So you do R & D for Warn, then???
no, i do not work for warn, but there is warn type winches on some of the equipment....and i have owned a few warns in the past too.
when i say professional winch operator, its true none the less.... i operate a drilling rig as my main job these days, as things were getting unbearable back home in the Detroit area i had to go back to the oilfield unfortunately some years back....
but its pretty much where i belong i think
my main winch is 1100 hp.....not a big one but pulls 300 k easily enough.
heres a pic of the old bitch
Drawworks
Ideco M-750 with two engine compound, powered by (2) 550HP series 60 Detroit Diesel engines, Parmac V-80 hydromatic brake
Mast
Parco 131’ 550,000# static hook load, 6 sheave crown block
Substructure
Parco 18.5’ split level, 467,000# rotary load, 357,000# simultaneous set back
Dog House
10’ by 40’ skidded with electric panel, lockers, and knowledge box
8' by 40' skidded with tool room & wire line unit
Pumps
#1 QZ9 1000HP Triplex, powered by Cat 398
#2 QZ9 1000HP Triplex, powered by Cat 398
Mud system
2 pit (940bbl) system with two 6x8 cent. pumps with 75HP electric motors, 4 Brandt electric mixers, 12 cone de-silter, 2 cone de-sander, Smico 22 sq ft shale shaker
Instrumentation
MD 500,000# wt. ind.– tong, torque – pump pressure gauges, satellite internet system, MDTotco EDR (electronic drilling recorder) w/rig sense package (internet access available), Wildcat automatic driller
Rotary
Twister 27 1/2"
Traveling
250 ton Block-Hook, 250 ton Swivel, 5 ¼ hex kelly
Electrical
(2) 350KW generators powered by series 60 Detroit Diesel engines,
Mounted in 10’ wide by 40’ long house, with electric panel and 150KVA Transformer
BOPs
13 5/8" 10,000 # double SL type, 13 5/8 " 5000# Annular, Valvecon 120 gallon, 5 station accumulator – mounted in generator house, 4" 10,000# choke manifold, 4 ft X 19 ft gas separator, buster, and burner
Auxiliary
Equipment
1 Hydraulic winch, (2) 5 ton Air Tuggers, air kelly spinner, air pipe spinner, Varco hydraulic catworks, hydraulic power unit with 50 HP electric motor, (4) air compressors (2) electric, (2) on compound
Drill String
4 1/2" 16.6# X-95 drill pipe (12,000 ft - new), (18) 4 1/2" 42# HW drill pipe, (18) 6 1/4" drill collars - new, (7) 9" drill collars
Location Size
350' X 350'