More work pics - a positive note

[HNL2LHC]

Shitty pic, but the beast was finally in action on the AZ computer chip project. Still amazed at the scale of this project and the number of booms in the air. Appears to be around 50 light plants on site too. I enjoy watching this take shape.

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Is this up off the 17 north of Phoeni? If so we went by on Monday. Impressive to see all the cranes on the west of the 17.

 

[monkeyswrench]

Is this up off the 17 north of Phoeni? If so we went by on Monday. Impressive to see all the cranes on the west of the 17.

Yes, that's it. Trying to bring tech to the area in big way. Really cool, before the techies show up they have an army of blue collar people out there.

 

[HBCraig]

That's absolutely badass!
I have also now seen a boom lift that would scare the living hell out of me!

Yeh. I don't like going to wind tower erections. The wind is howling out there, obviously. There are huge 6.2MW turbines going up at 110 meters (360') at about 200 tons. Whats next in the Midwest is 136 meter towers (446'). It freaks me out.

 

[monkeyswrench]

Yeh. I don't like going to wind tower erections. The wind is howling out there, obviously. There are huge 6.2MW turbines going up at 110 meters (360') at about 200 tons. Whats next in the Midwest is 136 meter towers (446'). It freaks me out.

Looking at it all wrong. You just need to get into BASE jumping. Work would pay for the travel, and every shop will remember the sales rep that jumps

 

[HBCraig]

Waiting for a wind blade to install. I believe this is a 6.2 MW turbine

 

[HBCraig]

Customer on a wind farm in Texas putting up 65 turbines.
Big job, big money
1100 ton crawler

 

[HubbaHubbaLife]

Love your big Tonka Toy stuff

 

[HBCraig]

A few of the boys working in the Midwest.

105 meter towers. Rotor exchange

 

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[Nordie]

One of your clients

 

[HBCraig]

A customer of ours doing wind work. Highest wind turbines to date. 160 meter (525') hub height. Crazy

 

[HBCraig]

A few more from a customer working in the Quenn Mary lifting boats

 

[monkeyswrench]

A customer of ours doing wind work. Highest wind turbines to date. 160 meter (525') hub height. Crazy

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Is that 180 ton hanging from the counter? Another 180 on the carriage? Holy crap that's some massive equipment!

 

[HBCraig]

Is that 180 ton hanging from the counter? Another 180 on the carriage? Holy crap that's some massive equipment!

Full counterweight

308,000 lbs

 

[HBCraig]

One more shot of another 500 you all terrain in full luffer

 

[Taboma]

How long does it take for a crew to rig this for the job, then de-rig for travel ?

 

[HBCraig]

How long does it take for a crew to rig this for the job, then de-rig for travel ?

Good crews can rig this up in about 4 to 5 hours.

8 trucks of counterweight

3 trucks of jib
2 more additional fall off loads roughly

 

[RandyH]

saw this today. Man the Crane salesman on this job must have had a good year.

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[HBCraig]

saw this today. Man the Crane salesman on this job must have had a good year.

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That wasn't a bad year.

The yellow crawlers were mine.

 

[HBCraig]

Good customer of ours doing work in omaha

700 ton crawler with 340 tons of counterweight

 

[HBCraig]

New 3,300 ton crawler headed to the Port to come here.
$1,000,000 euro to get it to the port 60 miles away. Main sections headed out on a ro-ro. 60 heavy mafis plus 150 additional trucks

 

[LuauLounge]

Where did they find enough F-150’s to haul that to the port?

 

[Racer56]

Why doesn't Liebherr ship the empty counterweight frames to the states and cast the concrete here, instead of paying to ship it across the Atlantic?

 

[Paradox]

Queuing up the next project. 30,000 foot facilities building.

Soil samples being taken for the geo engineering. Two of the borings (at 50 feet) being perc tested for use with the dry well design for storm run off.

 

[HBCraig]

Why doesn't Liebherr ship the empty counterweight frames to the states and cast the concrete here, instead of paying to ship it across the Atlantic?

No way to ensure quality control. The steps they take at the factory are insane.

 

[highvoltagehands]

One more shot of another 500 you all terrain in full luffer

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Craig, I love your crane threads. Always badass and super interesting. I‘ve done a lot of work with Bragg and others over the years and I’m kinda surprised they didn’t use a helicopter to set this Power Pole? I’m sure a crane of this size with it’s support equipment and swampers has got to cost a whole hellva lot more than helo. This would’ve been a fun job.

 

[HBCraig]

Craig, I love your crane threads. Always badass and super interesting. I‘ve done a lot of work with Bragg and others over the years and I’m kinda surprised they didn’t use a helicopter to set this Power Pole? I’m sure a crane of this size with it’s support equipment and swampers has got to cost a whole hellva lot more than helo. This would’ve been a fun job.

