Genesis Attachments, Superior, Wis., has introduced a new addition to its line of XP Series mobile shears that the company has dubbed “The World’s Largest Mobile Shear.”
Capable of providing more than 3,000 tons of cutting force at 5,000 psi, the GXP 2500R is currently at work in a ship breaking operation on the East Coast, according to Kevin Bakke, Genesis vice president and co-general manager.
“There is a definite need for extreme-sized shears in today’s global market, and the GXP 2500 was designed to meet those needs,” Bakke says. “This customer came to us asking for a shear that could process materials commonly found in a ship-dismantling application¾including the ability to consistently pierce 1 ¾ -inch ship plate. Company officials say the shear has already proven itself in other projects as well, including cutting barges, large cranes and more.”
Weighing in at 53,000 pounds, the GXP 2500 is designed to fit excavators in the 200,000 pound-plus range. It has a jaw depth of 48 inches and a jaw opening of 46 inches. And like all Genesis XP shears, it features a longer cylinder stroke and lever arm which is designed to boost power in the throat and piercing tip as well as increase shear force at the apex where the majority of cutting occurs, according to a press release from Genesis.
“There’s no denying the Genesis GXP 2500 is not for everyone,” says Bakke. “However, a number of customers who have been contacting us regularly asking for a shear that could do ‘the big stuff,’ and this is the answer to their demands.”