04.10.2016

5,000 tonner completes first lifts

ALE’s AL.SK350 crane has complete its inaugural lifts in Brazil, where it is lifting and installing 40 modules weighing up to 3,000 tonnes.

The 5,000 tonne AL.SK350 was designed and commissioned for this project, See ALE to build 5,000 tonner which involves installing the modules onto the P-74 Floating Production, Storage and Offloading (FPSO) vessel in the south of the country.
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The crane is working with 130 metres of boom and 4,000 tonnes of counterweight

ALE claims that it was the only crane capable of installing the modules complete and without additional relocation of the ship’s hull saving considerable construction time and money. The heaviest lift, will apparently be the heaviest commercial load ever lifted by a single land based mobile crane.

The AL.SK350 is rigged with 4,000 tonnes of counterweight at a 49 metre ballast radius, with a 130 metre twin leg A-frame boom configuration with an 18 metre wide base. The crane is equipped with a 4,000 tonne main winch and 600 tonne higher speed winch system. A strand jack is used for lifting loads of more than 4,000 tonnes. The crane carried out a 3,300 tonne test lift last month See World's largest capacity crane test?

Senior project manager Ronnie Adams said: “The crane is performing well and exceeding expectations with its high slew speed, in combination with the 4,000 tonne winch system. Despite challenges faced by the weather, we have successfully completed the first campaign ahead of schedule, recognising the engineering achievements this milestone brings.”
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The 5,000 tonne ALE SK-350 has completed the first phase lifts ahead of schedule

Readers in the UK might be interested to hear the SK350’s sister crane the SK190 will be arriving in London in November for a series of heavy lifts at Earls Court.