leath02 Posted April 29, 2022 Report Share Posted April 29, 2022 2 minutes ago, Gingerfish79 said: Im guessing there is another shoot today? lots of cars by arcadia. Yeap - the ESP - 100 bird to be precise https://www.somersetshootingground.com/fixtures Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Staberinde Posted April 29, 2022 Report Share Posted April 29, 2022 1 minute ago, Gingerfish79 said: Im guessing there is another shoot today? lots of cars by arcadia. Ohh there is lots of cars there. I like the way you called it Arcadia and not Pangea. I wonder if they are going to remove the crane body. Yes, they originally planned to have it again this year, but that was three years ago. What do people think spider and crane in the same field??? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stuartbert two hats Posted April 29, 2022 Report Share Posted April 29, 2022 3 minutes ago, Staberinde said: Ohh there is lots of cars there. I like the way you called it Arcadia and not Pangea. I wonder if they are going to remove the crane body. Yes, they originally planned to have it again this year, but that was three years ago. What do people think spider and crane in the same field??? Arcadia replied on one of the socials confirming that the spider was replacing Pangea this year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stuie Posted April 29, 2022 Report Share Posted April 29, 2022 5 minutes ago, Staberinde said: Ohh there is lots of cars there. I like the way you called it Arcadia and not Pangea. I wonder if they are going to remove the crane body. Yes, they originally planned to have it again this year, but that was three years ago. What do people think spider and crane in the same field??? The crane body will be going when they start work in the field. It's always been called Arcadia. They never changed their name when they purchased the crane! https://www.arcadiaspectacular.com/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Staberinde Posted April 29, 2022 Report Share Posted April 29, 2022 18 minutes ago, stuie said: The crane body will be going when they start work in the field. It's always been called Arcadia. They never changed their name when they purchased the crane! https://www.arcadiaspectacular.com/ Thanks Stuie, course I should have said the Spider. It's a bit like people see that clock tower at Westminster and call it Big Ben, when in actual fact that's the name of the bell. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stuie Posted April 29, 2022 Report Share Posted April 29, 2022 9 minutes ago, Staberinde said: Thanks Stuie, course I should have said the Spider. It's a bit like people see that clock tower at Westminster and call it Big Ben, when in actual fact that's the name of the bell. Well, you learn something every day! Thanks @Staberinde😂 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
al_coholic Posted April 29, 2022 Report Share Posted April 29, 2022 4 minutes ago, stuie said: Well, you learn something every day! Thanks @Staberinde😂 lol. It's the Elizabeth Tower to give it, it's correct name. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimmillen Posted April 29, 2022 Report Share Posted April 29, 2022 49 minutes ago, leath02 said: Yeap - the ESP - 100 bird to be precise https://www.somersetshootingground.com/fixtures Somerset Shooting Ground web person currently puzzled why their traffic is up by 300% 😂 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ukmountie Posted April 29, 2022 Report Share Posted April 29, 2022 2 hours ago, JoeyT said: Asked my Wife if she'd like to have a wander around the farm at the weekend before it properly closes down. Even dangled the carrot of saying our daughter could play on the ship in the kidzfield. It was a flat no. It's really difficult having an other half who doesn't share the same passion for the festival 😂 Dude! I still haven't told my wife I'm going, and I've had my ticket since 2019. She really hates that I go off for a week and have fun leaving her with the kids. I've tried all sorts to make it fair and nothing helps. If the kids weren't in school I'd take them, but they are. I feel your pain. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stephos83 Posted April 29, 2022 Report Share Posted April 29, 2022 So I think the crane action this morning by Pyramid was just to move the concrete blocks that the screen towers are mounted to. So I think the thoughts of bigger screens (or something else) is looking more likely.... If you look to the right of the stage on cam you can see a block with disturbed earth that has definitely moved to the right (away from the stage) compared to photos from earlier this week Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crazyfool01 Posted April 29, 2022 Report Share Posted April 29, 2022 9 minutes ago, stephos83 said: So I think the crane action this morning by Pyramid was just to move the concrete blocks that the screen towers are mounted to. So I think the thoughts of bigger screens (or something else) is looking more likely.... If you look to the right of the stage on cam you can see a block with disturbed earth that has definitely moved to the right (away from the stage) compared to photos from earlier this week where did the crane go ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
