Mega Mechanics

Fifty mega-machines face off against five stories of mighty coal mining machines during a maintenance shutdown. A 100-tonne crane is no match for nature and a dangerous lift is in jeopardy. Also, a blown heat exchanger needs a creative solution.

The Mega Mechanics are forced to call in the big guns to help shift a 16-cylinder, 12-tonne engine out of a Caterpillar 793 truck, and a bone-crushing 20-tonne sugar mill roller in Broadwater. Also, an A330 engine undergoes a high pressure test.

The machines go into high gear with a massive gearbox change and the machines investigate a mysterious liquid on a gearbox. The massive machinations of an underground longwall support and a dam radial gate have the cranes working overtime.

The team struggles to move a colossal A330 off the ground, and tackle services on off-road trucks in Mackay. Meanwhile, a Manitou is stopping work at a multimillion dollar coal mine.

The metal bucket wheel is out of action at the largest coal export facility in the world, bulldozers are in pieces and their tracks torn apart in the mining hub of Mackay, and a 130-tonne train is sounding alarms on the jacking road in Brisbane.

The installation of a 10 million dollar jet engine in an A330 aircraft sees an intricate support and bracing technique used, while work on a 550-tonne excavator means 24 hours of preparation all comes down to an install that happens within seconds.