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544D10
08-14-2008, 01:40 AM
It almost looks fake.

http://www.break.com/index/how-not-to-move-a-truck-with-a-crane.html
curly
08-14-2008, 07:14 AM
I'm amazed that crane could lift that load, it would almost seem impossible even with the boom almost fully in.
HeyUvaVT
08-14-2008, 07:31 AM
i call BS on that..how could that little crane pick that thing up????
landrvrnut22
08-14-2008, 08:10 AM
Actually, that is not a little crane. It is more of a forklift of sorts, designed to move sea containers, even when fully loaded. It grabs the containers by the top, locks into the holes, and lifts them to move, or load onto trucks.

http://www.ieeforklift.com/ReaTerTFC45.htm

There you go, it's capactity is 99,000lb. While marginal, it probably could have moved that crane if it was better balanced.
Lashlander
08-14-2008, 09:14 AM
Thats the trouble with lifting loads that are not balanced. It puts all the weight on the lower rigging.
HeyUvaVT
08-14-2008, 11:33 AM
wow...your telling me that thing can lift 99k holy moly it looked like it was the size of a small loader in the video...color me impressed!
544D10
08-14-2008, 06:56 PM
That will stack containers 5 high at 99,000 lbs.
insleyboy
08-14-2008, 08:40 PM
Not a hard hat in sight, then the signal man.. (I guess thats what he was) walks right under the listing platform.....not good!
oisinirish
08-15-2008, 01:45 PM
22460

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This one has gone around our company a few times.

Anybody know what kind of dozer that is. Drive sprocket center high?

There are more pictures but they get real gross as you see the rest of the operator
CAT973D
08-15-2008, 04:21 PM
This is a track Skidder Model No. 527
digger242j
08-17-2008, 10:44 AM
Anybody know what kind of dozer that is. Drive sprocket center high?

Discussed here. (http://www.heavyequipmentforums.com/Forum/showthread.php?t=2555)

I see Steve already took care of editing the posted pictures. In the thread linked above, there's another link to a discussion about the dozer pics. I'm sure the whole staff here would appreciate if everybody would read through that one as well.

Thanks.
oisinirish
08-17-2008, 01:37 PM
Those photos were sent around to "wake everybody up" to seriously considere safety on a daily basis. No offense meant
Thundurbyrd
08-19-2008, 12:38 PM
If you watch the video closely you will see that the rear cables are actually streched around the back end of the crane truck!!! This is how people end up injured or dead.:idea
digger242j
08-19-2008, 02:42 PM
Those photos were sent around to "wake everybody up" to seriously considere safety on a daily basis. No offense meant

None taken. I don't think anyone that's tried to post them here at HEF was doing it just to share the gory aspect. We decided that there are less severe, and just as effective, ways to communicate the safety message on this site.

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