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Guys, sorry to be the barer of bad news but the big girl has suffered a pretty bad mishap, the pedestal and superstructure part of the machine was being loaded onto one of there heavy haulage wagons..... Pictures not mine but taken from Hansbube http://www.flickr.com/photos/51622272@N03/4983531216/in/pool-1536420@N20 http://www.flickr.com/photos/51622272@N03/4983530218/in/pool-1536420@N20 During the loading process something went very wrong and the whole machine tipped onto its side. On 1st glimpse the damage does not look too bad. Because it is only a 1 section of a much larger machine, and the fact a replacement crane will cost millions ALE might get it repaired. Yet another setback to the big Gottwald, this was the machine that burnt out in Tunisia a few years ago! Gaz
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When did this happen ?? as ive herd its gone to Bourne airfield for testing by the same guy who tested it in Leyland a couple of years ago .
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Happened Friday, was due to be rigged at the airfield this week for a proof load test before heading to invergordon. Should imagine it will find it's way to John Taylors for different reasons now. Hopefully it can be repaired.
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Hi Gaz, Do you know where the accident happened? I dont want to sound a tit but do you know them pictures are from 2009 after the fire? Jack
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Jack. wrote:Hi Gaz,
Do you know where the accident happened?
I dont want to sound a tit but do you know them pictures are from 2009 after the fire?
Jack Jack youve just made your self look a TIT   Thats probably why it fellover during the loading of the tub, i guess thats why Gaz was specifically showing those pictures
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Gaz im clicking on the links and getting page not found?
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GusO wrote:Gaz im clicking on the links and getting page not found? Same
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Highlight the links and copy to the address bar of a new window to view.
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Ah I see what you mean now, Not very Stable, Top heavy. Copy the whole link Gus Edit: Some more pictures of the Crane in transit. Taken by truck photography master PhatBoyJim. Seriously hes great, check him out: http://www.flickr.com/photos/phatboyjim_truck_pix/    Photos Copyright PhatBoyJim
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Nice selection of English cranage on those two links Gaz provided also... 
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Yup, the crane was refurbished after the fire in Tunisia, but the truck was a right off so the crane became a pedestal crane, been knocking around like that for about a year. It has just finished de-rigging at Shell Haven in Essex when while loading the superstructure on to the 4x2 low loader it tipped off the side. A friend of mine was there and watched it happen, he sent me a load of pictures but I cannot share them sorry. As it went over it landed on the LR matts (huge 3m x 6m heavy duty steel crane matts) that it was rigged on, because of this it never landed on the ground, that might have give a little, the steel matts did not! The bang was loud, 57t dropping onto solid steel has caused some structural damage....and that is serious in a crane!
Hopefully ALE will repair it cos as I said earlier a replacement 1200t crane will cost millions!
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Ah , Thanks for the information Gaz, I hope everybody was OK? ( Minus the brown pants )
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Jack. wrote:I hope everybody was OK? Nobody hurt, not even a bruise. OK maybe someones ego! Gaz
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thanks for the info, i imagine that bang was VERY loud lol, you cant imagine a sight like that superstructure falling over, however, makes you wonder, how does a superstructure fall over when being loaded onto a trailer??
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samk706 wrote:thanks for the info, i imagine that bang was VERY loud lol, you cant imagine a sight like that superstructure falling over, however, makes you wonder, how does a superstructure fall over when being loaded onto a trailer?? if the trailer is out of level before its chained down, its very top heavy so the trailer being out of level and lets say a stiff breeze comes through, wouldnt take much to make something that heavy tip over if its already leaning
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ahh eya good point, i didnt think about it being windy lol
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Wind??? This sounds interesting.. I need to see some pics..... 
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JesseP wrote:Wind??? This sounds interesting.. I need to see some pics..... im not saying thats the cause.... just speculation.... how else does something that big tip off a trailer. i wasnt there so i cant say, im just saying if the trailer is out of whack, it wouldnt take much to send it over. but we may never know what the real cause was
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Sometimes, the forum doesn't distinguish between the end of a link and the start of new text. If it doesn't hyperlink to the right address (cuts off part of the address), make sure you use the link button when you post a reply instead of just typing the address  http://www.flickr.com/photos/51622272@N03/4983531216/in/pool-1536420@N20http://www.flickr.com/photos/51622272@N03/4983530218/in/pool-1536420@N20Apart from that, shame to hear the old girl has suffered another mishap. Great pictures too Jack. Rowan.
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 Its up the right way now, got recovered yesterday. Damage assessment to be done. Hopefully not too bad. Gaz
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