CONSTRUCTION

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Thanks for the positive comments everyone - I will complete the story, but I am very busy at the moment and it takes a long time to sort the pics, so it will probably be next week.

Damo

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Site foreman moves his truck, so that the crane can set up in it's place. John carefull ysees them back




The crane crew are set up just in time for the arrival of the first delivery - a container which contains equipment and materials, and can be used for secure storage




John sees the truck back into a suitable position of unloading. A yard area is to be created up here, at the top of the hill.




With the wheels of the trailer chokked, the crane crew can secure the load




The heavy metal hooks often need a little pursuasion with a hammer to make them locate




With the load secure, the container is lifted high into the air, and is bought down to where it is to be placed. John, Andy, and a member of the crane crew help to manouver the container down into the right position




The container is unloaded safely, and just in time, as a second one arrives

[Ali Baba]

Owwwwwww, what's inside these contaiers???

Great new installment, Damo.

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The second container is also unloaded safely and in the correct place




Site manager has arrived to meet with Site foreman to check over proceedings, and to hand over the site office building to site foreman




The rear wheels are chokked, and the crane crew climb abord and carry out the usual procedure. The load is ready for winching.




The crane operator pulls the levers back, raising the container, but suddenly,

The front right outrigger fails, and the whole unit collapses forward, throwing the operator out




The workers on the ground leap back in sudden fright!




Oh no! A crane crew mamber is trapped under the fallen container

[flatcat]

Owwwwwww, what's inside these contaiers???

Great new installment, Damo.

Nothing too exciting - cement, timber etc

[flatcat]

The emergency services are called

The dizzy and delirious crane operator is helped down from the vehicle




John is also helped up after his small trip. Luckily he is not hurt




Units LF8 and pumper 1 arrive, along with the fire cheif




Unusually for a building site, a sense of ergency fills the air, as fire crews rush to the trapped worker




They acess the trapped worker, and decide that it is just too dangerous to try and pull him out as it is




Meanwhile, the LF8 crew takle the leaning crane

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Still dizzy and disorientated, the crane operator fumbles about amously




The ambulance arrives




And the paramedics race to the trapped worker




They comfort the man, and talk medical speak to him, whilst a plan to free him is thought up

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Rather inconveniently, the next delivery arrives




But the fire cheif sees the solution to the problem




And with that, the delivery driver quickly unloads it and drives it round




Careful not to nudge the container, he slowly drives the forklift under the base of the container




The site office is slowly lifted into the air, as the rescue crews dive under to get the worker out and onto the stretcher




The injured crane worker is loaded into the back of the ambulance and rushed off to hospital




As the delivery driver unloads the dumper truck, attention is now focused on the leaning crane

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Pumper 1 and the fire chief get called to a barn fire up the road, so leave LF8 to continue with the operation

They discuss with the 2 remaining crane crew what they think wen't wrong, and discuss possible solutions




Just then, the next delivery arrives




This time, Site foreman sees the soution to the problem, but not the crane problem




Site manager decides he has seen enough and leaves, whilst the driver carefully navigates the huge rig through the parked vehicles and into the recently formed yard.




The portaloos are light so they can be lifted off by hand. Site forman signs for the delivery.




The temporary fencing is put up around the yard to keep children out, and the workmen in

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Another delivery arrives, along with the solution to the problem




No time is wasted in firing up the old girl. A plume of black smoke bellows out from the exhaust as he opens up the throttle




The bulldozer is skillfully manuevoured into position under the failed outrigger arm. The old diesel engine roars with a large plume of black smoke, as the crane returns to a level position.




At the groaning of the bulldozer's joints, the crane operator swiftly manouvers the container off the railing, and onto solid ground at last!



Success!

The LF8 and it's crew leave for home, as a job well done