squirrelarmy Posted April 29, 2022 Report Share Posted April 29, 2022 2 minutes ago, crazyfool1 said: where did the crane go ? Has another crane vanished? Pilton is becoming the Bermuda Triangle for lifting equipment. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blutarsky Posted April 29, 2022 Report Share Posted April 29, 2022 22 minutes ago, stephos83 said: So I think the crane action this morning by Pyramid was just to move the concrete blocks that the screen towers are mounted to. So I think the thoughts of bigger screens (or something else) is looking more likely.... If you look to the right of the stage on cam you can see a block with disturbed earth that has definitely moved to the right (away from the stage) compared to photos from earlier this week You wouldn't need a crane that big to move them I don't think - a HIAB could probably do it. Even if a HIAB couldn't do it alone, you could do it with a telehandler helping out. Maybe not best practice H&S wise, mind. 12 minutes ago, crazyfool1 said: where did the crane go ? Since all we could see before was the arm of the crane extending from behind the Pyramid, I'd guess it could be parked up behind the pyramid but in a lowered position. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Junglist1981 Posted April 29, 2022 Report Share Posted April 29, 2022 Come back crane! 😢 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deaf Nobby Burton Posted April 29, 2022 Report Share Posted April 29, 2022 26 minutes ago, stephos83 said: So I think the crane action this morning by Pyramid was just to move the concrete blocks that the screen towers are mounted to. So I think the thoughts of bigger screens (or something else) is looking more likely.... If you look to the right of the stage on cam you can see a block with disturbed earth that has definitely moved to the right (away from the stage) compared to photos from earlier this week This is the level of detail I come here for. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
squirrelarmy Posted April 29, 2022 Report Share Posted April 29, 2022 2 minutes ago, blutarsky said: You wouldn't need a crane that big to move them I don't think - a HIAB could probably do it. Even if a HIAB couldn't do it alone, you could do it with a telehandler helping out. Maybe not best practice H&S wise, mind. Since all we could see before was the arm of the crane extending from behind the Pyramid, I'd guess it could be parked up behind the pyramid but in a lowered position. Each of the footings for the pyramid are roughly about 2 tons in weight. The ones for the screen seem to be a similar size. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stephos83 Posted April 29, 2022 Report Share Posted April 29, 2022 3 minutes ago, blutarsky said: You wouldn't need a crane that big to move them I don't think - a HIAB could probably do it. Even if a HIAB couldn't do it alone, you could do it with a telehandler helping out. Maybe not best practice H&S wise, mind. Well - the block only moved this morning, so am pretty sure it was the crane wot done it! 😜 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blutarsky Posted April 29, 2022 Report Share Posted April 29, 2022 2 minutes ago, squirrelarmy said: Each of the footings for the pyramid are roughly about 2 tons in weight. The ones for the screen seem to be a similar size. This is just a small HIAB too - they come bigger. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cheesey Posted April 29, 2022 Report Share Posted April 29, 2022 4 minutes ago, stephos83 said: Well - the block only moved this morning, so am pretty sure it was the crane wot done it! 😜 Caught red handed (or red armed?) at 10am Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tarw Posted April 29, 2022 Report Share Posted April 29, 2022 2 minutes ago, blutarsky said: This is just a small HIAB too - they come bigger. If you’ve got a crane on-site ready to lift the frame why not use it to move the blocks? Easier and safer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gnomicide Posted April 29, 2022 Report Share Posted April 29, 2022 8 minutes ago, Cheesey said: Caught red handed (or red armed?) at 10am 👏👏 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stephos83 Posted April 29, 2022 Report Share Posted April 29, 2022 13 minutes ago, tarw said: If you’ve got a crane on-site ready to lift the frame why not use it to move the blocks? Easier and safer. yep - quite possibly was the one Serious were using yesterday at West Holts (they posted on their insta stories) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tumbles Posted April 29, 2022 Report Share Posted April 29, 2022 I love this thread so much. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crazyfool01 Posted April 29, 2022 Report Share Posted April 29, 2022 this shooting club has a meet at steanbow on the 10th of June .... I honestly cant remember them being active during the build previously .... those cars up there are far too distracting Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tumbles Posted April 29, 2022 Report Share Posted April 29, 2022 Who's turned on the sprinklers! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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