19.03.2008

Firm base and counterweight

A crawler crane demonstrated what can happen if it is set up on an inappropriate platform with insufficient counterweight yesterday on a Baltimore site.
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Loose gravel contributed to the tip

The crane was not even lifting a load when it tipped over as it lowered its boom, a lack of counterweight and loose gravel ground conditions both contributed to the embarrassing tip-over.
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Very little damage was done

We understand that very little damage was done, although it could have been much worse if it had been lifting at the time as the boom came down on scaffold and formwork.
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If the crane had been lifting it might have been much worse