Crawler Transporters Move Ulta-heavy Mine Equipment
Tenova Takraf said its custom-engineered
transport crawlers are ideal for transport of
heavy surface-mining equipment such as
head or tail stations of conveyor systems or
semi-mobile crushing plants. Crawler
capacity ranges from a payload rating of
250 metric tons (mt) to 1,200 mt, with
gradeability of up to 20 %. The main component of the machine is its substructure,
featuring dual travel gear that is rigidly connected on smaller crawler models; however,
hinged crawler girders are used in crawlers
of 500 mt or more capacity. The lifting
platform, including a centric guide, is
located on top of the substructure and supports itself by means of hydraulic cylinders
anchored on the substructure. An optional
operator’s cabin is available, allowing transporter control from onboard or remotely by
radio control. All Takraf transport crawlers
are diesel hydraulically driven. Takraf said
that it has, to date, developed, designed
and built nine transport crawlers.
www.takraf.com
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