3 Big Jobs require Big Cranes

Garatshay · Apr 5, 2022

This very brief video shows preparations to lift a 25m Fireboat destined for service in Kuwait into the waters near Lake Ontario. The crane used is from the Mammoet Company - a Terex AC 500-2 with a lift capacity of 600t.

retiredNH · Apr 5, 2022

Would be great to see the crane in use, not just driven to the job site! Is this a preview?

Garatshay · Apr 5, 2022

retiredNH said:
Would be great to see the crane in use, not just driven to the job site! Is this a preview?

Why yes, it is - watch this space !

Lets Fly · Apr 5, 2022

Garatshay said:
This very brief video shows preparations to lift a 25m Fireboat destined for service in Kuwait into the waters near Lake Ontario. The crane used is from the Mammoet Company - a Terex AC 500-2 with a lift capacity of 600t.

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OK, we'll wait.

Twocalf · Apr 5, 2022

Nicely done...I like the suspenseful music and perspectives you used and you are quite the clever marketer in making us wait!

Garatshay · Apr 6, 2022

Twocalf said:
Nicely done...I like the suspenseful music and perspectives you used and you are quite the clever marketer in making us wait!

Oh, I appreciate your comment enormously, but the wait was not intentional. The crane arrived on Monday and the lift was yesterday, Tuesday, first thing in the morning

Garatshay · Apr 6, 2022

Lets Fly said:
OK, we'll wait.

I hope you think the wait was worthwhile - here's the follow-up, when the boat was launched next morning, Tuesday, April 5th

Yorkshire_Pud · Apr 6, 2022

Blimey, there was barely a ripple as that driver set the boat in the water.

360 Guy · Apr 6, 2022

WOW.............I MEAN..................WOW!

Twocalf · Apr 6, 2022

Garatshay said:
I hope you think the wait was worthwhile - here's the follow-up, when the boat was launched next morning, Tuesday, April 5th

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Nicely done! Impressive stick work and editing to tell a neat story. Quite the crane too. You'd mentioned the capacity of the crane is 600t, was the crane configured with counter weights for that entire capacity and what does the fire boat weigh?