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The photos are gorgeous. The first one, of the motor disassembly area, has a bridge crane (labeled M-23) with a 1-ton capacity?? I didn't realize bridge cranes
by simmonmt 3y ago
The photos are gorgeous. The first one, of the motor disassembly area, has a bridge crane (labeled M-23) with a 1-ton capacity?? I didn't realize bridge cranes that size went that low.
- dtgriscom 3y agoI always right-click and "Open Image in New Tab"; you can see so much more than the Times makes available in the context of the article.
- femto 3y agoIf you do that, you can see the "1-ton" rating marked on the trolley. It's possible the original crane was rated higher, but when the trolley needed replacing they just bought the size trolley they needed, leaving the girder overrated.
- jrockway 3y agoInteresting point. I am sure the steel beam that is stenciled with "1 ton" can hold more than that, but the plasticky thing that's the actual lifting mechanism looks pretty hardware-store grade.