my buddy sent these to me a few days ago I thought some of you would like to see this huge move...

These are pictures of a
> >
> > "Coker" that is manufactured by CESSCO in Edmonton for Syncrude Canada Ltd.,
> > Ft, Mc Murray, Alberta. They extract oil from bitumen (a Tar-like
> > substance) found in Northern Alberta. This unit is over 500 Feet long,
> > weighs more than 1.2 million lbs., is carried on highly Specialized
> > trailers with approximately 700 wheels; it takes 5 days To haul it 600
> > miles. In order to cross the North Saskatchewan River it must travel
> > east on Highway 14, then north to The Duvernay Bridge, then back west on
> > Highway 28 to Highway 63, Through Boyle and Grassland and north
> > to Ft. McMurray.
> >
> > Tonight it will be resting in Wandering River before getting to its
> >
> > Final destination tomorrow. Highway signs, overhead power lines, Street
> > lights, etc. All have to be disconnected while this unit is Passing through.
> > The company that moves it is called Mammouet Transport
> >
> >
> >
> > It was fascinating Seeing it cross over the bridge with two trucks pulling
> > and one Pushing. The engineering must be very intricate handling it going
> > Down hills as well as pulling up the hills!! You will notice that There
> > were two more trucks on the other side of the bridge to hook up And pull it
> > over the bridge and up the hill on the other side. They Hook together with
> > ropes. It is very important not to have too much Extra weight on the
> > bridge-
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > Today we wanted to see The unit turn off Highway 55/63 onto the Ft. McMurray
> > highway. It is A 90 degree turn......as you can see in the pictures it was
> > a piece of Cake. The coker pivoted on top of the two trailers, the pilots
> > on Each of the trailers had control of the 700 wheels to turn the corner
> > With ease; there are two pullers and two pushers. It took about 5 Minutes.
> >
> >
> >
> > It only travels in the Daylight. Police reroute the traffic ahead and
> > behind the unit as
> >
> > It travels so slowly and you cannot pass it going either direction.
> >
> > There wouldn't be any Room to pass anyway.
> >
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more to come ...........

Rick :D

Thanks Rick K. We flatlanders enjoy seeing the marvels of engineering that are helping to keep our economy strong.
John.

That's pretty neat!

Rick, You come up with the greatest pics and stories......Thank You !

Snow4

:ohmy: WOW !!!

I think we need to see them lifting this into place that would be cool....what a crane or I should say cranes.....

her is a few more pic's for you and you very welcome....

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I will look in my cd's I think I might have last years coker they moved and the lift too...I hope
I think it was Mullen trucking that moved last years coker...

Rick

i say that same thing go right by where i live. im sure a different one, i have actually seen 2 they were both parked in truck stop lots one 10 miles from my house the other in south dakota

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Yeah, You would need one heck of a crane(s)......reminds me of that show we watch sometimes, I can't think of the name of it but it has huge machinerey in it.. bulldozers, earth movers ect.....

Snow4

Ahhhhh...my keg of Pilsner is on the way.

Thanks for the update.

ROTFLMAO Zog. :lmao:
As always you crack me up.

Thanks for the great pics Rick.

I'm sure MikeD's curiosity got peaked by these.
That's the line of work he's in.

Jeff

Hi Rick, do you remember when I posted the pictures of the first one that they moved up there? I had posted them on R.P. a couple of years back. I lost them though when out computer crashed last fall. I believe they've hauled quit a few of them up there now. There's a guy on R.P. that was involved in moving one of them I believe. He was driving one of the pusher trucks. He has some interesting pics on there from time to time. He's from beaver lodge I think. Just going by memory and I think that's the name of the place. Might be mistaken though too.

Just did some looking and Premay hauled one of the first ones up there.

Ryan

I believe it's a company called Darco that manufactures these cookers. They've got a website with a few pics on it as well.

that trailer only has a few axles haha. when i went to a big CAT demo they brought one of there 994F loaders. it took 4 tailers to hall. one of then had 12 axles on it (it was the eninge and main body piece) all the others had 6+. some heavy stuff they transport

I'm going to look around in my cd's to see if I can't find them Ryan I hope to....I think you sent me them ones right.....

Hi Time

I used to run Cat's big one before the 994 came it was the 992 yes they have power......Mannix Construction was the 1 st ones to bring a 944 into Canada...


Rick

I'm going to look around in my cd's to see if I can't find them Ryan I hope to....I think you sent me them ones right.....

Hi Time

I used to run Cat's big one before the 994 came it was the 992 yes they have power......Mannix Construction was the 1 st ones to bring a 944 into Canada...
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ive run a 980 and a 938. the 992 is a big guy but is nothing compared to the 994. it goes from 800 HP to like 1498 or something like that. and the tires are twice as high on the 994, they are made for the rock pits and mines. cat makes one hell of a machine, got and uncel that is up the corporate ladder a ways, hes in china doing this hole big starting a new set of plants and market in china. we just put a cat new cat c18 engine in one of our grinders at work, boy it make the n14 look like a lawn mower engine

That is Awesome!!!! I could look at pics of huge machinery all day. Love large equipment. Makes yah feel like a kid again. :rolleyes:

I here you Fridgee800mxz I used to say to the guys at work we have not grown up yet are sand boxes is just bigger....

I think I have that move on my comp at work Ryan or in the files burnt to cd..I will keep looking...for them pictures...

Rick :D