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Thanks for sharing. I WOULD NOT be standing anywhere near that embankment or near the rear of that crane. An sccident looking for a place to happen!
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dumpsterToy Tr wrote:I WOULD NOT be standing anywhere near that embankment or near the rear of that crane. An sccident looking for a place to happen! I'm curious why this is a accident waiting to happen? little bit of credit to the lifting team that they know what there doing! technically driving a bus down a street is a accident waiting to happen but it happens quite a lot. You are absolutely right about the people, when lifting operations take place only the people that are directly involved with the task at hand should be in the operational area, spectators should be well back. Gaz
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Those big hitachis have a knack for getting themselves in trouble when it comes to working around water... 
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What????? I thought starfish laid flat
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I WOULD NOT be standing anywhere near that embankment or near the rear of that crane.
I believe the concern is the stability of the bank As long as it holds all is grand, should the bank gift way a whole can of worms happen very fast. What the photo doesn't show is any evaluation of the soil conditions before the set the crane. Only those present know the whole story.
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It all looks like some mighty expensive repairs to me.
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Do you know the reason for the "swim"? Was it left over night/weekend and it got flooded or was he digging himself out and went to far?
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never mind the ground conditions!!, im pretty sure those lugs on the counterweight are for lifting the counterweight only!! the angle of the lift ropes from the top of the counterweight will be putting horrendious strain on the counterweight bolts way at the bottom with the vertical height of the weight itself acting as a lever!!!. im pretty sure normal lift points would be found just behind main boom foot. scary lift!!
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If you take the time to look carefully at the last pic, it looks to me like there are two peolpe right behind the crane. I am sure that Gaz does not have to contend with OSHA England. They would go nuts with this lift. Take a look at the pics and see how many people you see without hard hats. I am not a crane operator, but I have worked around many many excellent operators and I do not think to many would be making this lift with these conditions.
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It dont look to costly to me. The engines air intake didn't seem to get any water in it, nor did the exaust. Also the electrical components in the machine are sealed water tight. So the only costly thing I can see, is the crane rental. Also all the guys there to rig it.
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