethead, i do believe you are correct. thanks.
I think 36ft is to small, more like 60ft. In Holland we do have 2 Manitowoc ringers on barge, 1x 36ft and 1x 4100W ringer. At the moment a 60ft ringer from Titan Salvage is working near our coast, 20 miles on sea... to salvage a ship.
i have one as well...
but i need to post first my 3rd message...
...but first i have to figure out how to post pictures...
pictures of a Manitowoc M1200R (permanent) on a jack-up barge used for piling foundations for and instalation of wind turbine generators in Europe...
Thanet project in UK, installation of 100 monopiles, weight between 320T and 480T, lenght up to 63 mtr.
up-ending is done with help of a gantry crane on deck...
monopiles are hammered into the sea-bed for about 25 mtr...
if that monopile is in fact a steel tube why isn't it painted ? just wondering
it is just a steel tube of 5 mtr wide, and will be partly penetrated in the seabed, the rest is always under water. and it's not just steel but some special steel, they will have to last for at least 25-30 years. But after the installation of the monopile a transition piece (the one where the actual tower will be bolted onto, and with a platform for acces, and boatlandings with ladders etc...) will be grouted onto the monopile, and that one is well-painted, because that's the one that can rust because of seawater and oxygen. So all of the monopile is covered by mud, water or grout...
This TP is only a little wider than the monopile. On the bottom of the TP is a very thick rubber seal, that closes the gap between MP and TP. When the TP is in the final position (supported by steel frames inside the TP that rest on the MP) the space between MP and TP will be filled up by grout for a permanent fit...
and this is the result...
thanks for the reply, looks like the barge with the blue crane puts in the MP and the barge in these last pics is set up to assemble the mast, generator, and blades. What are those white generator masts made of, carbon fibre? Anyway looks like a nice calm day out there to be doing that work.
the blue barge and crane is the same as the red one. the barge was sold in 2007 and the new owner painted everything blue and installed the "big" heavy boom... the towers are made of the same steel as the MP's, and weigh about 200T, the nacelle (generator house) 195T and the blades 19T each. Tower is 65 mtr high, blades are each 54 mtr long... find more about the barge on www.a2sea.com
That is the platform ringer