Crane Accident

[MRM99]

This is an American 5299 that I had be passing by for several days when one day it all of a sudden had no boom? So i decided that I would have a look, turns out they stuck the pile driver in the bank of the canal while swinging and down it went, of course I didn't have a camera so i went back the next day. When I got there they already had all the bent boom gone, but they had brought this fine example of a Galion 150FA in to help on the repairs :bash 13700

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LOVE THE WIRE ROPE !!:eek:

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[Lashlander]

Did the crane flip over? Poor old American. Those are tough old girls.

[MRM99]

The crane did not flip over but the boom was a total loss, I have never opperated one but they still run them all around the houston area.

[Andy]

Hi, everybody,I am a newer here from China. there are so many uesd truck crane in my countries saled, Chinese brand, Janpanse brand, many many types in our field. weclome to China, maybe I will act as your guider then..

[Cumminstech]

I worked for omnisource corporation, a scrap yard, and we have all new equipment but they still have 5 old american cranes, 3 wheeled and two tracked. all had four cylinder detroit two strokes in them. they are sitting all rusted out now.