Lancs Lad
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Yeah he's an honorary member of plantalk....just doesn't know itDiesel Creek
Yeah he's an honorary member of plantalk....just doesn't know itDiesel Creek
missing any diagonal bracing though and in a timber building can't be braced to the main structure .... 's gonna wobble pretty quickly with use ... those hold downs're gonna be working pretty hard with all the stops and startsThat's darn clever! Seen Matt's new crane? Absolutely beautiful
Interesting point. he did put some big extra founds in and the stantions looked pretty solidmissing any diagonal bracing though and in a timber building can't be braced to the main structure .... 's gonna wobble pretty quickly with use ... those hold downs're gonna be working pretty hard with all the stops and starts
take a look at Kurtis's install for bracing and 'chunkier' all roundInteresting point. he did put some big extra founds in and the stantions looked pretty solidguess they did their calcs
Didn't seem to put a cross brace either end which I thought they might?
why such a huge 'stand off'?Not sure this should be in here or oops thread. Got a call yesterday from a large crane company could we assist in cleaning up and cutting the boom. Basically a cowboy outfit were hired to provide a 350 ton mobile to stand a tower crane. Crane arrived, all paperwork in order started the job, we’re lifting up cab when boom collapsed, turns out crane was a 250 ton with docs all doctoredcrane didn’t belong to company that contacted us.
Was it an Irish companyNot sure this should be in here or oops thread. Got a call yesterday from a large crane company could we assist in cleaning up and cutting the boom. Basically a cowboy outfit were hired to provide a 350 ton mobile to stand a tower crane. Crane arrived, all paperwork in order started the job, we’re lifting up cab when boom collapsed, turns out crane was a 250 ton with docs all doctoredcrane didn’t belong to company that contacted us.
Crane, mewp and gas axe. Hefty quote put in let’s see if we get itWhat's the plan then... second crane, mewp and the gas axe or excavator and shears
Don’t know, should have done a road closure and put it up on a Sunday at ease instead of reaching across the length of the site, would have saved this mess.why such a huge 'stand off'?
Pakistani, they would make us look like choir boys with their antics AidenWas it an Irish companysounds like something they'd do