Complete full service solution
Allelys have delivered a Yankee dryer pressure vessel, weighing 137te, to a paper mill in Barrow in Furness.
The dryer was shipped from Karlstad, Sweden and delivered to Buccleuch Dock, where it was lifted off the vessel using Allelys LG1550 crane and positioned onto flat top trailers.
27m long transportation arrangement
Measuring 5.62m in diameter and 9m in length, the Yankee dryer was prepared for onward transportation using 10 axle flat top trailers with a 16.6te axle loading.
The Yankee dryer, measuring up to 6.84m high was then transported 3 miles to the local paper mill in a transport configuration with a total length of 27m. Despite the short distance, the sheer size of the load meant that the route required street furniture to be removed and a police escort.
Once on-site, the transport arrangement was reversed into storage and the dryer was stooled off.
“For this operation our experts undertook the complete full service solution by providing project management and engineering support, including a route survey, swept path analysis, lift plan and lift management. To navigate such a long transportation arrangement on A-roads is no mean feat and I’m proud that the team delivered this safely and on schedule.”
said Zac Smout, Senior Project Manager at Allelys.
