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I'll have to admit that I thought you stuck mostly to your own 150, but even in this thread you have driven 2 other cranes. Does this mean someone else is driving your crane when you are on another one?
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Love this thread mate! I didnt realise you do so much travelling? I assume you have to be up quite early to be in the yard and then to travel to the job?
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awesome pictures, heck of a lot more interesting then my job most of the time! :\
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Paul R wrote:I'll have to admit that I thought you stuck mostly to your own 150, but even in this thread you have driven 2 other cranes. Does this mean someone else is driving your crane when you are on another one?
Paul R It's is very much a recent thing, I rarely drove anything but my 150 but because I can drive just about every crane in the yard I tend to get put on something when my crane has no job, it's in the yard today. Just finishing my tower, a Potain MR90C.  Gaz
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Wow Gaz, fabulous shot, you will be giving Steve Ducati a run for his money, love the perspective, should be doing the Ainscough 2012 calender  Steve.
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Now that is a cool picture! birdman wrote:Wow Gaz, fabulous shot, you will be giving Steve Ducati a run for his money, love the perspective, should be doing the Ainscough 2012 calender Steve. Not such a bad idea - I would be happy to go along and take a few pics of the heavy lifters to help Gaz out a little. Of course I would need full access to the work site.....................  Paul R
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Gaz, that pic is awesome! TFS
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Another tower crane today, in Tottenham North London. In my 150  . I'll take better picture a bit later. Was a very tight spot to get the crane into!  Wait till you get a load of tomorrow's job, it's a cracker. Will not spoil the surprise. Watch this space. Gaz
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Does tomorrows job involve more than one crane? 
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Jack. wrote:Does tomorrows job involve more than one crane? No spoilers! If anyone's in London tomorrow go to the natural history museum . In the mean time I'm just plodding on with this tower, it's a lovely day too.  Gaz
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Hi Gaz, Great shots again, thing is, you only seem to work weekends  can I have your job? oh and can you send some of that blue sky up north, it ain't half grim up north  Steve.
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Steve, you're in the wrong part of the north! It's been a lovely hot day here in Manchester. So nice I popped across the road to get some pics of the crane depot
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Can't say a lot, busy busy.....more pics later.  Gaz
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Whats the reason for the metal straps around the 1500's boom?
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Nice pic of the big gun Gaz Paul R
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Very Nice I'm pretty sure I remember Gaz saying they are for the riggers to strap onto.
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CraneBrain wrote:Whats the reason for the metal straps around the 1500's boom? maybe they are big jubilee clips to hold it all together.  Ray...
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Crane sized Jubilee clips lol! Next there will be massive cable ties!
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hmm, wonder if they tried duct-tape
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The straps around the 500's boom are because they found cracks in the boom so just strapped it up , just kidding, there's a anti fall system on this crane for the riggers as Jack said. Got some good pictures of the job but have not gad time to put them up yet. In the mean time......  Working at a water works today, just putting some steel gantries in, nothing glomourous but I'm out on my 150 . Gaz
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