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CAPITAL EQUIPMENT NEWS
FEBRUARY 2017
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and rigging teams to remove the 8 t cylinder
off the gigantic face shovels. Using the 30 t
Magni HTH 30.12 telehandler equipped with
a Cylinder Clamp attachment, the same
cylinders can now be removed within a mere
35 minutes.
Proven concept
Maddern says there has been a fair amount
of enquiries following the successful
commissioning of the Magni HTH 30.12
telehandler at the Mpumalanga mine. “We
have had a number of enquiries recently.
There is a very strong chance that we
may grow the fleet, but we have to create
demand first. We have a proven concept
in this sort of application and based on
that we believe there will be increased
rental demand for these machines,” says
Maddern.
Hasselbach is of the view that demand for
these machines on rental basis will definitely
increase, especially at mines where uptime
for big pieces of equipment is so critical. For
example, if a face shovel bursts its hydraulic
cylinder, it would likely be out of service for
at least a week as it takes two days to set
up the related scaffolding and cranes and
another two days to do the actual exchange,
provided the relevant part is available. In
essence, this translates into a week of lost
production. Production of a face shovel the
size of a Komatsu PC8000, for example, is said
to equate to about R25 000 per every truck
load. Losing a week of production on such a
machine is a lot of money down the drain.
While the Magni HTH 30.12 telehandler
Cylinder Clamp attachment may not be in
operation every single day, the machine
working at the Mpumalanga mine has
been supplied with a range of other Magni
HTH attachments including a Tyre Clamp,
a Conveyor Belt Handler and Forks for a
range of other handling applications on site.
“At a time when the Cylinder Clamp is not
operational, you can use the telehandler
for other applications such as tyre rotation,
conveyor belt handling and general materials
handling duties,” says Maddern.
Magni’s other special attachments include
Tyre Clamps which can handle tyres from 24
inches up to 63 inches. The 16.63 tyre clamp
KEY SPECS – CYLINDER CLAMP
Capacity
11 t
Maximum opening
620 mm
Minimum opening
250 mm
Clamp rotation
344°
Cylinder rotation
± 30°
Tilting
90°
KEY SPECS – MAGNI HTH 30.12 TELEHANDLER
Model
HTH 30.12
Lifting capacity
30 000 kg
Maximum lifting height
11,72 m
Maximum reach
6,86 m
Engine
Mercedes OM 936 LA
Maximum torque
1 400 Nm @ 1 200 rpm
Power
260 kW (350 hp)
The Magni Cylinder Clamp has a capacity of
11 t, opening measurements of 250 to 620 mm
and clamp rotation of 344°.
MATERIALS HANDLING