BRUCE FFTS MK 4 ANCHOR

THE BRUCE FFTS MK 4 ANCHOR

PROVEN ANCHOR TECHNOLOGY FOR M.O.D.U.'s FROM BRUCE ANCHOR LIMITED The Bruce FFTS MK4 anchor, with its unique self righting ability and ease of racking is the anchor of choice for rig upgrades due to these characteristics reducing rig downtime during anchor handling operations.

Superior holding performance in all seabeds. Complete self-righting ability, even if it lands upside down. Choice of fluke angles for optimum performance in hard and soft bottoms. Simplified fluke angle adjustment by moving two plain pins, no welding required. Disassembly into two parts for easier, lower cost shipping. Approved by A.B.S, B.V, D.N.V, L.R.S and R.I.N.A as a general purpose high holding power anchor.

BRUCE FFTS MK 4 ANCHOR

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The table gives nominal dimensions of certain sizes but since the anchors are fabricated from steel plate they can be supplied in any size to suit customer requirements, from 250kg to 60,000kg. WEIGHT (kg) 500 1500 3000 5000 9000 10000 12000 15000 18000 20000 30000 40000 Nominal Dimensions (in mm) C D 500 1303 723 1888 931 2431 1100 2873 1324 3456 1390 3628 1486 3878 1566 4085 1674 4371 1726 4507 1974 5153 2195 5730

A 1827 2648 3409 4029 4846 5087 5437 5728 6129 6319 7225 8034

B 1280 1854 2388 2822 3394 3563 3808 4012 4292 4426 5060 5627

E 606 878 1131 1336 1607 1687 1803 1900 2032 2096 2396 2664

F 2188 3172 4085 4828 5806 6095 6514 6864 7343 7571 8656 9626

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Holding Capacity of BRUCE FFTS Mk4 Anchor In Sand With Chain Forerunner and in Mud/Soft Clay (Shear Strength Gradient of 1.57 kPa/m) with Chain and Wire Forerunners

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