Very nice. Love the Bragg boys. Extremely professional and they get after it. 4 generations of crane dudes

Only explanation might be that the helo prices are insane. That, and the capacities of the helo aren't nearly what a mobile crane is.

Thanks for the props brother

 

[HBCraig]

660 tonner doing work

 

[highvoltagehands]

Hell Yeah! These never get old!

 

[HBCraig]

A few more for you then. Bragg assisting with the demolition of the Santa Ana River crossing. 822 lineal feet of pipe removed

Hell Yeah! These never get old!

 

[JJ McClure]

HB. Awesome photos. Thanks. Question. How do the get the guys up into the wind turbines to install the blades??? And how do they get out/down after install?

 

[HBCraig]

HB. Awesome photos. Thanks. Question. How do the get the guys up into the wind turbines to install the blades??? And how do they get out/down after install?

Once the towers are up there are ladders going all the way up.

 

[JJ McClure]

Jeez. Better bring my lunch pail.

 

[HBCraig]

Jeez. Better bring my lunch pail.

Yeh. Big ones are up to 130 meters tall. Crazy

 

[highvoltagehands]

HB. Awesome photos. Thanks. Question. How do the get the guys up into the wind turbines to install the blades??? And how do they get out/down after install?

Once the towers are up there are ladders going all the way up.

Yep. It can be a long climb up or short ride down. The nacelle on top has a hatch door or two…

 

[Flying_Lavey]

Used one of your recommendations on Friday @HBCraig very professional and your 40 ton you sold is a badass rig! Remote control outriggers and autoleveling, rear steer, etc. Badass!

 

[HBCraig]

Used one of your recommendations on Friday @HBCraig very professional and your 40 ton you sold is a badass rig! Remote control outriggers and autoleveling, rear steer, etc. Badass!

Skyline! Love those guys

 

[rivermobster]

Hell Yeah! These never get old!

X1000

 

[monkeyswrench]

Yep. It can be a long climb up or short ride down. The nacelle on top has a hatch door or two…

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Is the guy on the blade running two lines? I've done a little repelling, but nothing with no wall...is it like a fall arrest setup?

 

[Nanu/Nanu]

Is the guy on the blade running two lines? I've done a little repelling, but nothing with no wall...is it like a fall arrest setup?

Think it's a secondary if things go south on line one. If my memory serves me correct.

 

[HBCraig]

a short video of us erecting a 550 ton crawler

 

[v6toy4x]

Difference between men and boys is the size of their sand box toys!!

I love this stuff, wish my boys were into the "building" thing.
They want to go to college and get white color jobs, what is today's youth coming to!!
I have had my fill and headed out to pasture, but sure do like living through you guys!

 

[monkeyswrench]

Difference between men and boys is the size of their sand box toys!!

I love this stuff, wish my boys were into the "building" thing.
They want to go to college and get white color jobs, what is today's youth coming to!!
I have had my fill and headed out to pasture, but sure do like living through you guys!

My daughter is now in college, going for the white collar deal. When she was 13 or 14 though, she was looking at one of my friends sites, and the crane he was on. She asked point blank what he made. Both her and my wife about fell over

My daughter asked me later, "why so much?" I told her there is training, lots of it, and then experience and being actually good at it. Then I also told her how serious it is. It's not only the equipment cost, or the load, it's the structures you can damage or the guys you can injure or kill. I don't think she thought of the responsibility that came with it.

I have two boys coming up. We'll see which way they head!

 

[Swain]

One more shot of another 500 you all terrain in full luffer

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I know Chad Coffee

 

[rivermobster]

a short video of us erecting a 550 ton crawler

Bad azz!!!

 

[HBCraig]

Difference between men and boys is the size of their sand box toys!!

I love this stuff, wish my boys were into the "building" thing.
They want to go to college and get white color jobs, what is today's youth coming to!!
I have had my fill and headed out to pasture, but sure do like living through you guys!

Well, they aren't technically mine, but I sell them to men.

 

[v6toy4x]

Well, they aren't technically mine, but I sell them to men.

Close enough for me!

 

[RandyH]

One of our pieces trying to bend the German Stick. 65k lift. Not even a grunt from the big girl @HBCraig .

 

[rivermobster]

I passed two semi's yesterday. Each one had ONE counter wieght on each trailer.

It's hard to even imagine how much it must cost to have one of those cranes on a job...

 

[HBCraig]

One of our pieces trying to bend the German Stick. 65k lift. Not even a grunt from the big girl @HBCraig .

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Very nice. A 265 ton?