Aussie John
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- Joined
- Dec 26, 2009
- Messages
- 99
- Location
- Toowoomba, Qld, Australia
- Occupation
- Maintenance Planner, mining equipment
Problem - need to move Komatsu D85 dozers where there are no roads
Solution - pick them up and fly them with a helicopter
These photos were taken in the Southern Highlands of Papua New Guinea about 20 years ago. The task was to move some Komatsu D85 dozers from the top of one mountain to another where an oil refinery was to be built in some of the more mountainous areas of the world where no roads had yet been built. The helicopter used was a Russion MI26 and where we were working at 4000 ft altitude, lifting capacity was just under 20 tons. It is powered by twin 11,200 hp engines. More on this machine can be found at http://www.vannattabros.com/iron64.html
The blade, ROPS, tracks and rippers were all removed to get the weight down and the loast photo shows a Kamrov twin rotor machine carrying 2 sets of rippers.
Until roads were constructed, all the equipment required to prepare the construction site was flown in with this machine including Cat D300 artic trucks inside the chopper.
John
Solution - pick them up and fly them with a helicopter
These photos were taken in the Southern Highlands of Papua New Guinea about 20 years ago. The task was to move some Komatsu D85 dozers from the top of one mountain to another where an oil refinery was to be built in some of the more mountainous areas of the world where no roads had yet been built. The helicopter used was a Russion MI26 and where we were working at 4000 ft altitude, lifting capacity was just under 20 tons. It is powered by twin 11,200 hp engines. More on this machine can be found at http://www.vannattabros.com/iron64.html
The blade, ROPS, tracks and rippers were all removed to get the weight down and the loast photo shows a Kamrov twin rotor machine carrying 2 sets of rippers.
Until roads were constructed, all the equipment required to prepare the construction site was flown in with this machine including Cat D300 artic trucks inside the chopper.
John