Truck mounted cranes are pretty amazing pieces of equipment. What they can lift, where they can maneuver, and how they pack all of that power into a relatively speaking “small” machine is certainly neat to us. These units are all over the world and today we take you to the sunny shores of Russia to see some guys botch up using one and it involves a tank/armored vehicle.
Question one is, “What the hell are these guys trying to accomplish?” – Excellent question because there is no real way to tell what the hell these guys were trying to accomplish. Yes, they lifted it, yes they rotated it…or at least started to, but what the hell is the point here? Was it to see if they could swing it all the way around the truck? Spoiler alert: THEY FAIL HARD.
Also, would you get anywhere near as close as the guy with the piece of what looks to be wood is near that hanging tank? We wouldn’t. Hell, we spent the whole time watching this video waiting for a cable to snap and it never does. Technically the guy was safe but ;et’s be honest here, anything can go wrong quickly with a weight that is measured in the many multiples of tons. We’re trying to figure out exactly what caused the fail. You can get a look see on the tape that the crane starts to go over and everyone just locks up. You can also see what looks to be the driver getting flung out of the crane control area like a rag doll.
Any time a failure video involves a tank AND a crane truck, I am doing my job right!
PRESS PLAY TO SEE THIS CRANE AND THIS TANK MEET AN INTERESTING END –
Well, why didn’t they go ahead and hoist it another 20 in the air before they dropped it? That thing should have been barely skimming the ground.
I think I agree with the commenter – someone died i that…. look at the crane when it goes over…. just under the cab.