been a while since i updated this topic, but how about this find to bring it back to life!
found my first ac500/2, it is brand new, maybe a month old or so. was told about this job it was going to be doing a few weeks prior. so of course i had to go check this bad boy out! very nice clean looking rig but i thought it would be a lot bigger honestly. but i was still very happy to see it and get the chance to film the job. hopefully one day it will be here again with the super lift on and jib
but enough rambling on....
went by the yard sunday to see if she was here yet, well part of her was, the lower and the tray with a couple stones, no boom though
then on tuesday, i went by the yard to see if the rest was there, and saw that it was gone, so i headed to the job to see if she was there, sure enough, they were assembling her, no boom on yet, so i left and got out to the main rd and passed the boom en route, talk about perfect timing!
so after work i went back to check on it, they were installing the last 2 weights
the job was scheduled for thursday but happened a day early, so i took off work to go film the lift, perks of working for a family business haha.
the job was to lift a tug boat hull, flip it over, set it down then reposition the 2 mobiles, and pick it back up and set back further in the yard out of the way. didn't get an exact weight but was told it was over 300k. not sure of the size either. but it was a decent size.
removing 40 tons of weight to reposition the cranes
repositioning the tug
now some panoramic pics from my phone and gopros
and finally, heres the time-lapse of the lift
Tug hull flip video
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