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Posted by SPEC -Fabrication (Member # 4980) on :
 
I work for BRAGG crane and wanted to let you guys in on some real good pics that I took The news doesnt do us any justice. The wind side loaded the boom on monday night where the wind was recorded at 80MPH at 200' in the air over the mall. I will be pulling out the Boom with our 300ton Hydro rig and should be done by Friday, as for the damaged IRON they have it all repaired within a week or so.
No body was hurt!









 

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Posted by 88DroptopGT (Member # 2535) on :
 
It's amazing how a rigid structure like that can bend like spaghetti from mother nature.

Do the cranes normally come down on Gusty days or was it just not supported enough? I would think the ones building the bay bridges see those wind speeds every night at Winter.

Cool.
 

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Posted by SPEC -Fabrication (Member # 4980) on :
 
YES, The tower cranes are built for more severe duty.

This set up was supposed to be lowered to the ground but the operator was not around to do so, I doubt he will be with the company after this .
Our campany has already paid the 25K insurance deductable, This should go alittle above 17 Million + The crane alone is worth about 6 mil

At the end of every shift the crane is pointed with the wind to its back to prevent these hazards. In this situation it should have been lowered, because you dont want this going down in the street.tho it would have been much easier to clean up

[ March 01, 2006, 01:37 AM: Message edited by: SPEC -Fabrication ]
 

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Posted by GRIGGYJAMESJIMBO (Member # 6319) on :
 
Damn.... 17mill, hard to believe. At least no one got hurt-
 

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Posted by DOPE 50 (Member # 5892) on :
 
Hey man was that at the Vallco mall or something,my boss told me about some shit happening there
 

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Posted by v-town coupe (Member # 2771) on :
 
daaaaaaaaaaaaamnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn
 

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Posted by Yames (Member # 5291) on :
 
Jesus, 80 mph? I heard it was 90 on Angel Island today, this weather is fuggin nuts.
 

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Posted by SF Coupe (Member # 1810) on :
 
Crazy shit, that crane bent those WF beams like butter.
 

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Posted by SPEC -Fabrication (Member # 4980) on :
 

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Originally posted by SF Coupe:
Crazy shit, that crane bent those WF beams like butter.

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YES this was a Vallco, Those W-56 beams bent lik ea mother****r, I saved a bunch of TC bolts that sheared in half. Thats crazy that the beam just didnt tear out.
 

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Posted by DRIVINFST (Member # 2430) on :
 
SPEC-Fabrication-
How did you get into the crane business? I work in HVAC and we always get our units lifted onto buildings with a crane, and I'm always in awww! I have always wanted to do something like that. By the way, BRAGG does awsome work on our big units.
 

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Posted by 1FAST89GT (Member # 5071) on :
 

 

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