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Default Bad crane rigging example - video

On Fri, 17 Jun 2011 20:42:25 -0400, Joseph Gwinn
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In article ,
"Steve B" wrote:

"Randy333" wrote

Part 2..

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A4v9N...eature=related

bigger crane to remove smaller crane from house.


Using a protractor, I come up with a boom angle of around 35 degrees. And
it looks like the boom is pretty much fully extended. I wonder how
experienced the operator and supervisor were. That's a rookie mistake.


There was a distinct SNAP! sound, followed hy the Holy ****! What was
the snap sound?


These are much more fun than cranes:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=psc3cI68Gy8

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