World’s largest land-based crane makes second lift

[REELDOC]

World’s largest land-based crane makes second lift at Hinkley Point C

Big Carl lifted the second of three massive containment rings from the bunker it was constructed in at Hinkley Point C to a lay-down area close by

www.pbctoday.co.uk

Big Carl will lift more than 500 prefabricated steel and concrete elements weighing up to 1,600 tonnes.

I'm had a project manager orgasm reading about this.

 

[9outof10mms]

I've seen too many crane failure videos on YouTube...they scare the bejeebus out of me!

And I need a Chrome extension to convert that Euro-nese numbers to American-ese!

 

[1911gobang]

I've seen too many crane failure videos on YouTube...they scare the bejeebus out of me!

And I need a Chrome extension to convert that Euro-nese numbers to American-ese!

Metric ton is about 2205 pounds. So Big Carl lifted about 1,764 tons. That is a tremendous amount for a crane.....


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[Chriselalto]

Considering the average crane you see rolling down the road is a 50-150 ton crane. That's a bunch of gravity engineered to lift.

 

[Diablos]

There's a mom joke somewhere in here...

 

[MikeDawg46L]

I think it qualifies as “metric sh1t-tons” at this point

 

[9outof10mms]

Metric ton is about 2205 pounds. So Big Carl lifted about 1,764 tons. That is a tremendous amount for a crane.....


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OK...so ratchet up my "stay the hell away from that thing" level a few notches then.

 

[9outof10mms]

 

[Scsmith42]

Well now I certainly feel inadequate with my measley 25 ton Crane!

 

[ronn47]

Check out what we did in 2015 at VC Summer:

World’s largest crane places V.C. Summer module | Newberry Observer

Staff Report The CA01 module is a multi-compartment steel structure within the Unit 2 containment vessel. It is approximately 90 feet long, 95 feet wide, and 80 feet high. http://www.newberryobserver.

www.newberryobserver.com

Main boom was 640 feet, center pin it all rotated around was 200 feet.
There is 1 million pounds of concrete and rebar under the tracks.

 

[GoWolfpack]

World’s largest land-based crane makes second lift at Hinkley Point C

Big Carl lifted the second of three massive containment rings from the bunker it was constructed in at Hinkley Point C to a lay-down area close by

www.pbctoday.co.uk

Big Carl will lift more than 500 prefabricated steel and concrete elements weighing up to 1,600 tonnes.

I'm had a project manager orgasm reading about this.

If you could never say "project manager orgasm" again that would be great.

 

[REELDOC]

If you could never say "project manager orgasm" again that would be great.

Ya just don't understand................😂

 

[GoWolfpack]

Ya just don't understand................😂

No, I do not. Project planners are a special sort of nuts

 

[REELDOC]

They put wind flags up for a reason...................🙄