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#381 LJ

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Posted 16 April 2020 - 07:43 PM

is there irony in the fact our "working harbour" is being used to assemble equipment for the coal industry during a climate emergency here?  hopefully helps comes down to christen the piece with the champagne bottle break before it leaves.

 

any chance point hope will win any bids to build new japanese whaling ships?

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#382 North Shore

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Posted 16 April 2020 - 08:40 PM

So are they assembling this thing prior to shipping it out just to make sure that it works?  Wouldn't it be easier to transport it in pieces, and then assemble it onsite wherever it's supposed to be?


Say, what's that mountain goat doing up here in the mist?

#383 Mike K.

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Posted 17 April 2020 - 07:47 AM

It takes 60,000 man hours to assemble the thing, so it's much more practical to deliver it in working order.


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#384 Gary H

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Posted 24 May 2020 - 10:54 AM

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#385 Gary H

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Posted 08 June 2020 - 05:18 PM

The Scoops...

 

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#386 Gary H

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Posted 08 June 2020 - 05:29 PM

Mega Machine...

 

This new addition took three cranes to lift into place and has created a monster of a machine.  And to think they'll have to dismantle it again before shipping to North Vancouver; hmm, unless they bring in the Dynamic Beast.

 

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#387 Nparker

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Posted 08 June 2020 - 05:29 PM

These scoops would make a cool art installation in one of the many dead zones adjacent to the Johnson Street Bridge.



#388 Victoria Watcher

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Posted 08 June 2020 - 05:33 PM

maybe drive it up pandora then over to topaz park to test it.  scoop off the first 2 metres of earth and send it for decontamination treatments.


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#389 Gary H

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Posted 14 June 2020 - 06:33 PM

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#390 Hotel Mike

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Posted 15 June 2020 - 09:41 AM

Is this a new permanent addition for Point Hope?


Don't be so sure.:cool:

#391 lanforod

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Posted 15 June 2020 - 10:01 AM

Is this a new permanent addition for Point Hope?

 

No. It's a coal stacker that will be shipped to North Van when done.

 

I hope Gary live streams the shipping process through the bridge. Seems like it'll be a tight fit.


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#392 Gary H

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Posted 01 August 2020 - 10:40 PM

It's back...

 

The Dynamic Beast crane barge has once again arrived in the upper harbour - this time to transport the finished coal stacker / reclaimer and tripper to North Vancouver.

 

The crane will lift the smaller "coal tripper" onto the barge while the main stacker/reclaimer is so large and heavy (~ 1,000 tons) that it will be rolled onto the barge.

 

https://www.cheknews...ilities-687568/

 

The work is set to begin tomorrow, Sunday.

 

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#393 Gary H

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Posted 03 August 2020 - 12:12 PM

The coal tripper has been loaded onto the barge...

 

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#394 Gary H

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Posted 03 August 2020 - 12:17 PM

The Fully Assembled Coal Stacker / Reclaimer and Coal Tripper
 
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#395 Nparker

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Posted 03 August 2020 - 12:50 PM

It looks like a fun, amusement park ride: The Cool Tripper ®



#396 zoomer

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Posted 03 August 2020 - 01:25 PM

Nice font..

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#397 Gary H

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Posted 04 August 2020 - 04:39 PM

They've only loaded the tripper on the barge - with the crane.

 

The much bigger coal stacker is too heavy to lift.  As can be seen in the many photos, it sits on rails.  It will supposedly be rolled onto the barge.  Trouble is the rails go north/south and don't (yet) extend to the edge of the pier.  There's not much room in the water at the north end of the pier.  Maybe they'll rotate the barge 90 degrees.  I'm not sure how they're going to pull this off.



#398 Mike K.

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Posted 04 August 2020 - 04:43 PM

Amazing. Thank you for the updates.

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#399 zoomer

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Posted 04 August 2020 - 05:10 PM

Guess they'll have to leave it there and turn the shipyard into a coal loading port.
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#400 Gary H

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Posted 04 August 2020 - 05:46 PM

Okay, I think I have the answer.  They're not going to move the coal stacker using its rail wheels but rather jack it up and use hydraulic dollies and prime movers to roll it onto the barge.  It will be impressive if they do this as one piece.  This moving technique was used by Ramsay when they transported their coal stacker several years ago across the YYJ runway to an awaiting barge.  They used Apex and Pro-Tech to do the move.

 

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