Hareket’s Turkish transportation challenge
24 June 2014Turkey’s Hareket Heavy Lifting & Project Transportation used 22 axles from the Goldhofer heavy-duty self-propelled module system PST/SL-E to move a 580t pressurized gas tank 176km from Izmir port to the Zorlu Meta nickel mine in Manisa.
In temperatures up to 35C Hareket used the self-propelled module system PST/SL-E with electronic steering to transport the 35m long and 8m high tank, the journey took 65 days. The tank was carried over 11 bridges and into the mountains on twisting roads with gradients up to 12%. Hareket specialist had to raise 250 power and telephone cables, remove 16 sets of traffic lights and dismantle and then re-erect two pedestrian bridges as part of the project.
Temporary river crossings were built as the Turkish highway code forbids heavy goods vehicles of more than 150t from crossing bridges, while a 2km stretch of road had to be widened to negotiate tight bends at an altitude of 1,500m.
The drive for the 22-axle combination was powered with two 490hp powerpacks. On arrival, the tank was placed on steel supports and the self-propelled combination reconfigured to provide two six-axle parallel modules for final positioning.
