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Old 12 February 2013, 21:38   #21
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Not that tight, wondering how big the rib scene is up here or if there are any local events..
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Old 12 February 2013, 21:45   #22
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Not that tight, wondering how big the rib scene is up here or if there are any local events..
Yep local events Anglesey cruise April Dublin trip July
There are a few Yorkshire lads about.
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Old 25 February 2013, 11:03   #23
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Bit of an update ,
Just been down to had a look to see whats happening they have dammed up & drained a 100 yard section of the canal ,
Put 2 tempory footbridges across onto the bank opposite to divert the towpath onto the field opposite ,
Speaking to one of the workers they are hoping to dig out the remaining towpath all around the crane then they are hoping using 3 winches to upright the crane back onto its wheels and either tow it out or see if it will start ,
One of the earlier options was to connect up the crane arm hydraulic hoses to a pump and use its jib or arm to push itself back upright .
Only saying to me wife this morning they could make a Tv soap drama about when I got back some one had parked this outside me house :/
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Old 25 February 2013, 16:57   #24
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Wonder whether they could have floated down stream on airjacks to a firmer embankment and used another crane to recover it?
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Old 28 February 2013, 13:25   #25
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Work has started on digging out the tow path & banking so it can be rolled upright
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Old 28 February 2013, 16:11   #26
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Intresting shots, thanks for posting.
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Old 28 February 2013, 16:24   #27
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I realise they've got to get it out, but that's a hell of a lot of work to go to salvage it.
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Old 28 February 2013, 17:50   #28
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I realise they've got to get it out, but that's a hell of a lot of work to go to salvage it.
If you look at what they cost to buy new, it's a drop in the ocean if it can be taken out and repaired. It's probably only been in service a year or so on a 59 plate as it take a while to build them.

I suspect it'll be a big airbag job or they'll run the risk of bending the chassis.
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Old 06 March 2013, 21:22   #29
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Update ! Today ,

Tow path closed off to public for 24 hours , security fencing everywhere ,
security guards everywhere ,
Exclusion zones everywhere ,

with the amount of security you would have thought they were recovering a lost nuclear missile from the bottom of the Pacific Ocean .
Anyhow my lads mate took these pics on their way from school .
The long black pipe running on the grass bank is to help supply water further downstream from the dammed up section as the Leeds canal section about 7 miles down stream before it runs into the river & docks was running very low .
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Old 06 March 2013, 21:29   #30
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Old 06 March 2013, 22:26   #31
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Interesting... thanks for the pictures.
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What a Cranenobber to fall in there
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Great pics, cheers ears
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What a Cranenobber to fall in there
Its quite hard to 'know' the support ground will give, when something that heavy is running on it, but getting close to bankings and edges is never a good idea. Ive witnessed a couple of occasions when the ground beneath outriggers has given way, even when the driver has used spreader plates, and caused a huge upset to the machine, though fortunately not a collapse, but it does happen. This is more unusual in that he wasnt actually working and doing anything.
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I cant imagine what that cost. A huge engineering project.
I guess that a crane like that would be £300 - 500k.

Interesting insurance claim too... I wonder who paid for the extraction and the damaged crane...the owner of the roadway that subsided or the owner of the crane that caused it to subside?
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It may be less to do with the cost of writing the crane off and more to do with the environment agency saying, "yeah, you know that crane of yours that's fallen in to the canal and all the potential impact that has?.. Yeah, we'll it can't just stay there you know.."
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It may be less to do with the cost of writing the crane off and more to do with the environment agency saying, "yeah, you know that crane of yours that's fallen in to the canal and all the potential impact that has?.. Yeah, we'll it can't just stay there you know.."
Yup, spot on. It'll probably be an insurance job.
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Just had a wander down to see what's still going on ,
Cranes drying out awaiting an electrician to check the electrics over ,

Still a large hole in the canal bank & tow path where the crane was accessed they are now putting it back using steel piling sheets ,

Temporary cofferdams still holding up with a barge & large pump aboard shifting the water down to the locks about 200yards down stream .

Last pic the original temporary road put in for the crane ,( bet when the driver went up the slope he dident think he would be upside down in less than 5 mins ).
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Cranes drying out awaiting an electrician to check the electrics over
It may take more than that ! It depends where all the components are but with an inverted immersion like that, battery acid commonly will have leaked, and any copper in any wiring loom, even if its not openly exposed will get destroyed .. its surprising how far it gets on cable runs .. dont ask me how I know

The next problem is the engine .. oil can leak into the inlet manifold and cylinders, depending on how its built, so each cylinder needs its injectors out and the system re-powered temporarily and the engine cycled before a start up can be considered, as they wont want (or shouldnt) the risk of bending a con rod .. let the fun begin

Unlike 2 strokes .. a crane operating in an inverted position .. would not have been anticipated by the designers
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