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Guys,
What do they have in the Containers for Counter Weight?
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Yes Jim the hole crane is containerized
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And how many containers does it need !!
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To go with Tim's photo above: From International Cranes: "Dutch hook block manufacturer RopeBlock has built what it says is the world's largest for a land-based crane. With a safe working load of 3,200 tonnes, it is also the largest hook block built by the company. Pictured assembled outside the manufacturer's plant in Oldenzaal, it weighs more than 108 tonnes. It has five sheaves for 50 mm wire rope in each of six housings giving a total of 30. The modular block can be configured for different capacities, including 2,400 and 1,200 tonnes, for example, by removing the two central sheave housings. It is a general purpose hook with a pair of cast steel double hooks. Proof load testing will begin following the reeving due in March on the crane, a new super heavy lifter." HERE is a short video of the hook block. It has some good close shots of the unit. - Chris 
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Jim_sparky wrote:Guys,
What do they have in the Containers for Counter Weight? I am not true, but I think water or sand.
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PileDriving wrote:Yes Jim the hole crane is containerized This is not correct.
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I wasn't going to get the model.....errrr, must resist!
Its some impressive bit of iron, all this big big stuff being built at the moment makes me think is there really enough work for it all.
Last I heard Liebherr have still yet to have a customer commit to buying a LR13000. Mammoet, ALE and now Sarens all have there own mega-lifters.
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interesting point gaz, i was talking with one of liebherr's crane mechanics a couple of days ago and i asked him about the 13000 he told me that they have a second machine in build at the moment. perhaps a sale is not far off.
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I heard about the 2nd one being built. I also heard the 1st is beng kept by Liebherr and leased out, but that was just a rumor.
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I downloaded a pdf file on this crane a while back from the sarens website, and it says the following
The SGC-120 can be transported in standard shipping containers
(20 ft an 40 ft).
The total required number of containers is a function of the configuration.
A standard crane configuration requires approximately 135 containers.
My question is that the boom looks too big to be broken down and put into a series of containers
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Those big lifters will have plenty of work. Sarens, Mammoet, ALE, Bigge, and others know the market of the future is bigger modular lifts,Bigger vessels, bigger components.. the bigger the better.
Its the future of energy consumption that drives the mega-crane market. In the long run the world always grows and uses more and more energy.Nuclear power is driving a lot of the demand for bigger lifting machines. Wind Turbines also. Shipping will see larger and larger ships, built in modular sections, new industrial mfg plants will use modular construction in ever increasing size and weight. In fact, I think the demand for bigger cranes, and transporters is just getting started realy. They all see it coming, thats why all the big players are buildng and demanding bigger lifters. Its the future. It seems I saw some Chinese lettering on the LR 13000. My bet is its sold or leased to projects in China. I also bet you will see a red & black one soon too.
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Danny has sent me some more photos. He mentioned that it was a very rainly day for photos but I don't think we can complain at that!. Imagine having this to look at during your lunchbreak!. Apparently the SGC120 is going to Russia to lift a dome over the remains of the Chernobyl Nuclear Plant.    
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Geez, that thing sure is impressive! Rowan.
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some more great pictures of this crane posted on Hansebube today.... look at the size of the winch compared to the person standing next to it
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To look at the size of that thing hard to believe it can be transported from there !
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I just found a couple of interesting videos of the crane. Video 1Video 2Video 3Video 4
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Cool videos can't imagine putting it in a series of boxes and shipping it don't see boom joint pins or even an operator's cab !Unless it is remotely operated should be with all that exposed cableing overhead !
Thanks for the info thought so !
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yes, i believe it is controlled in the same manner that the GTK 1100 is controlled, in a separate operators cab not attached to the crane
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What a monster! Sad I'm going to have to pass on the model 
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heres a pic i found of the model prototype, looks freakishly huge! 
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