I often wondered how they remove the crane after a condo has been built and now have the answer - they bring in another crane to do it. This mid rise building has reached its top so a mobile crane was brought in and the building's crane was removed in sections and put onto flatbed trucks. The scary part for me was watching the 2 guys crawling around on the sections of the old crane to attach the cables. Not a job I would do for anything in the world. You can see them in the upper middle of the shot.
Going up and then coming down is a very tricky thing to do.
ReplyDeleteQuite a job to do.
ReplyDeleteOh my gosh, that gives me the shivers just thinking about it.
ReplyDeleteI would be nervous just watching the workers.
ReplyDeleteTake care, enjoy your day!
Those guys give that sinking feeling you know where.
ReplyDeleteNot a job for me. I never thought about how these cranes get taken down. Thanks for sharing, Pat.
ReplyDeleteWorkers have to attach the lift cables, and then unbolt the crane section. No, not a job I would want either. That's why I stayed in school so I wouldn't have to do things like this.
ReplyDeleteScary!
ReplyDeleteThat looks like a hazardous job to do
ReplyDeleteI often wondered about the high rise steelworkers. Many of them were Native Americans who seemed to have no fear at all. I can't even look!
ReplyDeleteI have a crane operator as a Flickr contact. He takes a lot of photos while at work.
ReplyDeleteA huge crane!
ReplyDeleteEs increíble la altura que pueden alcanzar estas grúas.
ReplyDeleteUn abrazo.