run a way crane

[JR]

I don't think these guys thought this one out very well :-laf

Notice the guy in the rear truck with the chain bailed at the first hint of trouble and left his buddy to fend for himself.

Not the kind of guy I would want to call my partner!

http://www.maniacworld.com/moving-a-crane.html

 

[NIsaacs]

He should have had a MaxBrake

Nick

 

[AMink]

They'll need a big crane to fix that!

 

[mwilson]

I don't think these guys thought this one out very well :-laf

Notice the guy in the rear truck with the chain bailed at the first hint of trouble and left his buddy to fend for himself.

Not the kind of guy I would want to call my partner!

http://www.maniacworld.com/moving-a-crane.html

Working trailer brakes would have been a step in the right direction. At the very least letting OFF the truck brakes on occasion might have gotten it to the bottom, maybe a little fast for one's comfort zone but it would not have wrecked. If you can't stop it, add fuel and take control. The air lines appear to hooked up, maybe no one felt the need to adjust the brakes.



Never hauled heavy stuff with crappy brakes downhill before from the looks of it.



They did learn that a truck(s) without weight on it's back has very ineffecient brakes..... One of the many reasons that I prefer fifth wheel anythings to tow behind anythings... ...



Mike.

 

[JR]

They'll need a big crane to fix that!

I imagine being they're on a pretty good hill and that is more than likely the biggest crane on the job they're going to have to do what they should have done in the first place to move it... disassemble it the rest of the way. They break down enough to load on a typical low boy tractor trailer for transport. When I was still hanging iron we got a contract for the footers on the countries longest wooden covered bridge. It spans the Ashtabula Gulf and is about 150 feet off the river bed at its highest point. They had to bring in a Mantiwoc crane from Canada called "Big Red". It came in on 18 low boys and took 3 smaller (60 and 75 ton) cranes to assemble it. Midway into hanging the boom the LMI began malfunctioning on one of the assembly cranes and we ended up helping them assemble it with our crane that we had on site. It was a pretty neat experience.



Picture of my truck under the countries longest wooden covered bridge. Its much longer than what's in the picture, it hasn't even crossed the Gulf yet from this view point.

 

[JR]

Working trailer brakes would have been a step in the right direction. At the very least letting OFF the truck brakes on occasion might have gotten it to the bottom, maybe a little fast for one's comfort zone but it would not have wrecked. If you can't stop it, add fuel and take control. The air lines appear to hooked up, maybe no one felt the need to adjust the brakes.

Never hauled heavy stuff with crappy brakes downhill before from the looks of it.

They did learn that a truck(s) without weight on it's back has very ineffecient brakes..... One of the many reasons that I prefer fifth wheel anythings to tow behind anythings... ...

Mike.

Your absolutely right he had a football field ahead of him to get back under control he simply panicked and locked it down. Very lucky the load stopped before it went over that steep bank, then it would have been big trouble. Of course, his partner did not help matters either. He should have been back there standing on the brakes and forcing that load to drag him down the hill. No real danger in that but he sure did put the lead guy in an even worse spot.

 

[BILLUA]

Two thoughts.

I would hate to have to pay the tire bill for that trailer

Next rigger please.