the crane the crane

[BillSU]

Welding going on in the main yard on the ties on the first back stay. Sparks were flying. Doesn't take long to put one together.

 

[BillSU]

Can't tell due to the shadow covering most of the crane on Forestry whether they are continuing to work on extending the lattice boom.

 

[BillSU]

Facing West basking in sun and today I am having a ball.
The boys are getting the next back stay ready to put up on my wall
The work is continuing even though it's the crews day off
Making up for lost time is the plan so the Craniacs won't scoff
We've got plenty of new supplies delivered yesterday I see
Come Monday they will be building this Crown Truss like busy little bees
The weathers good for continuing unabated
Good for Sala so he'll look good not dated
Got to get more spirals and girders in
The next big crane is almost ready to join the din
Backstays need to be made to support spirals
Nothing from here on to the finish is going to remain idle
This is the Dome Crown Truss and it is important that we make of it a big fuss.

 

[Shenexon]

Fascinating stuff right now...three cranes and a telescoping work platform all working together on the SW side...getting ready to put up backstays I think...working on where the cables attach on the one column...

 

[upperdeck]

its like crane city right now. there a least 10 you can see

 

[Shenexon]

its like crane city right now. there a least 10 you can see

I'm pretty giddy watching them work...cranes working on Skylar, cranes working with Walt, telecopic work platforms working on the north side yesterday...I'm mesmerized...

Edit: that doesn't include all of the other hoists and small cranes we'd normally consider large...

 

[BillSU]

Lots of activity at 2:23 P.M. Saturday. Aside from the backstay assembled on top of the main yard ties I believe they are beginning to stockpile steel for the assembly of more backstays at the end of the main drive off to one side to stay ahead of the curve. One telescopic boom lift with two crew are up against the Dome side, the white crane is up to something just getting its boom out of the way nope its boom lowered it s hook is now over by the two crew against the dome it's too far to tell what their doing but it is something up against the wall over the t Ahhh... they are installing an anchor, (I don't know what you call it), but it is part of each backstay assembly- the lowest part that a tension wire gets attached to. Todays position is above the top in ramp into the dome on the west side. If you look at the previous backstay you will see three positioned on the west wall and connected by cable to the backstay triangle point.

 

[BillSU]

I see up Forestry crew moving around so all aspects are being worked on today - wonder if they plan on putting in time tomorrow - I would guess they are. They have also put up a larger sign on the main yard gate and everything is getting shut down for the night at least in the main yard.

 

[BillSU]

They are still working on the other big crane on Forestry the other white cranes boom is moving and lifting.
Everything is shut down now. That was one hell of a Saturday - as upperdeck and Shenexon mentioned it was crane city today all types getting work done. Nice!

 

[sutomcat]

This is a crude rendition of what I think the southwest corner will look like after the back stays for it are added on:

They are big, especially the two that bridge the corners. It will be nice to see them go up in plain view.

Looks like the lights inside are off tonight. I wonder if that means they are getting near the end of the job of prepping the building for deflation and removal of the roof? For what we have seen already with shots inside the facility, I would think they must be getting close to this. I think the last word on a timeline for deflation was mid March.

 

[gocusecaz]

Skylar assembly and backstay attachment is going strong.

 

[Moontan]

Skylar assembly and backstay attachment is going strong.

They are definitely working away.

 

[BillSU]

Arrival of more extension of the lattice boom on Forestry.

 

[BillSU]

Hooking up the straps getting ready to off load the piece from the trailer on Forestry. With the installation of two backstays on the west wall looks like all attention will be paid to getting the boom assembled. Looking at it now the boom is almost as long as Forestry.

 

[BillSU]

Off the trailer swinging the boom behind the crane placing it next to the boom on the street.

 

[BillSU]

The additional white crane is also unloading what looks like an axle off the back of the trailer bringing it back in front of the just off loaded boom section. It is already beginning to be hard to see in certain areas of the street where cast shadows from the buildings are dark enough to make visibility from the live cam difficult.

 

[storange]

I’m thinking a 3 or 4 girder week.

 

[BillSU]

Overview on Sunday at 12:44 P.M. Two backstays have been added to the southwest wall. Forestry has been entirely taken over by Hayner to assemble the second large crane. Temporary fencing has been placed across the parking entry by the corner of the Dome where deliveries are made and the entire street has been taken up by the boom assembly.

 

[Shenexon]

Overview on Sunday at 12:44 P.M. Two backstays have been added to the southwest wall. Forestry has been entirely taken over by Hayner to assemble the second large crane. Temporary fencing has been placed across the parking entry by the corner of the Dome where deliveries are made and the entire street has been taken up by the boom assembly.

I think it's time to cable the crane...

 

[BillSU]

I think it's time to cable the crane...

Maybe - don't know if assembly is finished enough to install cables. It doesn't look like the jib, as opposed to what I thought yesterday, is on the boom yet so cabling may have to wait. I can't see it that well from the live cams vantage point soooo...

 

[BillSU]

Thought this might help all us Craniacs understand the language of the "Crane" a bit better. Walt needs to be understood.

Lattice boom crawler cranes are very common on most types of construction projects. They are versatile in that many attachments to perform many different types of work such as draglines and clamshells for excavation, pile drivers, dynamic compactors, ‘‘wrecking’’ balls for demolition, augers for drilling holes, and magnets for moving metal objects can be easily attached and used. There are several boom configurations that can be used.

Figure 1 Parts of a lattice boom crane

 

[BillSU]

Looking at the smaller white cranes is, well they deceive us. They can shrink to nothing (their boom), or if you look at the crane on Forestry right now the boom is above the Dome wall by a lot. I had an idea the boom could vertically telescope but not to this extent.

 

[BillSU]

I think it's time to cable the crane...

Looking down Forestry I see two large cables strung on each side of the boom and more the farther down the street. I guess it is time even though I have no idea at what time during assembly the cables are supposed to be placed on the crane.

 

[storange]

Thought this might help all us Craniacs understand the language of the "Crane" a bit better. Walt needs to be understood.

Lattice boom crawler cranes are very common on most types of construction projects. They are versatile in that many attachments to perform many different types of work such as draglines and clamshells for excavation, pile drivers, dynamic compactors, ‘‘wrecking’’ balls for demolition, augers for drilling holes, and magnets for moving metal objects can be easily attached and used. There are several boom configurations that can be used.

Figure 1 Parts of a lattice boom crane

Is there going to be a test !!!

 

[BillSU]

I want to see them "knuckle up" this boom. Looking at it now it seems impossible, even though I know it isn't, to raise that sucker into the air.