CRANE BOOM FOLDED

Courierguy

Courierguy

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I saw a broken boom today, not mine! A sign company working with all 101' of their 26 ton Manitex boom truck out, and very near the max capacity, had it fold about halfway down. It took out the power lines but NO injuries. Wind loading is the stated culprit. I bs'd with the operator a bit, and he said it was within the load chart, but the large sign got away from them and tweaked the boom...... and that was all she wrote.

Interesting to see how thin those boom sections are when being cut up with a torch, a sobering sight! They got LOTS of local "publicity", and will be getting a large bill from the utility (loss of service) but are damn lucky no one got hurt. Sorry no pictures, I left my camera at home!
 
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Sorry no pictures, I left my camera at home!

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That's a pity. Interesting story.
 
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Interesting to see how thin those boom sections are when being cut up with a torch, a sobering sight!

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oh, my gosh, and you didn't get any pictures!

you are pathetic.

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I posted this on 3-15, and drove by today for the first time since it happened. The MOTEL 6 sign is still not up, and the way the trees are, and even being real close to I-15, you can't tell it's there. Point being, by the times the lawyers get done, loss of motel revenue will be part of the final deal. What a CF.
 
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