Watch for me on TV in London over week-end !

DuncanR · 24-06-2011, 05:27 PM

Im involved in the lifting of the UK Tsunami Memorial stone at the Natural History Museum this Sunday. Just a big lump of granite weighing 130 tonnes. My jacks will be lifting it from the French Haulier bringing it in, and then Ainscough, will do final lift with a 500t telecrane.
We have a full closure of Queensgate up the West side of the museum if anyone knows the area, its closed fom midnight tonight from Museum Lane down to the main A4.
Pop down Sunday if anyone bored !

Bounce · 24-06-2011, 05:40 PM

I'll keep my eye out for you on tv Dunc.Make sure you brush your hair and put a clean shirt on.

rstoughy · 24-06-2011, 07:58 PM

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Originally Posted by DuncanR

Im involved in the lifting of the UK Tsunami Memorial stone at the Natural History Museum this Sunday. Just a big lump of granite weighing 130 tonnes. My jacks will be lifting it from the French Haulier bringing it in, and then Ainscough, will do final lift with a 500t telecrane.

People might think i'm weird (apart from being Scottish) but this sort of stuff really interests me.

Good luck with it Dunc and hope it all goes well

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Originally Posted by DuncanR

Pop down Sunday if anyone bored !

Wish I could but I'm booked on for some banger racing @ Knockhill on Sun

**shimmy** · 24-06-2011, 08:13 PM

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Originally Posted by rstoughy

People might think i'm weird (apart from being Scottish) but this sort of stuff really interests me.

Good luck with it Dunc and hope it all goes well

Wish I could but I'm booked on for some banger racing @ Knockhill on Sun

Nah, mx5 are the week after!

Yanto · 24-06-2011, 09:30 PM

Any booze and dancing girls ?

DuncanR · 27-06-2011, 04:56 PM

First picture is my 450 tonne capacity gantry set up ready to offload.
Second picture is when stone is offload at 11 am in morning
Third picture is me hacked off at the useless French Haulier who didnt have a scooby about rebuilding his own fookin trailer, waited 7 hrs for them to get it together

**outnumbered** · 27-06-2011, 07:38 PM

All looks v. impressive.... This may be a stupid question, but why can't they lift it off the lorry with the big crane ?

DuncanR · 27-06-2011, 08:33 PM

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Originally Posted by outnumbered

All looks v. impressive.... This may be a stupid question, but why can't they lift it off the lorry with the big crane ?

The crane in the photo is only a 75t capacity, the final lifting into place in the garden was done today using a 500te capacity crane. Setting up heavy cranes on roads in the City is problematic due to the myriad of under ground services etc., and even if the crane set up on the road, it would have to be much bigger than a 500te one to get the stone in place.
Picture of the final site.

rstoughy · 27-06-2011, 08:43 PM

Not got any jobs going Dunc

willing to relocate

DuncanR · 27-06-2011, 08:47 PM

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Not got any jobs going Dunc

willing to relocate

I shall put you on the list Paul !

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