MCSR Grab
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- Mechanical
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- Single-Rope (single drum crane)
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- On-The-Hook solution
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- Touch-Down required to Open/Close the grab
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- No additional equipment needed
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- Shock-absorbing cylinder
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- Less maintenance work
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- Easy to operate
Description
The Single Rope Grab, also called Touch-Down Grab, is especially designed for cranes with a single cable drum. Also most vessel cranes have single drum cranes, that cannot operate 2- or 4-Rope Grabs. In such case this grab will be a practical On-The-Hook solution. A mechanism on the grab, locks/unlocks the grab to open or close each time it touches the ground. This system is mostly preferred, if there is only one cable available.
A step by step description of a touch-down mechanism:
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Grab is lowered at open position.
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After grab touches down on the material, the rope from the crane is released until lose. The mechanism is locked now.
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The grab is pulled up and will close (buckets or tines), filling up with material.
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The loaded grab is taken to destination.
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At unloading destination (in this case, a hopper), the grab will be lowered to touch-down again until crane rope is loose again. The mechanism is unlocked now.
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When lifted, the material will spill out as the grab opens.
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The grab is empty.
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The grab is taken to loading destination.