Great Invention - Cranes

I worked in a crane industy dealing with various cranes ranging from tower cranes, mobile cranes and crawler cranes. Well, whats the difference anyway? Some might says, well its the same, as long as it can lift things like a crane. No doubt! But of course, different cranes with different purposes and different applications.

Without cranes, super wonders that we see in the world today will not exist. Just imagine the difficulty of constructing Petronas Twin Tower without tower cranes, lifting weights and steel bars up to the sky at 44 storeys high! *pengsan / faint!* Imagine Golden Gate Bridge in San Franciso, United States without cranes during the construction period. OMG! Those labors and builder will then have to carry steel bars behind their back across the river?

Eiffel Tower in the ever romantic city, Paris or The Great Pyramid Giza in Eygpt? Even in those ancient times, cranes are used in construction, but of course in a different form without the technological advancement. Still the fundamental of cranes are there. Using lever or other form of leverage to lift weights. Talk about the wonder of man's inventions.

You will be astonished with all these huge giant machines everywhere else in the world. Look at Middle east building the next super structures or the next 7 star hotel, Australia constructing so much buildings to accomodate the super growth of their real estate market, Singapore building the 2 next super awesome casino or China building the next super power plant or super huge freaking building. All those big huge machines are working there non-stop lifting weights to construct another super building or super structure.

Back to the point, there are various kinds of cranes today. Of course, we might not be seeing so much in our small little Malaysia.

This actually proves that our economy is below par with other countries. Less construction, low growth la! Simple maths! Someone once told me, ages ago Taiwanese do actually look up to us Malaysia as an example of country of independence and excellence. Look at them today. *Sigh* We are as of today slower then them by 30 years? Nowadays Malaysia can only compare to countries from Africa to salvage with whatever pride that we have left! -_-

Basically these are the breakdown of the cranes (in layman idiotic terms).

Mobile cranes are those we see on the road everyday. Those with big arse kicking wheels, yellow in color and use for lifting weights with mobility. Those cranes such as Tadano or Grove. Breakdown to a few specific types such as all terrain, truck mounted and rough terrain cranes. Kick ass cranes!

Crawler cranes are basically those cranes with crawlers la! Those tank type of cranes, with metal pads to move instead of wheels. These machines are frequently used at sites that are not accessible by mobile cranes. They are huge machines that can lift up to a 1000 tonnes. Just imagine the hook itself is taller than me *i'm 6 feet, btw* Kick ass big machines.

Tower cranes are those you see at tall buildings. They are stagnant, grows vertically as the building grows and they lift weights from the ground to the top of building. As long as you see buildings are under construction, they are there. They are tall and handsome. They are those machines that look sleek and elegent growing taller than the building itself. Cool!

Ain't crane one of man's greatest invention? That is about people in general, they care about the results. People awed at the beautiness and the perfectionness of every curves of Eiffel Tower. Considering on the amount of effort, labourers, deaths and accidents that happened, no doubt about the outcome and the result of it. Crane will be our faithful one of the greatest man's invention of all time.

Just like a French saying, " Growing old with elegance! Just like Potain cranes!"

Further updates on next post!