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  • Опубліковано 10 вер 2024
  • Giant Cranes: The Inner Workings of Behemoths | FD Engineering
    World's Most Powerful Crane Ship - Revolutionizing Heavy Lifting: • World's Most Powerful ...
    Explore the inner workings of these fascinating, enormous, and dynamic machines. From the ancient Greek’s early mechanics to the custom-built beasts in Shanghai, this is the A to Z of engineering.
    From some of the busiest cities to the mightiest ports, these cranes are the backbone to our urban society. When used correctly, they are tame behemoths, but when used incorrectly, these beasts can cause chaos and destruction, leaving only a twisted wreck where a crane once stood. The workers of these monstrous feats of engineering can be exposed to winds of up to 175 miles an hour, torrential rain, and very long hours, yet they get to enjoy some of the most unique views of our planet possible. After rigorous training in specialised facilities they are some of the few eyes that get to look over untouched Norwegian landscapes, the New York skyline, and breath-taking forest canopies across the world.
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КОМЕНТАРІ • 85

  • @98grand5point9
    @98grand5point9 20 днів тому +4

    I witnessed a crane accident where the operator told the engineer that the crane couldn't make the pick they wanted. Fortunately when the lattice boom failed he was able to bail out of the crane and was uninjured. Scary!

  • @FredPilcher
    @FredPilcher 24 дні тому +20

    It's great to see things measured in the new international units - statues of liberty, jumbo jets, football fields, feet - it makes everything so clear.:

    • @macforme
      @macforme 19 днів тому

      @Fred.... at least they are measurements that most of us can relate to. 😏

    • @lithgowlights859
      @lithgowlights859 18 днів тому

      What sort of football, American football, European football (Soccer), Australian Rules (AFL), NRL, and there's likely a lot more. As for statue of liberty, hell most Americans have not seen it in person, let alone the rest of the world.

    • @abba95521a
      @abba95521a 12 днів тому +2

      it's hard for old guys like me to quantify/conceptualize anything not measured in big macs per gallon or curse-words per cigarette but the world moves on, i guess.

  • @johnturpin2583
    @johnturpin2583 Місяць тому +9

    GREAT documentary!!!

  • @robertsullivan3877
    @robertsullivan3877 Місяць тому +10

    Fascinating machines!

  • @excellancy7739
    @excellancy7739 25 днів тому +9

    Stop with the obnoxious music; this is an interesting video otherwise.

    • @macforme
      @macforme 19 днів тому

      @excellency: it's not as bad as other videos....but could be quieter. Also it would have been nice to hear just the forest sounds

  • @johnhenrick2298
    @johnhenrick2298 23 дні тому +7

    Why all that blasted noise in the background when the narrator is speaking? So many video editors do it, and it's very annoying!

    • @macforme
      @macforme 19 днів тому

      @john.... agreed.... at least have it low so we can still hear the narrator. (Unless it it is a AI voice... then don't bother with either 🤣)

  • @BradfordGuy
    @BradfordGuy 26 днів тому +3

    @19:30 What stunning design, architecture, and size! Absolutely beautiful! 😮

  • @MachineryMastery-b1o
    @MachineryMastery-b1o 20 днів тому +1

    The strength and resilience of these machines are truly a testament to human ingenuity.

  • @michaelrief4424
    @michaelrief4424 23 дні тому +7

    Excellent video documentary. They don’t get much better than this.

  • @shopshop144
    @shopshop144 26 днів тому +4

    An oldie but a goodie.

    • @Coaster_Crazy
      @Coaster_Crazy 8 днів тому

      Yeah pretty sure I watched this documentary on UK TV over 20yrs ago lol

  • @marcvslicinivscrassvs7536
    @marcvslicinivscrassvs7536 16 днів тому

    That firefighter who saved the crane operator was a beast!

  • @GeorgeBonez
    @GeorgeBonez Місяць тому +4

    If scientist can play up a potential crisis enough they can have their own private toys installed anywhere on Earth.

    • @bibiayube677
      @bibiayube677 Місяць тому

      Why are you so cynical? Next time you travel don't use a car or plane take a donkey instead

  • @ConsolidatedPBY
    @ConsolidatedPBY Місяць тому +2

    Most exciting day for tin knockers is setting rooftop units with a crane!

