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Giant cranes close-up

Giant cranes close-up

I took this video close to where i live in Belfast Northern Ireland. The two gantry cranes are named samson and goliath and were built by krupp in Germany in the late sixties/early seventies. They were shipped from Germany in pieces and assembled over the dry dock at Harland and Wolff shipyard. currently the 350ft cranes with 1000 ton lift capacity each are used in the construction of giant wind turbines. You can see

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  • ChannelAwesome Earthmovers
  • BoardCranes
  • SharedMay 31, 2011
  • Thread replies3
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