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[Lancs Lad]

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[Bucket on wheels]

This was for sale in 2018
the crane folds so neatly together right behind the cabin

Gigantisk kranbil

På 27.90 meter kan den løfte 7600 kg. Nå er den lagt ut for salg.

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[Conor]

Here's one from a couple of months back, working from a basket on a 350 ton liebherr with fly jib, I've no fear of heights but nearly s**t myself the first couple of times I went up

 

[V8Druid]

Here's one from a couple of months back, working from a basket on a 350 ton liebherr with fly jib, I've no fear of heights but nearly s**t myself the first couple of times I went up

a man basket is a pretty disconcerting ride as there is nothing under you and not everyone can handle it @Conor ... takes a bit of getting used to, to be comfortable, particularly the 'bounce'

 

[Conor]

a man basket is a pretty disconcerting ride as there is nothing under you and not everyone can handle it @Conor ... takes a bit of getting used to, to be comfortable, particularly the 'bounce'

Definitely agree with you Graham, not for everyone, I've been up in plenty of baskets but this was different the shear height was unreal. For reference the highest point on the roof was around 35m high above the slab

 

[TiltyShaun]

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Looks like a giant penis

 

[V8Druid]

Definitely agree with you Graham, not for everyone, I've been up in plenty of baskets but this was different the shear height was unreal. For reference the highest point on the roof was around 35m high above the slab

yep .. that is some ride ....

32m above IIRC Worcester

 

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hell yeh .. looks a decent rig .. and a sizeable machine doing the lift ..... 300 quid a day I'd be up there .... as long as Russ was sat in the seat downstairs and I'd rigged it myself. easy money

 

[Gecko]

takes a bit of getting used to, to be comfortable, particularly the 'bounce'

The mining industry is legendary for this. My dad tells it like this:
The cage driver knows which shift has been out partying the night before.
The cage is double-decker, 60 men to a deck and a perforated floor between them.
Once the cage is full, the cage driver can choose to let the cage down slowly and give the guys with hangovers and easy trip - but never does.
So the cage driver releases the brakes and lets the cage free-fall 6000ft until he sees the level marker and snaps on the brakes.
6k ft of steel cable has a surprising amount of stretch, so the cage bobs up and down like a yo-yo and the guys on the lower deck crowd into the corners (or middle) depending what is dripping from where.
Wearing whatever it is you didn't manage to avoid, you've an 8 hour shift ahead of you before you can shower it off.

 

[Bucket on wheels]

Not much left now.

 

[Monkeybusiness]

Not much left now.


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Very impressive project from start to finish. The uk would still be having meetings with ‘consultants’ coming up with reasons not to start until more surveys are done for whatever keeps them in work.

 

[V8Druid]

Campaign group rises to fight transport embargos

The clampdown on crane hire companies going about their business at busy times of the day has been demonstrated to be damaging to the UK economy.

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[Lancs Lad]

I know he's been discussed in here before. But Curtis's crane rebuild project is a great watch ..

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[V8Druid]

I know he's been discussed in here before. But Curtis's crane rebuild project is a great watch ..

Franna Crane Project!

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but totally uneconomically viable

 

[Lancs Lad]

but totally uneconomically viable

Unless you've a YouTube income 🫡

 

[Bucket on wheels]

The bridge is now open again​

Nå er brua åpen igjen

Randklev bru åpnet for trafikk igjen, mandag, etter at den ble ødelagt under uværet Hans i fjor.

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[Mogman]

Down @V8Druid ‘s neck of the woods for a couple of days

One leg ram and both dipper rams to replace

Got some diggs in Cardiff tonight

 

[V8Druid]

Down @V8Druid ‘s neck of the woods for a couple of days
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One leg ram and both dipper rams to replace

Got some diggs in Cardiff tonight

looking forward to seeing you again tomorrow Paul - as always
how's the saying go ..
" Fair exchange - no robbery "