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Rig Five

April 11, 2018 Matt May

Rigs 5 is a Hydco 800 and was constructed in November 2009. This unit was designed specifically around Iron ore work in the hill country. It was built for deep hole (800 meters) R.C. Exploration but with the environment in mind during its design. 

This rig is 8.5m in length (track base) and at 3.5m wide take up a very small pad footprint with the drilling abilities of a much larger machine making this a very versatile machine, some of it features are listed below: 

MTU 2000 Series V12  850hp@1800
Sullair 1150/500 Compressor
V-Pack Coolers
800m depth capability
Boom Jim rated at 500kg
Sandvick Rod Handler
TJM Hands-free rod breaking system
300m Rod carrying capacity
Belly tanks for 3000l fuel & 1500l water
Tatra 8x8 all terrain support trucks
Track mount auxiliary/Booster 2400cfm @ 1000psi
Dust suppression
Handrails/walkways all around unit
Rig mounted hydraulic cyclone
Outside return cyclone
Cone splitter on full rotational arm with raise/lower function
Remote Control tramming
Fire Suppression
Full (three point) electronic emergency shutdown
Full sock whipchecks fitted to all high pressure air hose
1.8metre jacklegs rated to 60 ton capacity for leveling rig
Rig fives track base has also been fitted with a specialized water injection system. This system utilizes onboard water to cool the tracks and track rollers during tramming over considerable distances helping to eliminate downtime and assisting our clients in keeping with their production schedules. This is a very manoeuvrable compact unit perfect for any terrain, but capable of drilling in areas of limited access with small pad preparations, it has the ability to drill self contained to 300m where the terrain restricts access to support trucks reaching the machine.
This unit is available for exploration, resource definition, water bores or any other of your R.C. Drilling requirements.