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fust-part.
reclaimer being sent to Roberts Bank Draughtaman Rick Station stands hauled through empty streets to a barge near Lions Gate Bridge. __
(Eric Eggertson photo)

When the big day finally
arrived this:morning for a

North Vancouver firm to -

deliver the massive
equipment it has spent the
past six months building, it
was such an event that, it
closed down Marine_ Drive
and two connecting streets.

But few people were
expected to see the giant
pieces of machinery rum-
bling through the streets
from Fell Avenue to the foot
of Lions Gate Bridge for
loading, since the exercise
was due to occur from 3-5
a.m.

The monstrosity taking
over Fell and Pemberton
Avenues and Marine Drive
was a 675-ton coal stacker
being moved in sections to
be barged to the Coal
Terminal at Roberts Bank.

Built by Inlet Metal and
Machining Co. Ltd., at 105
Fell Avenue, the
reclaimer is the largest in
western Canada and about
twice the size of the one used
at North Van's Neptune
Terminals.

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The contract is worth $3
million to Inlet, who expect
to have the machinery fully
installed and ready for
operation by February next
year.

The giant stacking

machinery is designed to be
able to load a 100,000-ton
ore carrier within 24 hours.
In order to move this kind
of volume, the machinery is
of phenomenal size. In
addition to the- 675 tons of

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9,295

of the enormous coal

steel sections, being moved
in pieces of 40-50 tons, the
machine also utilizes a 260-
ton concrete counter weight.

Fully installed, the coal
reclaimer will be 475 feet
long and 125 feet high. The
operator will be located at

“wing the 80:0 slewhed of the machin. waiting for.it to be loaded and

the end of a 200-ft. boom
which can be raised or
lowered 85 feet and turn 300
degrees on its own axis.

The incredible loading,
capacity is achieved by a
bucket at the end of the
boom which has a 30-ft.

diameter and a_ loading
capacity of 3,400 tons per
hour.

Inlet is hoping that the
manufacturing job may lead
to contracts for even larger
Stackers during the next
couple of years.

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