Things done at Work

[Tiny]

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[JDOFMEMI]

Ouch, my neck hurts just looking at the pictures.

Just kidding.

Thanks for sharing Tiny

 

[Tiny]

All this is for the Performing Arts Center in Kansas City

 

[Tiny]

Not sure what this crane is called but its one of 4 at the PAC . The counterweights move on this one. Boom down and they travel away from center

 

[willie59]

Very nice pics Tiny, and you better find out what that tower luffing boom is for us.

 

[classictruckman]

Was that a canadian flag on the end of the jib?

 

[Tiny]

Aviation flag,in the flight path of a couple of hospitals

 

[Dinale Precast]

Not sure what this crane is called but its one of 4 at the PAC . The counterweights move on this one. Boom down and they travel away from center

Here in Aus we just refer to them as a "Favco". Technically that is the name of the manufacturer but everyone knows what your talking about when mention a Favco.

 

[tonka]

Great pics tiny...

 

[lepeltje]

Nice pics of the Sarens Liebherr!

Where were those pics have been taken?

 

[Tiny]

lepeltje , That machine is in LaCygne, Kansas USA

 

[D5G]

hey Tiny, are those counterweights in post #80 concrete precast? great pics and thread!

 

[Tiny]

D5G , Yes sir those are precast concrete with embeds to lift them with . Like I have said ,I don't know much about towers but the concrete counterweights are common

 

[DK_stihl]

It's kinda like covering waterline pipe with plastic...when it's store outside.... what?... rule number blankity blank geeze.

UMMM inspector I think it's going to be covered in sand and dirt..

UV degradation?

 

[heavylift]

UV degradation?

Yeah I know, but the pipe sets in the pipe yards forever... then we have to cover them for a week .. we were getting a load or two a week.. and more or less using it as it was delivered... so it was quite the pain...

any pipe dealer in the area the pipe sets uncovered...

 

[D5G]

Tiny, I thought so! Thanks for the info, keep up the cool thread!

 

[Tiny]

I put this in the crane section because of the 150 ton Grove hydro and the 180 Demag hydro cranes used on a 911 of the performing arts building. while tensioning the cable suspension for the glass front and roof a major weld failure took place.German company designed this and had to fly their people in to look at it

 

[Tiny]

Also when it broke the pipe leg sprung outward so hard that it broke some of the precast concrete.It was rewelded and put back in place.Was told by an iron boss that the engineer said "These things sometimes happen".Not what I wanted to hear.

 

[muzy]

Wow, great pics and explantion. Got a better idea how that wall is constructed now.
There is no shine to that break, is a cast pipe? muzy

 

[Tiny]

I do not believe that pipe is cast because of the welding that was on it . Also the upright pipe are NOT bolted to the floor . Cable tension holds the bottom in a ball and socket looking set up , One of the repairs looked like a pipe over a pipe but the outside pipe was cut different . Had square notches in it to get more weld surface .

One of the repairs had electronic sensors screwed in it to apparently keep track of it while the tension was put on it.