  • @TrevorJohnson-hp1ph
    @TrevorJohnson-hp1ph 15 днів тому +1

    Thank you 🇯🇲

  • @jims5632-nb2gb
    @jims5632-nb2gb 24 дні тому +4

    I WORKED THESE CRANES AND ENJOYED IT. MY BIGGEST GRIPE WAS HAVING TO CLIMB THE LADDER WHEN IT WAS COATED WITH ICE.

    • @snakeinthegrass7443
      @snakeinthegrass7443 20 днів тому +1

      That guy with the elevator had it made!

    • @macforme
      @macforme 19 днів тому +2

      @jims: and what must have been really annoying is the ladder steps look round instead of flat piece of metal.... I can't imagine climbing a ladder 1 hour to get to work. Do they have a bathroom up there?

    • @juniorfletcher8256
      @juniorfletcher8256 11 днів тому +1

      ​@@macformeNo,they have to 'do it' in a bag😌

    • @macforme
      @macforme 9 днів тому

      @@juniorfletcher8256 Aaaaaaaggggggggghhhhhhhh.😳😲

    • @Coaster_Crazy
      @Coaster_Crazy 8 днів тому +1

      @@macformenope pee in a bottle and poop in your lunch box lol

  • @Coaster_Crazy
    @Coaster_Crazy 8 днів тому

    I am a tower crane 🏗️ operator in the UK with 18yrs continuous experience and it’s the best job in the world if a little lonely and boring sometimes lol

  • @robertmceuen3630
    @robertmceuen3630 17 днів тому +2

    In regards to the Port of Virginia: it's a real shame that China can build and ship those large container cranes half way around the world cheaper than America can build them right here. We're sirely losing out on alot of jobs by allowing China to outpace America. Hurts my heart.

  • @dallasarnold8615
    @dallasarnold8615 23 дні тому +2

    Of course, they chose the wrong helicopter for assembling that crane in the forest. It should have been a Sikorsky skycrane, which is designed specifically for handling these types of loads.

  • @coreymelanson5139
    @coreymelanson5139 22 дні тому +2

    Feet ,metres,pounds,tons,or metric tons would be useful.....😮

  • @floptime
    @floptime 19 днів тому +1

    A crane in middle of a small area in the vast Amazon so nerdy scientists can get their ego massage. Not worth the trouble, just climb a tree like a normal person lol

    • @Coaster_Crazy
      @Coaster_Crazy 8 днів тому

      I wonder if that crane is still doing that job as this documentary has to be well over 20yrs old now

  • @songomis8326
    @songomis8326 13 днів тому

    excellent documentary about cranes. didnt know they were so old. Also funny thr measure units, lol. i had to google the height of those objects used.

  • @bazra19
    @bazra19 24 дні тому +6

    Could you please take the unrequested music off? If we wanted it, we would ask for it.

  • @teeslunk
    @teeslunk Місяць тому +3

    😮😮 👌 👍 ✌️ 🇬🇧🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

  • @localcrew
    @localcrew 13 днів тому

    Venezuelan crane assembly is LIT!

  • @alanreid3063
    @alanreid3063 27 днів тому +25

    what a shame the narrator uses things like weights of cars height of empire state , city block size football pitches etc No mention of feet meters tonnes or other real measurements so people can relate too

    • @fjrumme
      @fjrumme 27 днів тому +6

      Opened the comments to say this. They are trying to make it more accessible, but I end up just trying to translate it to a number.

    • @danrepia4016
      @danrepia4016 27 днів тому +1

      😂😂😂

    • @jeffcollins1097
      @jeffcollins1097 24 дні тому +1

      Every time they quoted a weight or a height I was just waiting for how many cars it would equal or how many story building would be the same height, lol. It's so ridiculous. Are people really that dumbed down that when told the crane is 200 feet or 60 meters, or can lift 10 tonnes or 22k pounds, they can't relate? Sad.

    • @Veronicat-of4nz
      @Veronicat-of4nz 19 днів тому

      It’s for Americans who don’t understand if it’s not said in cars and football fields.

    • @macforme
      @macforme 19 днів тому +1

      @alan: some of us find it more relatable, actually.

  • @nutsmcflurry3737
    @nutsmcflurry3737 29 днів тому +1

    Oregon clip. “Untouched by man” except that ancient forest has been burnt flat many times.

    • @macforme
      @macforme 19 днів тому

      @nuts: often natural events and promotes growth.

  • @jeffcollins1097
    @jeffcollins1097 24 дні тому +2

    Hold on, she's concerned about which part is going to give her the biggest rush? Yikes.

