Pit & Quarry, September 2012
MATeRIAl UnloAdIng A 1500 Series E Crane unloads sand and gravel on a tight schedule at Shamrock Materials transloading facility plains The E Crane USA sales team and Mark Osborne in particular gave close support to our evaluation and decision process Nehmens points to the E Cranes design which he says fits Shamrocks controlled motion lift and drop cycle The E Crane configuration and power options enabled us to get the reach lifting capacity and cycle times we needed with the fewest possible moving parts he adds Being able to do that with electric power is a huge advantage and one we underestimated in the early stages Shamrock uses a Series 1500 E Crane with optional 300 hp motor 250 hp is standard and has a 1200 tph capacity The machine has an 86 ft outreach 182 ton duty cycle capacity and 209 ton lifting capacity We gave E Crane the order in June 2005 McIntosh says They installed it in early December and the E Crane offloaded its first barge on Dec 22 Everything went smoothly in spite of heavy rains and generally horrible weather Smooth operator As the E Crane clamshell bucket closes there is a corresponding lift so that the jaws close directly against each other This allows it to closely scrape the bottom of the barge McIntosh says noting the E Crane puts a skid loader into the barge toward the end of the unloading process to scoop material into piles and the clamshell picks up these dregs E Crane trained Shamrocks operators and maintenance personnel on site Nehmens reports that the operators like the easy operation cabin comfort and clear visibility Operators com 8888014700 info@ assinck com www assinck com Built to outlast our competition while helping you outlast yours 86 PIT QUARRY September 2012 www pitandquarry com
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