Little crane

[Bornfree]

Had a little crane on site today. There's two turbines on site and they are always having work done to them.

 

[cheb]

That's them taking the blades off so they can be landfilled.

There's nothing wrong with them, they only do it as a wind up.

 

[Shox Dr]

That's them taking the blades off so they can be landfilled.

There's nothing wrong with them, they only do it as a wind up.

Apparently the thick black acrid smoke that plumes off them, is to stop global warming by blocking out the sun.

 

[Cobbler]

That's them taking the blades off so they can be landfilled.

There's nothing wrong with them, they only do it as a wind up.

Wind up, are they clockwork then?

 

[rtcosic]

Ah, isn't that sweet.
I'm a sucker for toy cranes.

 

[Bullet2012]

the black smoke comes from the coal burning to heat the water to generate steam to spin the turbine that powers the blades the turning blades then creates a wind to cool down the overheating planet caused by the fact that the sun is gradually depleting its energy and expanding so therefore it gets nearer the earth and heats it up more so we need to create more drafts see it’s easy and I have helped save the planet by not using any punctuation or capitals and thereby reducing internet storage on systems that use loads of energy and require more energy to keep them at a constantly heated and cooled climate controlled medium so the black smoke is actually a major requirement and we need to burn more coal to create the the cooling that is required if we have an insufficient amount of coal then we need to burn more oil preferably by soaking wood in oil and burning it in open pits this will obviously heat things in a very poor way but will let us eventually generate enough hot water to boil a kettle to make tea once this is achieved the problem is almost solved apart from the most important issue should biscuits be dunked

 

[Shox Dr]

the black smoke comes from the coal burning to heat the water to generate steam to spin the turbine that powers the blades the turning blades then creates a wind to cool down the overheating planet caused by the fact that the sun is gradually depleting its energy and expanding so therefore it gets nearer the earth and heats it up more so we need to create more drafts see it’s easy and I have helped save the planet by not using any punctuation or capitals and thereby reducing internet storage on systems that use loads of energy and require more energy to keep them at a constantly heated and cooled climate controlled medium so the black smoke is actually a major requirement and we need to burn more coal to create the the cooling that is required if we have an insufficient amount of coal then we need to burn more oil preferably by soaking wood in oil and burning it in open pits this will obviously heat things in a very poor way but will let us eventually generate enough hot water to boil a kettle to make tea once this is achieved the problem is almost solved apart from the most important issue should biscuits be dunked

milk in first

 

[Gritineye]

Putting the blades on our nice unobtrusive and quiet turbines, as seen from our house.

 

[Bullet2012]

milk in first

Definitely pre biscuit

 

[Agroshield]

Anyone know how they hook on the chains before removing the blade or unhook them once installed?

 

[Gritineye]

Anyone know how they hook on the chains before removing the blade or unhook them once installed?

In the 5th pic you can see what looks like an attachment point (black) on the already fixed blade, so I reckon that part is done by hand by the lego men.

Given the skill levels of the crane operators, I reckon they could just slip the loop on and off over the tip.

Watching for 8-9 hours wasn't the only thing I had to do that day!

 

[Blobber]

Anyone know how they hook on the chains before removing the blade or unhook them once installed?

I wonder how they stop the strap sliding off the pointy end?

 

[Gritineye]

I wonder how they stop the strap sliding off the pointy end?

Velcro?

 

[Carl Wilson]

I'd like to see how Fred Dibnah would have done that job. I bet he never did a rope access course.

 

[E T]

I wonder how they stop the strap sliding off the pointy end?

I think those blades are pretty much balanced when lifted from the flange end. The second sling on the tip is only to keep it from turning.