11-30-2019, 12:47 PM
(11-30-2019, 12:17 PM)ZEBuilder Wrote:(11-30-2019, 09:14 AM)jgsz Wrote: The crane has not been working this week. Several days ago they brought in a mobile crane to hoist rebar to the top. They haven't worked on the crane for most of the week but they're out there today trying to fix whatever is wrong.that's not a good sign at all, they've fixed it twice already and they are only starting the second floor. i honestly think that they're going to have to do something bigger regarding this crane instead of fixing it every month or so. (new jib maybe?)
I wonder what specifically is going wrong?
It seems to me that most of the components are just large pieces of steel which should be OK indefinitely unless they rust or develop cracks (either of which would presumably require a replacement of the affected pieces). So I would guess that the age of the whole crane doesn’t really matter; over time all the mechanical and electrical components can be replaced.