So....You DIDN'T want a crane on your roof?

[Mustang71]

Goddaaamit!!

 

[CobraBob]

I'm not a crane operator but I was watching how far out he was extending the pool and it just seemed like it was further than was safe. Whatever the reason why the crane tipped forward, I feel so bad for the home owner. Sure, insurance will cover it but what a mess. The pool is probably destroyed. The crane operator will probably get fired. A bad day for a number of people. It's very fortunate no one was hurt. Or killed.

 

[whitedevil0321]

atleast he dosent have to pay for a skylight in the garage now

 

[03snkvert]

Saw this on CNN, They said there was a malfunction with the computer on the crane!

 

[motoman991]

At least it was the chimney and the garage. Wow what a mess.

Holy ****. Is your sig large enough?

 

[xenodragon]

Happened in shoreview MN...which has no shore....I guess "shore" is Jersey specific.

 

[Kevin the Clean 1]

Haha, operator had the correct response to the situation... Fuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu

Exactly. LOoks like he over extended that bad boy. They have have a "comfortable range" which he stupidly exceeded...

 

[Chrome98Cobra]

omg

 

[kingcobra10]

wow thats interesting

 

[V8DER]

that crane is throwin a reverse wheelie like a BOSS!!!

 

[Equalbracket]

100% operator error, that homeowner took it like a champ tho...in the heat of the moment anyways. No snag lines on the pool? 100+ feet from the house, should of had spotters and kept it as low as possible.

 

[kevin01cobra]

Saw this on CNN, They said there was a malfunction with the computer on the crane!

Hah, more like a physics malfunction.

 

[Great Asp]

I'm not a crane operator but I was watching how far out he was extending the pool and it just seemed like it was further than was safe. Whatever the reason why the crane tipped forward, I feel so bad for the home owner. Sure, insurance will cover it but what a mess. The pool is probably destroyed. The crane operator will probably get fired. A bad day for a number of people. It's very fortunate no one was hurt. Or killed.

In order to perform a lift like that, you need to run through a series of calculations. As the boom extends away from the crane at a "less than" 90 degree angle to vertical you loose lifting capacity and stabilty.

E

 

[johnjon87]

Like a goo neighbor state farm is there.. with a new roof

 

[dohc32v]

omg

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