6100 E A cable excavator as the tailor-made solution

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TagsEngineering, engineering and equipment, Equipment, Sennebogen

Nov 18

Increased flexibility in the gravel pit

With the expansion of the extraction area, the Bokshorn gravel pit also needed to acquire a new extraction machine: efficiency and flexibility were top priorities. The SENNEBOGEN 6100 E crawler crane proved to be a tailor-made solution for the gravel plant, perfectly meeting its requirements and also boasting low fuel consumption.

The extraction area of the gravel pit has been expanded.

The Bokshorn gravel pit in Porta Westfalica, North Rhine-Westphalia, is a family business steeped in tradition. Founded in 1882, the gravel plant – now at its third location – still produces around 150,000 tons of sand and gravel annually for the concrete industry, including prefabricated construction and paving stone manufacturing. When the current managing partner, Henrik Franke, took over the business from his father in 2024, the gravel pit’s extraction area was expanded. To be prepared for the new area, the machinery also needed to be updated. The old, but inflexible, electric scraper system was thus replaced by the 100-ton SENNEBOGEN 6100 HD crawler crane .

TAILOR-MADE FOR USE

“When I was looking for a more flexible solution for our expanded extraction area, I quickly came across SENNEBOGEN’s crawler cranes. Through the dealer Louis Scheuch, we were able to initially get a feel for our needs with a 70-ton rental machine and ultimately opted for the 100-ton crawler crane with a 3.5 cubic yard dragline bucket ,” reports the managing director of the gravel plant. “For us, efficiency is more important than speed. We want to operate sustainably and fully utilize the gravel deposit’s capacity . Therefore, the desired digging depth of 12 meters determined the machine size.” Thanks to the Fairlead and the deflection pulleys integrated into the boom, the crawler crane’s cable is guided optimally and gently. The machine and dragline bucket can be controlled safely and precisely, and dredging can be carried out gently and with the highest accuracy . The 29.9 m long lattice boom, which is ideal for heavy, dynamic operation in the gravel pit, also allows the material to be lifted with the dragline bucket far in front of the machine, thus allowing the edge to be left standing for as long as possible.

Flexible throughout the entire terrain

“All in all, the new cable excavator solution is significantly more efficient, elegant , and flexible for us than before. And that’s not just in terms of location,” Franke continued.

Thanks to the crawler undercarriage, the gravel plant’s employees can easily move the 6100 HD to wherever it’s needed at any given moment. The applications it has already been used for are correspondingly diverse : from renaturation projects to digging a channel for the uninterrupted water supply of the pump – a task that would otherwise have required contracting out to an external company. Currently, the machine is back in operation in the old extraction area. This, too, poses no problem for the new, flexible cable excavator, which, unlike the old system, doesn’t require a power supply.

“Looking back, I find the whole project to be an exciting process…”

…and a journey with a resounding success. Everyone contributed to ensuring that we ultimately have a tailor-made machine that perfectly suits our needs. Mr. Bräutigam from Louis Scheuch, in particular, was highly committed throughout the entire process, and the SENNEBOGEN contacts were always readily available.”

Henrik Franke

Managing Director (center)

“We usually operate the SENNEBOGEN 6100 E at a low speed, so fuel consumption is pleasingly low . The machine also has sufficient power for our purposes,” Franke says happily.

Cable excavator project: A complete success

The cable excavator project has been a complete success: from the initial contact with Louis Scheuch, through the provision of a rental machine, to its final on-site deployment. The machine operators, Yury Starodub and Alexander Tschernischow, also gave entirely positive feedback. They are proud that they mastered the complex application so quickly.

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With the 100 t cable excavator 6100 E, the Bokshorn gravel pit can thoroughly exploit its extraction area.

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The 29.9 m long lattice boom allows the drag bucket to be plunged and lifted far in front of the machine, so that the embankment remains intact for as long as possible.