Pipelayer (vehicle)

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A pipelayer or sideboom^{[citation needed]} is a type of a construction vehicle used to lay pipes. It is used in the construction of oil, gas and water pipelines.

Description

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The lifting equipment of pipelayers includes:

boom, mounted on the left side of the machine
counterweights
hydraulic hook and boom winches.

A pipelayer can also be equipped with accessories:

crane (used to lift and place pipeline elements in a trench)
dragline (used to backfill a trench)
rammer (used to compact the soil in an excavation).

Standards

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Construction, installation, operation, inspection, testing, and maintenance of sidebooms are covered by OSHA standard 1926.1440 - Sideboom cranes^[1] and ASME B30.14 - Side Boom Tractors.^[2]

References

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