Has this been discovered, yet?

[Jamin_Mayer]

This is a crane accident while working with arborists.
There is a lot of speculation with this video.

Crane Failure

 

[TheTreeSpyder]

Wow; Thee Nightmare.

My first inclination was that if the loading and angle was right; then the crane was only as strong as the ground it stood on. But; at finish; it shows the start(?); then i think i see that the crane was reaching across it's short axis/ less leverage of support (and ballast weights to side rather than rear); than if it was reaching over it's long axis; with the crane at rear and feets out front and more weight plates perhaps behind crane as ballast.

i've had guys argue in makeshift stuff that the gin should be close to the laod and to give the ballast weights more leverage; but i consider the compression side as double loaded; and the leverage of length should favour to it IMLHO.

Hope there were no injuries other than P&P (pocketbook and pride).

 

[Colin]

Crikey! I wonder what was underneath it???

 

[tockmal]

Seen the back wheels lift slightly on an overstretched crane pick, but that really is frightening. Was the climber ok?

 

[TreeCo]

Re: Has this been discovered, yet?

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I had sent in a link to what I thought was a real event but have been advised it was a fake.

 

[stevebullman]

jeeeeez

 

[Jamin_Mayer]

Dan, that video is not a real event. It is special effects.

 

[TreeCo]

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Dan, that video is not a real event. It is special effects.

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Thanks,
I'm going to remove the link.

 

[treebing]

i still kind of would like to see it. as long as i know its fake

 

[Colin]

Here you go, second video down.