Got given an awesome chance to see 'Cranky the Crane' (Tristam) and his crane down at Ardley in Oxfordshire this weekend. This truly is an awesome piece of kit.
Cheers Tris
URL of the original image: http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8508/8478416215_6e94e27d78_c.jpg
For your info that box being lifted weighs about 19 tons and was at 50m radius.
240 tons of tray ballast
URL of the original image: http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8506/8482969830_6821e0ee45_c.jpg
URL of the original image: http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8527/8482968444_040a02ae78_c.jpg
48m boom + 48m luffer
URL of the original image: http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8386/8482963800_18c5b5e33d_c.jpg
One of 3 LTM 1070-4.1's on site
URL of the original image: http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8097/8482966972_c3f67ce734_c.jpg
Somewhere I wouldn't mind spending 16 hour shifts in....
URL of the original image: http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8230/8481874693_e160765120_c.jpg
URL of the original image: http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8522/8482962248_0de2dc18cc_c.jpg
URL of the original image: http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8251/8482960804_4810ed8f10_c.jpg
LTM 1150-6.1 was lifting loads onto the Polish Wagon to be shunted into the reach of the CC
URL of the original image: http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8087/8481867741_2d83676e40_c.jpg
URL of the original image: http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8227/8482956600_a4519388c5_c.jpg
URL of the original image: http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8093/8481864273_d38d045492_c.jpg
URL of the original image: http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8236/8481862579_987f3898d1_c.jpg
180 tons of main ballast and 60 tons of centre ballast
URL of the original image: http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8231/8482951302_6c47d78335_c.jpg
URL of the original image: http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8228/8482949470_e564dc8ca9_c.jpg
URL of the original image: http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8522/8481856419_290a267a3b_c.jpg
URL of the original image: http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8225/8481854599_e39e8265e1_c.jpg
URL of the original image: http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8232/8482942522_da5492d6f1_c.jpg
One of two tackle containers, this one travels with the luffer weather it be with the TC or CC.
URL of the original image: http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8249/8482941100_bd55619cd8_c.jpg
Ainscough CC 2800-1
-
- Moderator
- Posts: 8677
- Joined: Sun Aug 05, 2007 8:36 pm
- Real name: Jeremy Rowland
- Has thanked: 1873 times
- Been thanked: 1692 times
-
- Posts: 223
- Joined: Fri Sep 19, 2008 11:18 pm
- Real name: John Turney
- Has thanked: 1 time
- Been thanked: 49 times
- Flag:
Re: Ainscough CC 2800-1
Hi thanks for the post, see the crane everyday one way or another from the road , now i really see what it is. The project certainly seems to be moving on now.
Cheers John
Cheers John
Who is online
Users browsing this forum: No registered users and 7 guests