[JK37]

Cider - you have any buddies in the Math Dept. who can help these sports guys out?! If not, they'll just continue propogating athlete stereotypes!

[01LUGrad]

It's a simple question of weight ratios!

[LUnpretty11]

It's a simple question of, who cares? The point is this thing weighs a ridiculous amount. Whether the SID or JB are correct, doesn't really matter. It's a lot.

[BJWilliams]

man Iam gonna enjoy watching this thing go up as I drive onto campus each day

[Libertine]

It's a simple question of weight ratios!

Quality humor right there.

[Cider Jim]

Cider - you have any buddies in the Math Dept. who can help these sports guys out?!

Forget the math folks. I'd much rather get the biology profs involved to double check the weight of that blue whale!

[LUconn]

Does anybody else worry about 1 and a half blue whales being parked on our brand new field turf? It makes me nervous seeing that thing parked on it. It annoys me when those motorcycles drive on it on July 4th every year.

[SuperJon]

They've put down plywood and some other reinforcement so that the crane doesn't tear up the turf.

[PAmedic]

I believe the "300 tons" refers to the LIFTING CAPACITY, rather than the WEIGHT, of the machine.

That's not an inordinate amount for this particular type of crane to hoist. It would be the max load at a specific angle.

Obviously, some cranes are capable of more than that- just that this one is capable of driving around, then setting up on site.

[SuperJon]

I believe the "300 tons" refers to the LIFTING CAPACITY, rather than the WEIGHT, of the machine.

Why did you have to ruin it?

[PAmedic]

Genius flows from me.

BTW- hoping "Kevin" got that issue he had on the upper deck straightened out.

Will post those pics later (when I figure out how to do it)

Like LUconn said earlier- you have to stand on the field to appreciate just how friggin' huge this thing is gonna be. Even MrsPA was impressed.

[olldflame]

Of course if they were to actually lift something that weighed 300,000 pounds, that much PLUS the weight of the crane would be on the turf. I'm sure this isn't the first time something like this has been done. I would think it would be a lot trickier if it were natural grass.

[SuperJon]

Genius flows from me.

BTW- hoping "Kevin" got that issue he had on the upper deck straightened out.

Will post those pics later (when I figure out how to do it)

Like LUconn said earlier- you have to stand on the field to appreciate just how friggin' huge this thing is gonna be. Even MrsPA was impressed.

Did you ever go through the time lapse to see if you could see yourself waving at the camera?

[PAmedic]

of course I did.

1600 or 1615- thereabouts.

I could see me, MrsPA, his royal highness that filmeth from above, and you.

right in the middle of the field.

EDIT: 1613 hours.

[SuperJon]

[PAmedic]

I hope his boo-boo healed.

[Rooster Cogburn]

Funny, you actually look tall in that pic.

[PAmedic]

Funny, you actually look tall in that pic.

standing on a chair.

PS: Drop dead.

[Rooster Cogburn]

is that an order or a suggestion? Either way, I may need to get Mrs. Rooster's permission.

[PAmedic]

if anyone cares: my brief stopover included a review of the construction progress, a quick trip to Snow-flex, and a check of the new (to me) perimeter road. BTW: the site for the rest of the tennis courts is being graded- will be nice to have them. Not sure where they'd put the clubhouse, though. Oddly enough, I wasn't consulted on the details.

here's my pics (not a word about quality- I have the basic instamatic type, and set it for 7 mp 16 x 9 for some reason) : PICTURES

[blwall1416]

It's a simple question of weight ratios!

This has been the best post on this thread, so far.

[Sly Fox]

here's my pics (not a word about quality- I have the basic instamatic type, and set it for 7 mp 16 x 9 for some reason) : PICTURES

Very nice pics providing some different angles than I typically see posted. Thanks from your favorite Texan.

[01LUGrad]

It's a simple question of weight ratios!

This has been the best post on this thread, so far.

[PAmedic]

here's my pics (not a word about quality- I have the basic instamatic type, and set it for 7 mp 16 x 9 for some reason) : PICTURES

Very nice pics providing some different angles than I typically see posted. Thanks from your favorite Texan.

the stadium will be truly amazing, and - not typically an outdoorsman- I was impressed by the ski lodge.

I do admit to having a different shooting style. It's called "randomized shots from 65 inches"

[Cider Jim]

Excellent photos, Medic.

I've never seen them taken at such a low angle. It's almost like you're looking up at everything, like the height where an averaged sized guy would be sitting in a chair taking pics.