hindesky Posted December 2, 2020 Share Posted December 2, 2020 Mammoet is assembling one of the largest cranes in the world were I work. It is the PTC 200 and has a capacity of 5000 tons. They will be replacing one of the cat crackers. https://www.mammoet.com/equipment/cranes/ring-cranes/ptc-200-ds/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ring_crane Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ross Posted December 2, 2020 Share Posted December 2, 2020 I bet that costs more than $5k per day😂 That's an impressive crane, even more than the similar capacity cranes on offshore crane barges, since you can see the entire thing more easily. Here's an article on Heerema's 20k ton crane barge https://www.oedigital.com/news/466495-heerema-unveils-world-s-largest-offshore-crane-vessel Is this located somewhere in the Houston area, where we can drive down 225 or another road and see it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hindesky Posted December 2, 2020 Author Share Posted December 2, 2020 On 12/1/2020 at 9:43 PM, Ross said: I bet that costs more than $5k per day😂 That's an impressive crane, even more than the similar capacity cranes on offshore crane barges, since you can see the entire thing more easily. Here's an article on Heerema's 20k ton crane barge https://www.oedigital.com/news/466495-heerema-unveils-world-s-largest-offshore-crane-vessel Is this located somewhere in the Houston area, where we can drive down 225 or another road and see it? It's in Baytown at a refinery but the boom isn't up yet, you will be able to see it best if you drive on S.Airhart Dr. It's in the red circle and will be taking down the old cat cracker and replacing it with a new one(next to where the steam is coming out). https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fluid_catalytic_cracking Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jgriff Posted December 2, 2020 Share Posted December 2, 2020 I worked on a similar project once. We replaced the top of the regenerator along with the cyclones. The crane we used was not quite as big as this one. This was 25 years go. We were told shutting down the unit cost $50k per day. We did a smaller 300 ton lift also and got it wrong three days in a row. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ross Posted December 3, 2020 Share Posted December 3, 2020 Thanks, hindesky! I may drive out that way over the weekend. I've got relatives over there I haven't seen in a while. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hindesky Posted December 11, 2020 Author Share Posted December 11, 2020 On 12/2/2020 at 7:37 PM, Ross said: Thanks, hindesky! I may drive out that way over the weekend. I've got relatives over there I haven't seen in a while. They finally raised the boom on this yesterday, the crane is huge!!! Wish I could take some pics but I could get fired if I posted them online. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ross Posted December 14, 2020 Share Posted December 14, 2020 Drove over there today. That's a big crane, for sure. Couldn't get any pictures, as it was obscured most of the time by steam from a nearby stack. Plus, stopping and taking pictures close to a refinery is a good way to get in trouble. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hindesky Posted December 15, 2020 Author Share Posted December 15, 2020 2 hours ago, Ross said: Drove over there today. That's a big crane, for sure. Couldn't get any pictures, as it was obscured most of the time by steam from a nearby stack. Plus, stopping and taking pictures close to a refinery is a good way to get in trouble. The corner of Dayton St and Harbor would be the closets you can get to the huge crane or Unidad Park on S. Airhart. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ross Posted December 16, 2020 Share Posted December 16, 2020 I was asked earlier today if, given the size of the crane, does it have GFR? 🤣 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hindesky Posted January 31, 2021 Author Share Posted January 31, 2021 Ok, so someone online saw this huge crane and asked for some pics of it. Some people posted their pics of it. None of these pics are mine but others already posted them, so here you go.....this is a very very huge crane ( I would say the equivalent of a 35-40 story building) and it started making some lifts in the last few days. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dbigtex56 Posted January 31, 2021 Share Posted January 31, 2021 That's amazing. I wonder what kind of loads it's capable of lifting. Where is it located? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hindesky Posted January 31, 2021 Author Share Posted January 31, 2021 21 minutes ago, dbigtex56 said: That's amazing. I wonder what kind of loads it's capable of lifting. Where is it located? It's capable of hoisting loads up 5000 tons (10 million lbs) and is located at a refinery in Baytown. It is being used to replace a cat cracker unit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ross Posted January 31, 2021 Share Posted January 31, 2021 I just realized from the great pictures Hindesky posted that the counterweights are containers. Not sure if they are 40 foot or not, but that's a lot of containers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hindesky Posted January 31, 2021 Author Share Posted January 31, 2021 3 hours ago, Ross said: I just realized from the great pictures Hindesky posted that the counterweights are containers. Not sure if they are 40 foot or not, but that's a lot of containers. Yes, 40 feet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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