19.08.2008

Biggest Lampson moves in

North American crane specialist Lampson has completed the erection of one of its LTL2600 Transilift cranes at the Black Thunder mine in Wyoming, replacing an LTL1100 that collapsed at the end of May.
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The 2,600 ton replacement crane is equipped with its full 460 ft (139 metres) main boom. Please register to see all images

A Lampson Transilift 2600 with 420ft of main boom

The crane was being used to build a conveyor system that links the mine to two coal silos each silo is 295 feet tall and holds 17,500 tons of coal, enough to fill a 150-car train.

The reports on what caused the LTL1100 to collapse has still not issued any definitive findings, although it is focusing on the six inches of heavy rainfall prior to the accident which it says may have caused the ground to give way under the crane.
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