    • @billb7876
      @billb7876 19 днів тому

      Maybe it was the guy with the 70 plus Erections a day?

  • @davidwarren4569
    @davidwarren4569 13 днів тому

    How about the massive Derrick barge cranes?

  • @zacharyholbrook7930
    @zacharyholbrook7930 16 днів тому

    Definitely a man falling to his death in the beginning

  • @repalmore
    @repalmore 24 дні тому +3

    10:26 You obviously don't understand physics at all. Not college stuff. High school physics. Simple stuff. It's called leverage. The boom does NOT change in strength but the leverage against the crane and it's counter weight. The cables and boom can pick up the same weight but the crane will tip over.

  • @DXT61
    @DXT61 21 день тому

    15:00 men in the basket suspended by the crane in the background. They were all killed. 3 i believe.

  • @backho12
    @backho12 Місяць тому

    BTW That’s a Manitowoc 31000 crawler

  • @TheCleric42
    @TheCleric42 19 днів тому

    What a pity this video didn’t start with the theme song from Mighty Machines

  • @andiwitt4014
    @andiwitt4014 29 днів тому

    Sadly, they missed the two cranes "acting" in Aida @ Bregenzer Festspiele 😢

  • @mistinmistin5736
    @mistinmistin5736 Місяць тому +1

    🇮🇩🇮🇩🇮🇩👍👍👍

  • @jayderwin1
    @jayderwin1 19 днів тому

    Seriously America you can’t even build your own container cranes gotta outsource that to chiiiina also

  • @OK2FLY
    @OK2FLY Місяць тому +1

    He dead 1:00

  • @user-oi5fl6bk5b
    @user-oi5fl6bk5b 9 днів тому

    It’s cologne ….france….

  • @evanleebodies
    @evanleebodies 20 днів тому

    Liebherr cranes are a work of art....love 'em

    • @Coaster_Crazy
      @Coaster_Crazy 8 днів тому

      Wolffkran and Jaso are better 👌🏻

  • @williamcollins8213
    @williamcollins8213 24 дні тому

    not cable, it is wire rope

    • @macforme
      @macforme 19 днів тому

      @william: wire rope IS cable "CABLE meaning: 1 : a thick, strong rope made of wires that are twisted together;..." Britannica

  • @roldanduarteholguin7102
    @roldanduarteholguin7102 Місяць тому +3

    Export the Crane, MatLab, Azure, Chat GPT, Revit, Plant 3D, Civil 3D, Inventor, ENGI file of the Building or Refinery to Excel, prepare Budget 1 and export it to COBRA. Prepare Budget 2 and export it to Microsoft Project. Solve the problems of Overallocated Resources, Planning Problems, prepare the Budget 3 with which the construction of the Crane, Building or the Refinery is going to be quoted.

  • @Thatsailingguy98
    @Thatsailingguy98 18 днів тому +2

    Please no women on cranes !!! They cant even drive cars

  • @noobishsite
    @noobishsite 16 днів тому +2

    Highest paid on the site?? Thats a fkking JOKE

    • @Coaster_Crazy
      @Coaster_Crazy 8 днів тому

      Haha definitely not the best paid job on a building site especially in the UK, bloody labours get paid more than me so do brickies, chippies, plumbers, sparkies and scaffolders lol

  • @snakeinthegrass7443
    @snakeinthegrass7443 20 днів тому +1

    Scientist: " we need to know what's happening on the canopy of this pristine forest."
    update...portions of the forest had to be destroyed t be saved.
    Scientist on top of the world: " hmmmm. the pine cones are smaller up here."
    TAXPAYER:

    • @macforme
      @macforme 19 днів тому

      @snake: I know Republicans hate spending money on studying the planet.... but a lot have good has come out of research...which is why we are still here.

    • @snakeinthegrass7443
      @snakeinthegrass7443 19 днів тому

      @@macforme What do Republicans have to do with this?

    • @macforme
      @macforme 19 днів тому

      @@snakeinthegrass7443 This is the line of thinking the GOP has: taking care of the planet, taking care of the sick or poor : waste of taxpayers money. 🙄

    • @snakeinthegrass7443
      @snakeinthegrass7443 19 днів тому

      @@macforme Yes, because they don't live on this planet and they never have sick or poor relatives.
      You've been lied to for a long time, friend.

    • @macforme
      @macforme 18 днів тому

      @@snakeinthegrass7443 Well, friend, they certainly don't live in reality in the MAGAbillie cult.