Marion 8750 dragline
Walking-arm refurbishment
Full walking-arm refurbishment with the propel gear case changed out in situ — the machine kept its place on the pit floor.
In-situ change-outBowen Basin
Mackay · Paget · Bowen Basin
Largest machine shop north of Brisbane.
Multi-disciplinary heavy engineering for mining, civil, ports and sugar — repaired, rebuilt and manufactured under one 9,000 m² roof, in the workshop and on your site.
9,000m²
Workshop under one roof
150t
Dual crane lift
5.5m
Gear cutting capacity
30,000m²
Sealed hardstand
Why ABC
Australia’s only large bearing manufacturer — and Queensland’s most modern commercial induction-hardening facility.
Seven integrated departments, one building. Fabrication, slew bearings, induction hardening, machining, fitting, painting and engineering move work between them without leaving the floor — so we repair all in house, 24/7.
See our capabilities →
Capabilities
Seven departments, one floor.
Steel fabrication & welding
Workpieces to 150 t. Patented ABClad hard-surfacing, dragline bucket arch pits and rotators to 5 m diameter.
View department →
Machining
CNC floor borer with 13 m travel, vertical borers to Ø 5 m, gear cutting to Ø 5.5 m — workpieces to 150 t.
View department →
Fitting
Gear-case and main-machinery overhaul to OEM specification, with jacking presses to 600 t.
View department →
Large-diameter slew bearings
OEM bearings rebuilt and warranted from 30% of replacement cost.
View department →
Induction hardening
Up to 60 HRC at 3–15 mm case depth; 200–400 kW at 3–10 kHz.
View department →
Industrial painting
Abrasive blasting and protective coatings to industrial and marine spec.
View department →
Engineering & design
SolidWorks 3D, FEA and reverse engineering; drafting to AS1100.
View department →
Equipment we service
Slew bearings, draglines and shovels across the major OEM fleets.
- Komatsu
- Liebherr
- O&K
- Caterpillar
- Hitachi
- Marion
- Bucyrus
Selected projects
Named machines, named sites, measured outcomes.
BMA Peak Downs
Six-week ROM shutdown
Principal contractor for a six-week ROM shutdown — planning, supervision and trades delivered as a single accountable team.
Principal contractor6-week program
Coppabella
Monthly maintenance & mini-shutdowns
Rolling monthly maintenance down-days and mini-shutdowns, crewed and delivered without a lost-time injury.
5 yearsLTI-free
Industries
From pit to port, we’ve got your lift covered.
-
01
Mining
Draglines, face shovels, hydraulic excavators and blast-hole drill rigs — shutdowns, breakdowns and rebuilds.
-
02
Civil
Structural fabrication, machining and site crews for civil and construction projects.
-
03
Ports
On- and offshore repairs, marine-spec coatings, heavy lift and transport.
-
04
Sugar
Sugar-mill shutdowns and breakdowns across the Mackay region.
-
05
Agriculture
Manufacture, repair and maintenance of heavy agricultural equipment.
-
06
Power
Power-station outage shutdowns, relief operators and breakdown response.
Credentials
Detailed QA packages with all work completed.
- ISO 9001 Quality management certification — reissue in progress.
- Slew Bearing Alliance Worldwide Slew Bearing Alliance with BMT — a global bearing-rebuild network.
- QA on all work Detailed quality-assurance packages issued with every job, workshop or site.
- LHL-01983 Queensland Labour Hire Licence — planners, supervisors and trades.
Trusted by
- BHP
- Fortescue
- Mackay Sugar
- Civmec
- Elders
- Port of Mackay
Start a job
Talk to the team that repairs all in house, 24/7.
35 Commercial Avenue, Paget QLD 4740 · office and emergency on the same line.