A couple of things to bear in mind while watching this: 1. The massive racket you hear when the crane is lifting the trucks is not the crane, but is from a parade of ancient farm equipment that was going on behind us. 2. Using the "big hook" for a load like this barely puts tension on the lifting chains. This crane can lift a whole lot more than they're lifting here; however, one of the the crew operating it told us that they really didn't have anything big, heavy, and handy with which to demonstrate. This crane is something you would use to lift entire locomotives that had derailed, so lifting a set of trucks is a minor accomplishment. Still, the crane is pretty impressive when it gets to puffing away.
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The Need for Steam
A couple of things to bear in mind while watching this: 1. The massive racket you hear when the crane is lifting the trucks is not the crane, but is from a parade of ancient farm equipment that was going on behind us. 2. Using the "big hook" for a load like this barely puts tension on the lifting chains. This crane can lift a whole lot more than they're lifting here; however, one of the the crew operating it told us that they really didn't have anything big, heavy, and handy with which to demonstrate. This crane is something you would use to lift entire locomotives that had derailed, so lifting a set of trucks is a minor accomplishment. Still, the crane is pretty impressive when it gets to puffing away.
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Virtual Worldcon Day 3: Site Selection
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Killing What You Love, Continued
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Worldcon 2019 Day 4: Tick Six
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