Port Talbot (Tata) Steel Works - Dismantling Blast Furnace #4

            This impressively tall but temporary addition, rising high into the skies of Port Talbot (Tata) steel works belongs to (SARENS) and was clearly visible for quite some distance whilst traveling along the M4 motorway in south Wales. The long established family firm of international heavy lift specialists have been brought in to carry out the lift operations and whose company HQ is located in Belgium, with a UK base in Middlesbrough north Yorkshire. They began work on dismantling blast furnace No4 with the use of this mobile crane; model (T-REX DEMAG CC8800) which has a maximum lifting capacity on MAIN BOOM of 1250/1350tons. The crane can be configured in many different ways and is capable of going much higher than that shown in this picture, however for the purpose of this location the crane stand’s 72mts/236ft high, with 50mtr outriggers for stability. 
Now if you think this is big, just take a look at the newest (2011) and largest addition to their fleet of heavy lift cranes, the (SGC-120). Capable of an incredible 3200 ton lift on MAIN BOOM. This takes a team of workers 20 days to unpack and assemble, and requires 36 shipping containers full of ballast, just as a counter weight! 
Company motto “Nothing too heavy, nothing too high”

   

Taken in: United Kingdom / Wales / Port Talbot (show map)

Taken on: July 27, 2012

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