06.03.2012

Mammoet completes testing

International lifting specialist Mammoet has completed the test programme for its three new 3,200 tonne capacity PTC 140/200 DS in Westdorpe, Netherlands.

The test programme included lifting a series of loads with its 140 metre main boom and 106 metre luffing jib installed, providing a maximum tip height of 250 metres. In this configuration the crane has a maximum capacity of 1,000 tonnes.
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Mammoet has completed the test programme for its three new 3,200 tonne capacity PTC 140/200 DS

The first lift involved a 1,000 tonne test load, which was then pulled sideways by seven metres, to create a substantial side loading. After completing this the crane then lifting a 1,100 tonne load and was fully cycled through all the slewing, lifting, lowering and luffing motions, before finally lifting a 1,250 tonne load for the 125 percent overload test for this configuration.
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The PTC 140 DS will now be shipped to the USA where it will be assembled for its first job.

Mammoet claims that the successful completion of the test programme, witnessed by Lloyd’s Register, means the cranes have proven they can withstand the worst-case loadings from its thousands of load charts possibilities.

The PTC 140 DS will now be disassembled and shipped to the USA where it will be assembled for its first job.