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eight feet to ship down the road, and the max is around twenty feet—for the power lines,” he said. “Te estimate was quite staggering. I offered the solution of building oval reels—which would still maintain the minimum bend-radius requirements, but could be shipped down the road, and could also be stretched out to accommodate the linear storage length needed for the project.” After about five preliminary designs and some engineering, the reels (complete with nets) shipped out the door—start to finish—in 10 weeks: 42 feet long x 19.5 feet wide x 17.5 feet tall. Te East and West reels weighed in at 11.334 metric tons; the North spool at 19.699 metric tons. “Te reeling portion of the project based on the short


delivery time was a bit tricky,” admitted Myers. “Luckily, we had two massive gear reducers here to achieve the torque needed to rotate the huge reels. After the gear reduction calculations, the final drive ended up at .3 rpm—which was actually just a bit faster than I wanted. We incorporated a brake to randomly hold the reel as needed during the reeling process.” But they also needed clearance for rotation. “We got a couple of ten-foot Conex boxes and reinforced the inside where the fifteen-foot reel drive would land,” he added. “Te Conex boxes were leveled and squared up with the alignment beams provided. Te shaft was running at twenty-five feet center line. Everything was connected with ISO lugs. It went surprisingly smooth with only about six hours to assemble the drive system.” Te reels also had an internal support system designed to protect the product during shipping and help support the weight being carried by the reel itself. Myers also supplied all the lifting gear and spreader bars—


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