Reach for the sky
January 1st 2011 Handling components for wind farms keeps heavy duty reach stackers busy.
Heavy lift company Weldex has introduced Hyster
ReachStackers for the handling of wind farm
components at the Port of Mostyn in North Wales.
The port has become a major base for the offshore wind
power generation industry and it has supported several major
wind power projects over the last 5 years in the region.Weldex
International provides lifting solutions for Siemens Wind Power.
"At Mostyn we have pioneered a new method of handling
these heavy loads," explains Eddie Campbell, lifting operations
and safety manager for Weldex. "Hyster ReachStackers have been
introduced to handle the wind farm tower sections and the hubs
for the turbines. Previously we used a combination of crawler
cranes and multi-axle trailers."
Supplied by Barloworld, two customised Hyster RS 46-41L CH
ReachStackers operate in unison, lifting the 100 tonne tower
sections from either end. A special attachment is fitted to the
reachstacker booms allowing the wind turbine tower sections to
be transported from the quayside to storage faster and more
efficiently.
"We have reduced our capex on lifting equipment and fewer
people are required in the lifting process," adds Campbell. "The
ReachStackers have also helped improve the safety of the
operation even further and the
handling is now much faster." More articles from Barloworld Handling Limited: | 
