530kW motor checks? !!

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Sadly I'm possibly done with these motorpumps via the auction process (which ends on 31 March), as not only have they stated everything must be cleared without fail by 4pm Friday 9 April (so, excluding the weekend, that's only 7 days!) but now a sole principal contractor is appointed to remove ALL of the fixed plant & equipment.


Any purchaser MUST now use this sole principal contractor.

(The contractor will produce a priced list for the removal of and loading onto purchaser’s transport available prior to the auction sale).


I very much doubt they will properly disassemble everything anyway (even now it didn't look good) and if they offered to do it 'properly' the price charged would bound to be excessive, far more than it would take me any maybe 2 others to do.

Yes it will take a time to disassemble but I'm certainly not risking an unknown contractor doing it, and maybe also trying to lift up the entire mainframe with everything on it.


Had thought someone was certainly attempting an entire lift/removal process with these motorpumps, but that simply cannot be done.

No bearing locks fitted, and so who knows what condition the unit(s) would be in on collection.


Unacceptable terms!

A huge financial risk too, so my final hope today was a direct email to the demolition company asking if it's possible to do something directly with any unsold units, BUT removal has to be done properly if there's any hope of these units ever running again.


Basically if that fails, then it looks as though all of these wonderful motorpumps could indeed be heading for scrap but I'm not prepared to spend 9k+ saving them AND transportation costs...... to haul away what in reality could be junk.


However, all is not lost, waiting may be the best option as the West Burton power station is possibly due to close soon and thus it might be possible to arrange a purchase of their pumps (and hopefully also actually see them working!) before that plant is closed down.


Everything could then be properly removed in a safe and ideal manner before that plant is begun to be demolished.

Anyway, back to the auction and there are some good items in the stores that hopefully can be won and then be reused, but I'll only watch to see happens now with the 8 motorpumps, and no bids.

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Sadly I'm possibly done with these motorpumps via the auction process (which ends on 31 March), as not only have they stated everything must be cleared without fail by 4pm Friday 9 April (so, excluding the weekend, that's only 7 days!) but now a sole principal contractor is appointed to remove ALL of the fixed plant & equipment.


Any purchaser MUST now use this sole principal contractor.

(The contractor will produce a priced list for the removal of and loading onto purchaser’s transport available prior to the auction sale).


I very much doubt they will properly disassemble everything anyway (even now it didn't look good) and if they offered to do it 'properly' the price charged would bound to be excessive, far more than it would take me any maybe 2 others to do.

Yes it will take a time to disassemble but I'm certainly not risking an unknown contractor doing it, and maybe also trying to lift up the entire mainframe with everything on it.


Had thought someone was certainly attempting an entire lift/removal process with these motorpumps, but that simply cannot be done.

No bearing locks fitted, and so who knows what condition the unit(s) would be in on collection.


Unacceptable terms!

A huge financial risk too, so my final hope today was a direct email to the demolition company asking if it's possible to do something directly with any unsold units, BUT removal has to be done properly if there's any hope of these units ever running again.


Basically if that fails, then it looks as though all of these wonderful motorpumps could indeed be heading for scrap but I'm not prepared to spend 9k+ saving them AND transportation costs...... to haul away what in reality could be junk.


However, all is not lost, waiting may be the best option as the West Burton power station is possibly due to close soon and thus it might be possible to arrange a purchase of their pumps (and hopefully also actually see them working!) before that plant is closed down.


Everything could then be properly removed in a safe and ideal manner before that plant is begun to be demolished.

Anyway, back to the auction and there are some good items in the stores that hopefully can be won and then be reused, but I'll only watch to see happens now with the 8 motorpumps, and no bids.