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So Mr Mammoet himself (Bob), Jules and I took a little drive today to go see the PTC... boy oh boy what a site it was, we were no more than 100ft away from it, i could have practically reached out and touched it we were that close, this thing is a monster and the model is dead nuts to the real machine!! im only posting a teaser picture as Bob has some better pictures and ill let him do all the talking as he was the man with the plan today ENJOY!! 
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man thats one monster!!!!! the end of the month has been a real monster crane off,pc9600,cc8800 and this puppy,can't wait to see the other pics!!!
Why is "phonetically" spelt with a "ph"?
... It's better to be silent and thought a fool, then to speak up and remove all doubt
The complex of Newgrange was originally built between c. 3100 and 2900 BC,[2] meaning that it's aproximately 5,000 years old. According to Carbon-14 dates,[3] it is more than 500 years older than the Great Pyramid of Giza in Egypt, and predates Stonehenge by about 1,000 years.
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Lucky sob, wish there was one around here, cant wait to see the rest
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Editing 104 pictures right now! He he he 
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Wow. thats an amazing machine. Thats one helluva load also! Cant wait to see the rest.
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Holly cow.. that thing is a monster!!!!
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Glad to see my little heads up came in handy. I’m in Chicago (Naperville) this weekend visiting family and forgot all about it. http://forums.dhsdiecast.com/default.aspx?g=posts&t=120904
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Todd, this PTC is in Indiana not Joliet, IL
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I was wondering becasue the lifts there are for the coker which is not what is in the photo. Did the Lemont already come and go?
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todd s wrote:I was wondering becasue the lifts there are for the coker which is not what is in the photo. Did the Lemont already come and go? im not sure, i could find out.... i think they have something in Joliet right now cause they have a satellite office in Joliet right now so i would imagine they are working there, but i can find out for sure
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You one lucky damn to see this crane, dude. Really one of the highest goals in a crane fan's life is probably to see the PTC in real life  More than that, I can not say 
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excellent pics!! and what a day too,I would point blank refuse to go home from there lol,
thanks for taking the time to get there snap pics and post em,I'm sure you have a few penciled in to be blown up and framed
Why is "phonetically" spelt with a "ph"?
... It's better to be silent and thought a fool, then to speak up and remove all doubt
The complex of Newgrange was originally built between c. 3100 and 2900 BC,[2] meaning that it's aproximately 5,000 years old. According to Carbon-14 dates,[3] it is more than 500 years older than the Great Pyramid of Giza in Egypt, and predates Stonehenge by about 1,000 years.
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Excellent pics. How can you ever top this ?
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wow, thats just plain awesome, im not a big mammoet fan but seeing these pics is making me reconsider getting a PTC!  , how lucky is it that you drive down there to see a PTC and get that close, WHILE its performing a huge lift? i dont think anyone can top this post, atleast not for a while at least, well jason and plumber did spot the 21000 though, its about a tie
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Tie hell !! Thanks Brandon, But i think Bob, Jules and Zach snapped the photos of a lifetime. Truly kick ass shots. You guys are lucky. Great pics! Those road trips are sure fun when you have someone else to enjoy the experience with. Thats truly the biggest crane I have ever seen. By the way Brandon, don't sell yourself short, some of your shots from the Manitowoc yard are just as amazing as my friend. I'd give anything to see that yard up close!
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cranedude07 wrote:wow, thats just plain awesome, im not a big mammoet fan but seeing these pics is making me reconsider getting a PTC! , how lucky is it that you drive down there to see a PTC and get that close, WHILE its performing a huge lift? i dont think anyone can top this post, atleast not for a while at least, well jason and plumber did spot the 21000 though, its about a tie yeah, im thinking im gonna have to buy me a PTC now... once you see the real model, you have the get the 1/50 model if its out, now just to find the money somehow
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Can you imagine that i have seen quit a few times ptc's at the Huisman and Mammoet yard in Rotterdam and i did not even took pictures of it. It's a funny world i am happy if i see an old school 100 ton crane and takes loads of pics of it. But i have to agree it's huge and impresive. (Mayby i need to swop houses for a few months with a forum member in the us so i can take pictures from old americans and the other person can go to the Rotterdam every day.) Eef
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Isn't it just great when an impromptu road trip ends in fruition!? Although cranes aren't my particular area of interest; who could not be impressed by this unit. Thanks to both of you for posting the photos at a sensible size and number. This forum software seems to accept large amounts of images when they are broken up into different threads instead of being put all in one.
Please use this before clicking "post"??? You may be surprised with what you see!
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