swisschris62 0 #1 November 30, 2013 Whaddaya think...safe? http://youtu.be/XYU_eThB7lk Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
christelsabine 1 #2 November 30, 2013 swisschris62Whaddaya think...safe? http://youtu.be/XYU_eThB7lk dudeist skydiver # 3105 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ryoder 1,380 #3 November 30, 2013 Can I do it with a cute Russian babe wrapped around me? "There are only three things of value: younger women, faster airplanes, and bigger crocodiles" - Arthur Jones. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Arvoitus 1 #4 November 30, 2013 I guess, as long as you don't miss the landing.Your rights end where my feelings begin. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
swisschris62 0 #5 November 30, 2013 No harness of course Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
LuckyMcSwervy 0 #6 November 30, 2013 My exBoyfriend has a yard full of construction cranes. I have such a thing for cranes. OMG love them. In fact, my cell phone screen saver is one. If you only knew how many times I'd sit there and look at them and think, "Hell yeah!" Always be kinder than you feel. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
LuckyMcSwervy 0 #7 December 1, 2013 ryoder Can I do it with a cute Russian babe wrapped around me? It looks like some of them have some kinda drogue on them. Always be kinder than you feel. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JoeyH 0 #8 December 1, 2013 swisschris62 No harness of course A harness for what? In case they fall?Carpe Diem, even if it kills me Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jimmytavino 16 #9 December 1, 2013 swisschris62 Whaddaya think...safe? http://youtu.be/XYU_eThB7lk seems Safe enough...TO EXIT...but the landing is trickier.... It seems to me,,,,,, it's ALL about body position At the Moment of contact, with the landing pad...Hit it awkwardly or sideways, or with an arm or leg wrapped up under you.... and THEN the smiles all fade away.( the way I see it ) watching that from the ground level, distant point of view, was Unnerving.. Even from 150 feet... they are goin' damn FAST!!!!!jmy Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
countzero 7 #10 December 1, 2013 Even from 150 feet... they are goin' damn FAST!!!!!jmy about 60mph at impact from 150ft, land wrong and you're gonna have a bad day diamonds are a dawgs best friend Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jimmytavino 16 #11 December 1, 2013 yes. that was what i was thinking. I'd be concerned about the " plummeteers " neck and spinal column...I suppose with practice and repetition, one can make the move, needed for safe contact....BUT Man,,,, the learning Curve HAS to be waaay UP there.... Could be that this is the evolution of all the High Dive with Inflatable pads work.... done over the years by stunt persons and HollyWood crews..... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
swisschris62 0 #12 December 1, 2013 So you like cranes .... I've hauled lots of cranes over the years, or maybe I should say, I've hauled pieces of these monsters. This crane was set up in queens, NY for a new facility the power company was building. These cranes are set up only for the heaviest of lifts. This particular crane took well over 100 trucks to move. We brought it to NY from GA and from there it went to the Bay Area to a refinery. That's what I'm doing here...picking up my part of it. This is one of the bigger crawler cranes I've been apart of hauling. The crane itself was huge. The piece you see here ( on wheels) is the additional counter weight they set up and then attach to the crane itself in order to be able to lift more weight...LOTS more weight. The guy standing on it gives you an idea how big it is. Each one of those " plates" and "blocks" are added to increase the work load. Each one of those plates and blocks weighs anywhere from 20,000 - 30,000 lb a piece. Most of the extra weight has already been taken off in this picture. It's quite an impressive piece of machinery and it's massiveness gets lost in pictures. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Andy9o8 0 #13 December 1, 2013 LuckyMcSwervy My exBoyfriend has a yard full of construction cranes. I have such a thing for cranes. OMG love them. In fact, my cell phone screen saver is one. If you only knew how many times I'd sit there and look at them and think, "Hell yeah!" That's an odd fetish. Most girls like long walks on the beach. http://images.nationalgeographic.com/wpf/media-live/photos/000/007/cache/whooping-crane_757_600x450.jpg Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
swisschris62 0 #14 December 1, 2013 Do we really need another Lowes? This is how they build them...each piece is numbered and goes together like a big puzzle. Anybody have an opinion on when 3d printing will become the way things are done eliminating the need to have it built off site? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
virgin-burner 1 #15 December 2, 2013 LuckyMcSwervy My exBoyfriend has a yard full of construction cranes. I have such a thing for cranes. OMG love them. In fact, my cell phone screen saver is one. If you only knew how many times I'd sit there and look at them and think, "Hell yeah!" tomorrow i have a 2nd interview with a crane-company! as for the jump, i'd static-line that, or get PCA'd, no chute, no jump! “Some may never live, but the crazy never die.” -Hunter S. Thompson "No. Try not. Do... or do not. There is no try." -Yoda Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
uberchris 0 #16 December 2, 2013 virgin-burner ***My exBoyfriend has a yard full of construction cranes. I have such a thing for cranes. OMG love them. In fact, my cell phone screen saver is one. If you only knew how many times I'd sit there and look at them and think, "Hell yeah!" tomorrow i have a 2nd interview with a crane-company! as for the jump, i'd static-line that, or get PCA'd, no chute, no jump! amen. i didnt rig it, i dont trust it, i wont jump it. ill trust my rig with a static line from that height over water......gravity brings me down......... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
LuckyMcSwervy 0 #17 December 2, 2013 swisschris62 So you like cranes .... I've hauled lots of cranes over the years, or maybe I should say, I've hauled pieces of these monsters. This crane was set up in queens, NY for a new facility the power company was building. These cranes are set up only for the heaviest of lifts. This particular crane took well over 100 trucks to move. We brought it to NY from GA and from there it went to the Bay Area to a refinery. That's what I'm doing here...picking up my part of it. This is one of the bigger crawler cranes I've been apart of hauling. The crane itself was huge. The piece you see here ( on wheels) is the additional counter weight they set up and then attach to the crane itself in order to be able to lift more weight...LOTS more weight. The guy standing on it gives you an idea how big it is. Each one of those " plates" and "blocks" are added to increase the work load. Each one of those plates and blocks weighs anywhere from 20,000 - 30,000 lb a piece. Most of the extra weight has already been taken off in this picture. It's quite an impressive piece of machinery and it's massiveness gets lost in pictures. Whoa! They're the big mommas!! Always be kinder than you feel. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
akarunway 1 #18 December 3, 2013 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HI-ENqgjQXM I get to play w/ these types. Be careful. Wind and cranes are a bad mix. We are using self (not really) erecting cranes on all the new buildings and tall solar plants. Pretty cool. Stateline, Ca. solar plant. http://ivanpahsolar.com/photos-and-videosI hold it true, whate'er befall; I feel it, when I sorrow most; 'Tis better to have loved and lost Than never to have loved at all. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
