Subsea cable spooling using SPMTs - Let's go round and round.

[@jimsvideos7201]

I don't know if I would ever have had this idea myself, but I admire the person who did; this is indeed clever.

[@MrSaemichlaus]

These three modules now hold the company's record of getting the most mileage while going absolutely nowhere. By the way, smart idea to make the ground wet to reduce friction.

[@MammoetHeavyLifting]

It's the only transport job we've done where the distance is measured in radians, too!

[@walterburger5281]

At @:0:51 it's daylight, and the ground it dry. At @ 2:16 it's the next day and the ground it wet. Maybe it rained. Ya' think?

[@MrSaemichlaus]

@@walterburger5281 look at 01:07 they clearly have a water hose laid out, at 01:17 you see the water flowing out of it and spreading on the ground.

[@walterburger5281]

@@MrSaemichlaus OK, but at 059, hours before their hosing anything down, they're working on dry ground. It certainly isn't to give traction to the tires of the carousel. I don't think you can say with any certainty as to why the hose is laying on the ground spraying.

[@MrSaemichlaus]

@@walterburger5281 If anything it's to make the traction LESS, which saves fuel and avoids some wear on all of the tires, steering pods and bearings. Without the water, the tires would probably also warm up somewhat, even increasing traction (which again isn't helpful in this case). They may have encountered a problem which wasn't critical in the beginning when they weren't using water yet. What else would they spray water for?

[@Richie_]

I love Mammoet videos. Big scale engineering amazes me even though I'm an engineer.

[@alexreeve]

Good to see there are still humans on this planet who can think out of the box and come up with genius solutions :)

[@iantaylor6538]

Very clever idea and useable nearly anywhere

[@stuboyd1194]

Clever alternative use of existing tech. I hope the SPMTs didn't get too dizzy going around in circles.

[@MammoetHeavyLifting]

They are just fine :-)

[@titan375484]

What a clever method!

[@gus473]

👍🏼 Biggest "Spinning Jenny" I have ever seen! Quite amazing! 😎✌🏼

[@sebastiangiovannella7778]

You spin me round round…

[@Johnboy33545]

Ingenious, someone deserves a raise.

[@michaelmccarthy4615]

I thought I had some long electrical cords laying around....

[@TheMetalButcher]

Tires be cheaper than a custom slew gear solution I guess. Moving time indeed.

[@cyberprog]

I think the water on the floor helped. Got the impression it was deliberate.

[@nickmaclachlan5178]

@@cyberprog Yeah, as the weight increased the water was used to ensure the tyres didn't grab too hard as they squashed slightly. Very simple and clever solution. These guys know exactly what they're doing.

[@WowCreativeUsername]

Using existing tools instead of making new ones plus more portable with less setup time.

[@lml6.653]

How cute they painted the ship "green" lol how's that "green" energy working out?

[@gasaxe6056]

Nice 👍 setup.

[@yanicgentry9395]

How big is the basket?

[@careerbreakoff]

Did the employees get wound up doing that job?

[@MammoetHeavyLifting]

They remained calm!

[@Mawson6492]

Ok, but where is all that cable coming from??

[@USMC1984]

I got dizzy watching it, imagine being on that going around and around!

[@EricWeissometer]

How is it stored before it is spooled?

[@MammoetHeavyLifting]

Hi Tov! Cables can be spooled directly following manufacture, or transpooled from a transport vessel.

[@carlgrooby4083]

Genius solution 👌

[@zaxisontherun]

Genius solution!

[@Madhuntr]

the cable on the Mammoet goes round and round. i expected it to be spooled up by spinning. i did not think about the cranes next to it at first :P

[@aussiediabolo]

Very Nice!

[@RangieNZ]

That looks like a ridiculous use of an amazing machine. Was it not just possible to have a pivot/bearing that the cages sat on?

[@heartobefelt]

a Slew bearing of 4 metres diameter could cost $ 140,000 , the mammoet tractor units were already available and can also transport short distances between discharge and reload point. if you used a slew you would still need to drive it with something . do the maths if the full carousel weighs 2000 tonnes , then how much torque is that ? Torque costs $$

[@clanculo]

How about the based of the ringcrane next time? 🙂

[@paulsheward3325]

We're did the cable come from ?

[@jamesmurney1374]

The green ship moored there

[@walterburger5281]

From Bidens ass

[@marvindebot3264]

@@jamesmurney1374 No, that's where it's going to.

[@tjurzyk]

My guess is it is coming to this site on multiple small spools, and is joined into one.

[@игорьзахарченко-п2ч]

🇷🇺. Отличная работа.

[@tomrogers9467]

And I struggle with a garden hose!

[@BLUELEADER78]

Sometimes simplicity seems complex.

[@damnfunnychicken]

wow :D

[@magnusE7]

How much fuel did this burn up? No carbon emission for Wind farms???!!!

[@heartobefelt]

No fuel , it was powered by Gerbils spinning the wheel by hand. What powered your internet today ? What will you use for electricity when World War 4 starts throwing nukes around in 10 days time ? Why dont you pre-order your Gerbils to avoid the rush ?

[@mitotakjde9763]

@@heartobefelt xd nice response. Guys like Magnus are morons