D.A. Blames Greed in Fatal Crane Collapse
Thu, 11/03/10 – 3:30 | No Comment

Mr. Varganyi was released without bail; Mr. Lomma was also released, but he must post $100,000 bail within a week.

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Tower Crane Hit By Truck Still Stood
Thu, 11/03/10 – 8:13 | No Comment

Pretoria, South Africa A truck travelling down the N1 highway lost control slamming into four cars and a tower crane that was erected in what appears to be the median between the two directions. It was assisting in the building of a bridge. One report says that the crane was moved over a meter with the supports damaged. Looking at the picture the crane is clearly out of plumb but still standing which is a testament to the cruciform base design that it is sitting on.

The base is ballasted with knee braces running up to the first tower. The concrete ballast generally sits on the steel beams that support the tower without much to secure it. Under normal circumstances there is little to no movement at this point on the crane so it’s rare that the weights would be subjected to movement. The shock of the truck hitting the crane hard enough to move it and knock it out of plumb could have easily knocked off the ballast and then there would be little chance of the crane remaining vertical.

The crane was dismantled and they will start over with a new crane to protect the public. The only lesson to take away is think of the worst case scenario and maybe build a reinforced concrete wall around the crane when it is exposed to traffic. This happened one other time, to my knowledge, in 2007 when a car hit a concrete pedestal that a crane was sitting on. The engineers whom designed this crane, the pad, and otherwise, did an outstanding job and this is why the crane stood possibly saving multiple lives as traffic would have been careening towards a falling crane with no where to go.

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Tue, 9/03/10 – 11:19 | No Comment
Special Offer for Crane Blogger Readers

Readers of CraneBlogger receive $20 off Jeffrey Gitomer’s public seminars.

Your best, and most costly lessons
Tue, 9/03/10 – 8:13 | No Comment
Your best, and most costly lessons

In these “trying” times, many customers (yours and mine) are struggling to maintain volume, profit, and productivity. Somehow the stimulus package and bailout have not…

Redneck Water Skiing
Tue, 9/03/10 – 7:51 | No Comment
Redneck Water Skiing

Some rednecks were out of beer and bored in Alabama… so they did this.

W.O. Grubb team performs recovery operation
Fri, 5/03/10 – 3:30 | No Comment
W.O. Grubb team performs recovery operation

The recovery plan had to be quick and precise with attention to safety and detail during the lifts. The job was completed sucessfully without incident.

Which side of “stuff”
Wed, 3/03/10 – 11:56 | No Comment
Which side of “stuff”

Many people would look at my things and think, “You have too many things.” That’s not what I think. I think I need one more thing. Maybe two more things.

Crane transforms college site view
Tue, 2/03/10 – 9:23 | No Comment
Crane transforms college site view

The college will eventually cater for 10,000 students and is part of a £500m regeneration project set to transform the town centre.

Maeda LC383M-5 goes global
Wed, 24/02/10 – 9:13 | No Comment
Maeda LC383M-5 goes global

First sight of the LC383M-5 in Europe will be at the Bauma exhibition in Munich, Germany from 19 to 25 April.

Water way record
Fri, 19/02/10 – 11:30 | No Comment
Water way record

A 5,100 tonne gantry crane, claimed to be the largest of its kind in the world, has been erected to help construct the Olmsted Dam on the Ohio River in the USA.

New terminal on the River Weser
Mon, 15/02/10 – 11:30 | No Comment
New terminal on the River Weser

The transformer arrived on a 32 axle railway wagon. In order enable a floating crane to lift the transformer it had to be transferred almost to the edge of the quay by a SPMT.

New wind attachment for Manitowoc 16000
Mon, 15/02/10 – 3:30 | No Comment
New wind attachment for Manitowoc 16000

A new attachment for Manitowoc’s Model 16000 crawler crane will boost the machine’s lifting capacity, enabling it to erect the latest wind turbines