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Does anyone know if the tower cranes should have a brake when not in use. Tonight the workmen have gone home and the crane is literally spinning over our heads the wind is very strong it has a heavy bucket hanging over us?
Bit scary
Posted: Wed Sep 20, 2023 7:29pm
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In windy conditions its normal practice for a tower crane to "slew" with the wind, the longer jib arm will end up down wind while the counterbalance end will face the wind, this results in less wind forces trying to push the crane over.
Read about it at below link.
I'd be far more concerned if it wasn't weathervaning and the chances of the bucket falling off are sub zero.
Stop worrying about it.
Posted: Wed Sep 20, 2023 10:17pm
RonTT wrote on Wed Sep 20, 2023 7:29pm:
In windy conditions its normal practice for a tower crane to "slew" with the wind, the longer jib arm will end up down wind while the counterbalance end will face the wind, this results in less wind forces trying to push the crane over.
Read about it at below link.
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Thank you for your response. Looks rather malevolent hanging over our heads
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