Omega Morgan Transports a 600,000 Mining Shovel
Omega Morgan’s Portland and Boise specialized transportation and machinery moving divisions teamed up to do the impossible for our customer, Simplot, transporting a nearly 600,000-pound mining shovel up a canyon road with grades ranging from five to ten percent.
AN IDEAL FIT FOR HEAVY EQUIPMENT MOVES
Our team began this project with a couple of visits to the site at the Smoky Canyon mine in Afton, Wyoming. There, they gathered information and concluded that our 10-line, self-propelled trailer would be the best fit for the job.
This trailer has multiple axles that are independently powered and steered, allowing our crew to make intricate maneuvers and distribute load weight more evenly. These features were ideal for traversing the turns and uneven terrain of the canyon road.
INNOVATION IN SPECIALIZED TRANSPORTATION
With the right trailer selected, our crew returned to Smoky Canyon where they soon faced the challenge of lifting the nearly 600,000-pound shovel high enough for our trailer to slide under. Our team devised an innovative plan: rather than lifting the shovel, the mine crew built up a dirt ramp, then drove the shovel up the ramp. Doing this allowed our crews to drive our trailer precisely and easily under the shovel.
Once we secured the shovel to the trailer, our crew then expertly transported it to its final destination nine miles up the road, navigating steep grades ranging from five to ten percent and keeping a close watch on weight distribution and stress on mechanical functions.
ANOTHER HEAVY HAUL TRUCKING SUCCESS
Our crew completed this massive move in just two days, providing the cost effective and time saving solution that Simplot needed.
As always, safety was our top value on this project and thanks to the careful planning of our specialized transportation and machinery moving teams, the experience and skill of our crew, and the ideal trailer for the job, we accomplished this project safely and efficiently.
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