by Richard Cosgrove | Mon 04 May 2020
New Doosan excavator dismantles historic bridge
Tilo Süptitz Transporte e.K., based in Roitzsch in Germany, specializes in earthworks, demolition and transport contracts. For the more demanding tasks, owner, Tilo Süptitz, mainly relies on Doosan wheeled and crawler excavators. This certainly applied to the demolition of a pipe bridge crossing in Torgau, where the company carried out the work using its new Doosan DX255LC-5 narrow track excavator. In addition to the three Doosan machines he owns, Tilo Süptitz regularly uses Doosan machines from the rental fleet of Doosan dealer, Ziesmann Baugeräte GmbH, based in Torgau.
A number of buildings and structures in the Elbe meadows in Torgau still bear witness to times gone by. The pipe bridge crossing was for a pipe that connected a former Elbe jetty across the meadows to the main pipeline on the Elbe dam. It spanned the Elbe meadows at a height of around 100 m at a flood-safe height. The Elbe pier had not been used for a long time and as a result, the bridge was removed by Tilo Süptitz and his team using the Doosan DX255LC-5 excavator.
The difficult access to the bridge for the excavator and trucks was a particular challenge. The company transported around 600 m³ of concrete using its own trucks which took the debris away for processing. The DX225LC-5 performed excellently, its powerful extension arm combined with the high level of stability ensured that work progressed quickly and was completed on schedule after two weeks.
The Doosan excavator was used for almost all the work. In addition to the actual demolition of the bridge, this also included demolition of the foundations, pulverizing the concrete and loading the trucks. In addition to a bucket, a 1.9 tonne hydraulic hammer and a roughly 2 tonne pulverizer attachment were used.