Ok so I have a DUMB question. How did they get the crane up there?????
Sooooo... How big a crane would you put on your deck....? CARNAGE
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I wondered the same thing Kurt...maybe an underground parking lot he's sittin in now?
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Not dumb... it's over a 'basement'. The tilt-ups are at ground level.
Took a 400 and 225 (tons) to get it out.
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ak ryda
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Here's a 777 that went down on my job in late 07. Finished driving pile on east bridge abutment and moving to west abutment. Went to make a quick phone call while crane moved, came back literally 2 minutes later and was wondering "WTF, how in the hell did they get the boom off in less than 5 minutes?". Then it hits you 
, and you see guys running up the ramp and the radio goes nuts. No one was hurt, but there were jobs lost.
, and you see guys running up the ramp and the radio goes nuts. No one was hurt, but there were jobs lost.
.. i would say too many budwiesers...
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This topic is a little tippsy
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must be lifting a yammi.
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SLEDIOT
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Crane operating is a certified trade. I would say he's responsible as hes suppose to navigate the situation before any lift and/or setup. Id say hes fired.............
I agree....they will hang him for it. I see there are no floats under the outriggers as well, they are used to evenly distribute the weight of the outrigger feet. Definitely his responsibility, that AT crane will be a total loss and parted out.
the triple 7 pics are nuts....can't believe they would try and walk it any distance with the boom up like that. usually they put it way out front, and the terrain must be perfectly level where they are travelling. I haul triple 7 and triple 8 parts and pieces for LaPrairie Crane up here, incredible machines....
gravy load...
Triple 8....
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I agree....they will hang him for it. I see there are no floats under the outriggers as well, they are used to evenly distribute the weight of the outrigger feet. Definitely his responsibility, that AT crane will be a total loss and parted out.
the triple 7 pics are nuts....can't believe they would try and walk it any distance with the boom up like that. usually they put it way out front, and the terrain must be perfectly level where they are travelling. I haul triple 7 and triple 8 parts and pieces for LaPrairie Crane up here, incredible machines....
gravy load...
Triple 8....
Wow! I recognize that crane. Leprairie was contracted to lift our press out of our OSB mill in 1998 up here in Dawson Creek. Cool to see someone post a pic of it later on. Small world I guess.......
Too bad that Australia deal was not in Chicago. Would be great to see the O'Hare Towing boys get called to that one. http://www.speedtv.com/programs/wrecked
the orange beams in the last picwere the shoring and the floats were under that. far right of last pic you can see the ones still standing. they might not have been directly over the support. Also when crane was driven out there it had a three axle booster/boom support pinned on. still mounted in first pic, and unmounted setting to the far left in second to last pic.
Ah yes, the carnage.......nothing like a make work project 
Good call on the supports, with no floats above it would have been a pretty small area with no room for error on outrigger placement. They usually drop the dolly as soon as they get on site to maneuver the crane into position easier.
Off the subject of crane's goin down, does anyone have pics of concrete pumps goin down? I'm in business and have always wanted to see it happen safely but at the same time would never like to see it, hate to have my best buds crushed.
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