Glastocam!

[squirrelarmy]

Cherry picker action!

[Staberinde]

2 minutes ago, squirrelarmy said:

Cherry picker action!

well spotted

[stuie]

I don't have any experience removing a giant crane from a farm but I don't think this is going to work 😂

[Crazyfool01]

5 minutes ago, squirrelarmy said:

I’ve just been wondering the same thing. The crane base in its current location does stand out a bit. Is there a place on site where the base wouldn’t be so noticeable and be able to stay in situ all year. 

Nope there would be absolutely no point to doing this …. Other than pissing off the council who they need to keep on side 

[squirrelarmy]

Right now I’m guessing it’s just an inspection going on.

I don’t think they would be removing anything substantial without it being attached to the lifting equipment first. 

 

[parsonjack]

18 minutes ago, t0paz said:

They moved it in on a weekday with a police escort last time if I remember correctly?

Good point.....searching Avon & Somerset Police for abnormal loads due brings up nothing I can see.

Perhaps it is staying on site then.....at least for now?

[bexj]

I wonder what these are?  Trackway maybe?  Fence panels?

 

[JayBalls]

4 minutes ago, bexj said:

I wonder what these are?  Trackway maybe?  Fence panels?

 

Heras fencing

[shuttlep]

big crane looks like it is taking that big shit Pangea crane down

[Gnomicide]

Looks like an adult holding off a small child by putting their hand on the kid's head as the kid tries to punch them.

Edited May 9, 2022 by Gnomicide

[parsonjack]

5 minutes ago, shuttlep said:

big crane looks like it is taking that big shit Pangea crane down

Looks too small for it to me.....that whole top cab section is in one piece surely.....I'm guessing this is just inspections before the dismantling proper.

[Crazyfool01]

squirting some wd40 on those bolts ready for a bigger crane to join the party .... 

[stuie]

4 minutes ago, crazyfool1 said:

squirting some wd40 on those bolts ready for a bigger crane to join the party .... 

WD40 spraying now complete. 

[Staberinde]

16 minutes ago, Gnomicide said:

Looks like an adult holding off a small child by putting their hand on the kid's head as the kid tries to punch them.

Reminds me a bit of those Star Wars land crawlers

[Staberinde]

Just a reminder of its behemoth proportions 

[Crazyfool01]

was trying to look at how it went up before with that timing thing but my laptop wont download the images unfortunately and i cant zoom in ..... how many parts was it in when it arrived ?

[tumbles]

At a guess I expect they'll inspecting lifting points for a bigger crane to come in and dismantle. 

[tumbles]

10 minutes ago, crazyfool1 said:

was trying to look at how it went up before with that timing thing but my laptop wont download the images unfortunately and i cant zoom in ..... how many parts was it in when it arrived ?

Fairly certain I can recall a video of them showing it being transported from Avonmouth/Lifted into place? 

[zeppelin]

12 minutes ago, crazyfool1 said:

was trying to look at how it went up before with that timing thing but my laptop wont download the images unfortunately and i cant zoom in ..... how many parts was it in when it arrived ?

There's a joke here somewhere about Pangaea breaking up...

[tumbles]

Might have been this video I was thinking off: 

 

 

Edited May 9, 2022 by tumbles

[Crazyfool01]

2 minutes ago, tumbles said:

Might have been this video I was thinking off: 

 

 

just watched it .... so it arrived in bits ... on two lorries 

[squirrelarmy]

26 minutes ago, Staberinde said:

Reminds me a bit of those Star Wars land crawlers

An AT-AT in the field would certainly make a statement although the size of the crane base is closer to an AT-ST. 

[Staberinde]

5 minutes ago, tumbles said:

Might have been this video I was thinking off: 

 

 

Excellent find Tumbles, I love watching stuff like that, thanks for posting

(off topic, we both share the first same year, '94 happy memories)

[stuie]

6 minutes ago, crazyfool1 said:

just watched it .... so it arrived in bits ... on two lorries 

Geezer standing underneath it at 2:27 got some big balls mate.

[Cheesey]

23 minutes ago, crazyfool1 said:

was trying to look at how it went up before with that timing thing but my laptop wont download the images unfortunately and i cant zoom in ..... how many parts was it in when it arrived ?

It was in loads of bits. This is from May 14 2019: