FINALLY! I had no freaking clue how they got into the weird places they did. Figured the worlds largest helicopter snuck them in and flew them away when no one was looking.
I've always viewed cranes as a chicken or the egg scenario. I always wondered, "If cranes are built by cranes, how was the first crane built?" I never knew cranes were actually built by themselves.
@@veotic2728 I wasn't disputing that. What I was refering to is the fact that 99 percent of all the engineering inventions of the modern era were made by white men, which is a surprising discovery considering white men are such a small minority (about 5 percent of the world population). These inventions include cranes, rockets allowing us to space travel, electricity (not the natural phenomenon itself rather tools to use it for our daily lives such as power plants, lightbulbs etc.), computers, the internet, mobile phones, cameras, airplanes, radars, cars and many many more.
@@patrikturek2646 having an early start doesn't guarantee you of being the lead forever. white men became lazy later and now the asians rule the stem fields.
Notice how the whole crane moves when the section gets closer to the operator's cab. I can only imagine what the operator feels like when it gets really windy...
Fantastic! Always wanted to know how these things got erected. It's been one of these things I've meant to look up for years but just never remembered to.
I watched this process from a high-rise next to the self building crane and I have to say the one guy I had balls of steel . They had trouble putting in one of the holding pins and he was hanging by his leg beating in the PIN. It's amazing operation to see especially that close up
I worked on plenty of high rises and worked with many, many crane operators. I know some of the ironworkers like to complain about the operators, but from my experience, I have always found them to be very professional, highly skilled and easy to work with. They don't let just anyone on that equipment! Operators at this level have to go through a lot of training; or at least that is the way it usually is with the unions.
Awesome...I can finally sleep at night as this video answered a lifelong question for me...seriously. It really bugged me trying to figure it out. Thanks.
Love my career!... A climber is a great invention... The last mass attached we use our test block... Great footage,great2bee apart of hoisting and rigging :)
I don't quite understand how they are doing it, but I get that they lift the parts up to near the top, assemble it somehow maybe inside the top piece, and the crane pushes itself upwards?
its a jacking cage. it is literally 4 struts with a hydraulic jacking system. lift the top of the crane, insert tower, pin (yes, they are held by pins) next section
Very clever. The original method didn't work too well, when the crane was suspended in mid-air with no support, while workers quickly tried to bolt in the new section. They could never work fast enough. 😉😉
I always wondered about how they built themselves. I often see two tower cranes side by side and thought they might build each other. I wonder how High they can go?
I've been wondering how someone managed to bring the cranes on top of very high buildings. I was thinking they need another crane to get the first crane in place. Now I know how crane works, it assembles and disassembles itself. Am I right? Any other infos about cranes?
Aftter all these years I thought they were assembled by another crane but got myself into a loop hole because how did that crane assemble the other crane without being assembled to assemble the crane?
FINALLY, I could never "SEE" how this works. I read about it, and saw pictures, but, the 'sleave' is the thing I've never seen before. I wonder where this sits when it is not building itself. (the sleave.)
OKAY but how does it maintain the extra weight ? Is there anther crane that lifts the items so it doesn’t have to reach the ground to pull things back up. Sooo many questions !
I wondered that aswell, but most of all, how do they get that counter weight up there? Ok if you say "with another crane" now, then what if this is the first crane on the building site...?
What came first? The crane, or the crane?
Dr. Krane...........
Sauce Goblin the crane you dumbass
Shrek, you are correct, the crane came before The crane
Mr Derpy Waffle yup thank you
@Rj no, that’s incorrect. I believe the crane came first.
FINALLY! I had no freaking clue how they got into the weird places they did. Figured the worlds largest helicopter snuck them in and flew them away when no one was looking.
ACTUALLY SAME
LMAO 😂
I thought they just appeared
SAME THO
@@michaelwashington2682 This is year rotations. 8y ago 5y ago then 3y and now, NOW
finally, now my brain is completed.
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wait a second... to build a crane you need a crane... There is a master crane somewhere
Ryan Who built the master crane
That crane was self assembling....
To build a crane you need machines.
@@northzero2390 then who made the machines? More machines or humans? If humans, who made humans?
@@tiffanya5368 the first cranes was made by god , :)
The question that has plagued man since the dawn of time... now I finally know!
me too been puzzled by this.
Dude I have been wondering that for years now I got the thought to google it
The question that has plagued me is how they would get the crane down from a 500m skyscraper, especially one that has embedded into the building.
ric4397 Same way they got it up, just in reverse. lift up from section, pull it out and lower it. remove attachments to building as needed.
Me too 😂😂😂
I'm glad I'm not the only one who wondered how in the world they got built.
bro me 2
D'aww, they grow up so fast. So cute when they're little.
haha
I've always viewed cranes as a chicken or the egg scenario. I always wondered, "If cranes are built by cranes, how was the first crane built?" I never knew cranes were actually built by themselves.
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The greatest question of all times, now finally solved.
My spirit may now rest. Thank you.
Now I can die in peace.
nah but are you dead tho?
Responding in their place: yes
Amazing what man can engineer.
*White man
@@patrikturek2646 Ok buddy lol shut up. Every race are great engineers
@@veotic2728 I wasn't disputing that.
What I was refering to is the fact that 99 percent of all the engineering inventions of the modern era were made by white men, which is a surprising discovery considering white men are such a small minority (about 5 percent of the world population).
These inventions include cranes, rockets allowing us to space travel, electricity (not the natural phenomenon itself rather tools to use it for our daily lives such as power plants, lightbulbs etc.), computers, the internet, mobile phones, cameras, airplanes, radars, cars and many many more.
@@patrikturek2646 having an early start doesn't guarantee you of being the lead forever. white men became lazy later and now the asians rule the stem fields.
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Notice how the whole crane moves when the section gets closer to the operator's cab. I can only imagine what the operator feels like when it gets really windy...
+hanshen wang At least in the US, cranes shut down when winds reach 30 MPH. I have been on jobs that have been shut down because of high winds.
iw63boomer shit we don’t get told to go home till 40-45
I'd shit myself just climbing up.
NO THANK YOU!!! Lol 😲
Now my life is complete, I can die in peace now...
0:26 you see how the crane moves like that, my heart would stop
Fantastic! Always wanted to know how these things got erected. It's been one of these things I've meant to look up for years but just never remembered to.
do u wanna know how mines get erected??
Same here, if I hadn't made a note of it on the smartphone, would have been doomed to never search it. Very satisfying isn't it? Learning can be fun.
i dont know how much crane operators are paid, but for the amount of stress they must go through i have a feeling it's probably not enough!
they get played well
100k per year
Alot of operator get paid from 17 to 32 dollar an hour.
I watched this process from a high-rise next to the self building crane and I have to say the one guy I had balls of steel . They had trouble putting in one of the holding pins and he was hanging by his leg beating in the PIN. It's amazing operation to see especially that close up
Very Cool!!*****Duke
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YES this was my most unanswered question when I was a kid and I can't tell u just how satisfied I am lol
I worked on plenty of high rises and worked with many, many crane operators. I know some of the ironworkers like to complain about the operators, but from my experience, I have always found them to be very professional, highly skilled and easy to work with. They don't let just anyone on that equipment! Operators at this level have to go through a lot of training; or at least that is the way it usually is with the unions.
this was always the biggest secret of the universe for me
When it shakes I'm like uhh no thanks.
@@memsohot same they go up. Taking out piece by piece
Im here from tik tack
no. just no.
after all these years i finally know. thank you youtube.
Those cranes are engineering marvels, but it gives me the willies looking at them and wondering how they don't just fall over.
Finally, my questions have been answered! It always bugs me not know how they construct cranes on top of the buildings.
Awesome...I can finally sleep at night as this video answered a lifelong question for me...seriously. It really bugged me trying to figure it out. Thanks.
Finally! Everytime i drive by one of these im all "how dafuq that get up there?!"
Iew that gives me the shivers looking at that.. Respect to the guys operating the thing.. Nerves of steel!
Wow i have been thinking about this for a couple of times. Thanks for sharing!
Such an up'lifting' experience knowing how it's done! 👍😊
The scariest thing about these cranes is that the taller they are, the more unstable they become. And they have to be precisely balanced.
This mystery had been driving me crazy for a while. Thank you for this
needs more house music
Since the dawn of time, man has pondered questions such as the meaning of life, and...
How the hell are tower cranes erected?!!!!
Love my career!... A climber is a great invention... The last mass attached we use our test block... Great footage,great2bee apart of hoisting and rigging :)
How long did this take? It looked like morning at the beginning and then night at the end lol
Real video rather than just animation... YES!!!!
See the end of the boom tilt when it picks up another section? Big balancing act
I could sit here a million years and never figure this out. Awesome video.
Oh I see! That's always raised a lot of questions for me.
Been thinking about this for so many years and now I finally know
I also wondered how cranes that build high-rise buildings get built! I know now, thank you so much!
I saw one of these going up today and couldn't figure out how it's done. This video filled in the pieces.
I don't quite understand how they are doing it, but I get that they lift the parts up to near the top, assemble it somehow maybe inside the top piece, and the crane pushes itself upwards?
I always thought they used two cranes and tilted the boom up... but this makes more sense!
Note that not all tower cranes build themselves like this: most are just erected by road cranes to a fixed height.
i love how at 1:00, the crane leans far forward with no load... some guy runs up and adjusts something in the back and it levels out.
cable tension. sorry for being 11 years late (this video is as old as me)
I've always been curious about these cranes since there are lots of constructions going on in my place. Finally my questions have been answered :P
Tik tok you here ?
This is called Telescoping Operation. One of the most riskiest operation.
its a jacking cage. it is literally 4 struts with a hydraulic jacking system. lift the top of the crane, insert tower, pin (yes, they are held by pins) next section
cranes really freak me out. I cant imagine being a crane operator.
Very clever. The original method didn't work too well, when the crane was suspended in mid-air with no support, while workers quickly tried to bolt in the new section. They could never work fast enough. 😉😉
I have a lot of respect for these guys it takes a lot of courage
This is the most informative video I have seen on youtube in months.
That's really cool! Those men have some serious balls being up that high.
I never even thought about that. Super cool
Finally my brain can rest now
I have been waiting my whole life for this. I can live in peace now.
I now can die in peace knowing how crains are built
I always wondered about how they built themselves. I often see two tower cranes side by side and thought they might build each other. I wonder how High they can go?
I've been wondering how someone managed to bring the cranes on top of very high buildings. I was thinking they need another crane to get the first crane in place. Now I know how crane works, it assembles and disassembles itself. Am I right? Any other infos about cranes?
thank u for sharing! i have always been asking myself and couldn't come out with an answer!
Finally an answer to my questions! Thnx for the post. Actually i should have known it's a system like that... :-)
quite possibly more diabolical than the eqq and chicken debate
i never knew this! i've been wondering this for myself for years now!
nice vid, it´s clear to me now how they get taller, thanks for posting it
Great Post. In real time, it is much like watching paint dry...unless you are on it...
Now I know how Crain's go up
They don't need mobile crane for this. Absolutely stunning
How much hp is in the motor or does that depend on the country of origin? What's the world record for the heaviest ever lift by a tower crane?
good video bud!! the 550 are awsome cranes!!
The crane became self aware.
Aftter all these years I thought they were assembled by another crane but got myself into a loop hole because how did that crane assemble the other crane without being assembled to assemble the crane?
When the hook fell, my heart dropped a little
I always thought they do some midnight magic and end up with a crane in the morning.
They be like “ hold on bro before i build you i gotta put my body together rq”
GENIUS. This has been doing my head in. Cheers.
That is what I thought, but i thought the pieces were added to the bottom, but i guess the top makes more sense with the balancing.
thanks... this has puzzled me for a long time.
Thank you for answering this most important question. I now know.
If cranes are built using a smaller crane, how did they make the first crane?
The way the crane rocks back when it moves scares me
It's not a bad gig until the operator falls asleep and it almost falls over
FINALLY, I could never "SEE" how this works. I read about it, and saw pictures, but, the 'sleave' is the thing I've never seen before. I wonder where this sits when it is not building itself. (the sleave.)
@berrymanray That deflection can be helpful when swamping with forks . Use the bounce to get em out .
You never see those gigantic yellow cranes being built or brought in, they just kinda show up
I always wondered...
Always wondered how they did this. Ingenious.
Excellent video, another of life's many mysteries solved...
OKAY but how does it maintain the extra weight ? Is there anther crane that lifts the items so it doesn’t have to reach the ground to pull things back up. Sooo many questions !
what is holding the section there when it looks like it is just stuck to the side of the tower right before it is installed?
I don't care what anyone else says, thats wizardry right there!
Crane is just making another friend
I wondered that aswell, but most of all, how do they get that counter weight up there? Ok if you say "with another crane" now, then what if this is the first crane on the building site...?
Might have to upgrade our bamboo scaffolding to this.
looks like seattle. is it?
+Sarah Wright Yes! Eastside/Bellevue specifically.
+brianfleming I was born there :D
+Sarah Wright Wow, I thought it looks totally like the black forest region in Germany. My guess was waaay off it seems :D
Jeez I'm not the only one who finally decided to figure this out.
my mind is now at rest! except, why does the hole thing tilt? is it cos of the weight its lifting or??