Tower Cranes

[Nick Drew]

Here are some shots of Tower cranes that have been on some sites that I have worked on in Plymouth Devon UK,

The first shot shows the crane base being set in concrete.

Nick

[martyn williams]

Went up a towercrane once as the firm I worked for had a fleet of them.Not for me, as I nearly crapped myself when I got to the top.Fred Dibnah also tried to get me up a 120 foot factory chimney once.No way.I am a ground based person.

[Nick Drew]

Hi Martyn,

I have to be honest here, I really fancy becoming a tower crane driver But I doubt it will ever happen as you have to go on the course which can cost over a £1000

And I am too stuck in my ways on the excavators to make the change now!!

Nick

[Ross]

Nice pics Nick

How do they remove the Concrete base after the cranes off-hired Pecker

Ross

[Nick Drew]

Nice pics Nick

How do they remove the Concrete base after the cranes off-hired Pecker

Ross

Hi Ross,

No the Concrete stays in the ground as part of the foundations

It took over 20 loads of concrete to fill that hole!!!! £££££££££££££££ Ouch !!

Nick

[martyn williams]

We used to have fixed bases and ones with huge blocks of concrete at the base of the crane.
We had one on rails on a site in Taunton that lifted clear of the rails when a very large full skip was lifted.We also erected "ant queen" 1 ton hoists.These were masts with a Lister drivern hoist at the bottom.Very effective but relied on a friction and centrifugal brake.The HSE would stop them these days.We used to test them before use with an inspector watching us.I drove a 22RB once with a drop ball,had to be carefull not to "birdcage" the hoist rope.

[RichardJW~]

Went up a towercrane once as the firm I worked for had a fleet of them.Not for me, as I nearly crapped myself when I got to the top.Fred Dibnah also tried to get me up a 120 foot factory chimney once.No way.I am a ground based person.

Wouldn't be my cup of tea either, Martin.....I'm blinkin' petrified of heights

[John Gaunt]

Not for me either, I feel nausea just looking at the third picture !.

[Nick Drew]

Here are some shots of a team erecting a Jaso tower crane at a site I was working on in Millbay Plymouth last year.

The guys who do this have got to be Nutters!!!

[martyn williams]

They are nick,I was one for a short time. Got 65p per hour extra for that. Not worth it!
Martyn