Recently designed and fabricated in Kennewick, Washington, a pair of 2000 ton capacity crawler/transporters has been used in moving refinery modules to permanent installations on Alaska's North Slope. Vehicle design features include four corner chain-driven, track driving sprockets (tumblers), resilient track roller suspensions, elevating load platform (hereinafter 'bolsters'), dynamic braking, diesel/torque converter power, automatic lubrication and electro-pneumatic controls. Four independent power units provide 1400 horse-power per crawler and over two million pounds of drawbar pull at converter stall. Weighing 300 tons, the pin-connected crawler dissembles for highway transport into loads of under 95.000 pounds.
A 2000 ton crawler/transporter for operation in Prudhoe Bay, Alaska
Ein 2000 Tonnen Raupenschlepper/Transporter fuer den Einsatz in Prudhoe Bay/Alaska
SAE-Papers ; Sep ; 1-12
1986
12 Seiten, 11 Bilder
Conference paper
English
A 2000 Ton Crawler/Transporter for Operation in Prudhoe Bay, Alaska
SAE Technical Papers | 1986
|A 2000 ton crawler/transporter for operation on Prudhoe Bay, Alaska
Automotive engineering | 1986
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