![]() 07/20/2020 at 09:30 • Filed to: Government Surplus, Alberta, Canada, Epcor, Boring Machine | ![]() | ![]() |
It’s exactly what it says on the box: a boring machine. Specifically a !!!error: Indecipherable SUB-paragraph formatting!!! , advertised in Freedom units, not French units.
From the listing:
=========================================
Removed from service date - 2018
Weights - Forward - 32t / Stationary - 25.5t
Diameter - 126’’/ 3,200mm
See specification sheets attached for full details
Description:
a. Original Manufacturer Lovat, recent technical support & historical technical rights owned by Lovsuns Tunneling Canada Ltd.
b. Lovat, 126 Serial 4800
Specifications:
c. TBM is an open face TBM, with capable of using an assortment of cutting tools
d. Standard excavations 3200mm/126 inches
e. Capable of installing expandable segments & tunneling to install ribs and lagging
f. Single conveyor system
g. Cutter head low speed 5 RPM & High of 10 RPM
h. Operating thrust 750ton
i. Unit completely analogue
The Equipment is being sold on an as-is basis. Prospective Buyers are free to inspect the Equipment before purchase; but if any hidden defects are discovered after purchase, the Buyer has no recourse against the Seller. There are no warranties accompanying the Equipment.
General NOTES:
General tunneling within the city of Edmonton in soft ground
Services Performed:
Regular PM services were performed to this TBM in a 100hr/biweekly basis when possible
TBM 126 was fully refurbished before performing the last project in between 2016 to 2018
Refurbishment history/last project:
Unit tunneled 1,527 meters from last refurbishment
Last tunnel project ranged from May 2016 to September 2018 and has been stored inside since
Equipment included:
Dirt cars
Segment cars
Gantry system with Ground conditioning system(GCS) If available
Drawings, general info. and parts details.(limited) - See documents attached
Operation & Maintenance manual available
The asset is being sold as listed. You are invited to place a bid with the information provided, if the information provided does not meet your satisfaction, we suggest you do not bid.
=========================================
!!! UNKNOWN CONTENT TYPE !!!
But wait, there’s more! The seller also has three smaller boring machines for sale.
!!! UNKNOWN CONTENT TYPE !!!
!!! UNKNOWN CONTENT TYPE !!!
!!! UNKNOWN CONTENT TYPE !!!
![]() 07/20/2020 at 09:34 |
|
plenty of this in Melbourne at present.
![]() 07/20/2020 at 09:38 |
|
Now that we have a distraction, all we need is a casino and a good plan.
![]() 07/20/2020 at 09:41 |
|
https://metrotunnel.vic.gov.au
![]() 07/20/2020 at 09:45 |
|
Hey man! Use the NSFW tag!
![]() 07/20/2020 at 09:46 |
|
![]() 07/20/2020 at 09:47 |
|
o_O
![]() 07/20/2020 at 09:47 |
|
Neat, more tunnels are always useful!
![]() 07/20/2020 at 09:53 |
|
It’s just laughing so hard milk came out its nose!
![]() 07/20/2020 at 09:56 |
|
Well, not every machine can be exciting.
![]() 07/20/2020 at 09:56 |
|
Pretty sure there’s a Canada joke there somewhere.
![]() 07/20/2020 at 10:00 |
|
Billy Ocean and 10-12 of his closest 80s music superstars, plus someone to film the whole endeavor.
07/20/2020 at 10:08 |
|
Sweet! Now I can make my own Mr. Elon’s Wild Ride!
![]() 07/20/2020 at 10:34 |
|
this is quality oppo
![]() 07/20/2020 at 10:37 |
|
Are the smaller machines less boring?
![]() 07/20/2020 at 10:52 |
|
Hmmmmm...... I’m thinking of mortgaging my house and going into business.
I just love making tunnels!
![]() 07/20/2020 at 10:52 |
|
Ha, a 126" tunnel would just fit a car I bet.
![]() 07/20/2020 at 11:01 |
|
Wonder if the high bidder will be from Sina ola?
![]() 07/20/2020 at 11:03 |
|
They can’t compete with Jalisco.
![]() 07/20/2020 at 11:44 |
|
Sure, the sale price might be low, but the shipping will be horrendous. Unless it could dig its way to where you live...
![]() 07/20/2020 at 14:14 |
|
Us Canadians are worried about Americans sneaking in with the whole COVID thing.
![]() 07/20/2020 at 14:18 |
|
COVID, milk, and timber: the triumvirate of American Imperialism.
![]() 07/20/2020 at 19:23 |
|
There hasn’t been any money inside casinos in months
![]() 07/20/2020 at 19:59 |
|
Canada is weird with measurements, officially and almost entirely metric, but Imperial units will crop up now and then in unexpected places. The construction industry, in particular, seems to cling to them a bit.
![]() 07/20/2020 at 20:40 |
|
Are they the vanguard of Yankee annexation?
![]() 07/20/2020 at 20:45 |
|
You mean British North American reunification?
![]() 07/21/2020 at 00:57 |
|
I wonder what could be approximate cost of this machine? The cost need to include the transportation cost to India..