Calgary Cranes - Page 2

niko · #21 Posted **Nov 26, 2007, 4:18 AM**

there are two new tower cranes up at the new south hospital

frinkprof · #22 Posted **Nov 26, 2007, 4:55 AM**

^Just added, thanks.

Anyone know the crane status of Homburg Harris II?

wild wild west · #23 Posted **Nov 26, 2007, 5:02 AM**

Fifty-two cranes. I truly never thought I would see the day.

Medicineline · #24 Posted **Nov 26, 2007, 5:14 AM**

crane is up @ ho-ha II

frinkprof · #25 Posted **Nov 26, 2007, 5:31 AM**

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Originally Posted by wild wild west

Fifty-two cranes. I truly never thought I would see the day.

53 after the addition of Homburg Harris II.

Welcome cranium.

frinkprof · #26 Posted **Nov 26, 2007, 5:31 AM**

Dp

OptimA · #27 Posted **Nov 27, 2007, 1:08 AM**

AB Born · #28 Posted **Nov 28, 2007, 7:18 AM**

I put this in the Calgary section as well...
There is a crane base now installed at Riverside Quays.

Tobyoby · #29 Posted **Nov 29, 2007, 2:12 AM**

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Originally Posted by cranium

crane is up @ ho-ha II

Thanks for the info, and welcome to the group!

Calgarian · #30 Posted **Nov 29, 2007, 3:08 AM**

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Originally Posted by OptimA

Were you laying on the ground for this pic?

mersar · #31 Posted **Nov 29, 2007, 3:22 AM**

I've taken shots similar, just put the camera on the tripod and hold the camera just off the ground upside down. You may get funny looks while doing it but the perspective is quite unique (though the funny looks can often happen when shooting freehand or using a tripod normally also... a lot of people can't grasp why you'd want to take photo's of a crane or of a construction site)

bornhere68 · #32 Posted **Nov 29, 2007, 4:23 AM**

There are lots of temporary cranes like the one at Union Square around the city working on 3 and 4 story condo sites. I don't think they should be tallied in the crane count.

Bokimon · #33 Posted **Nov 29, 2007, 6:05 AM**

That Luffing crane at the Bow. Well we know that a total of 3 of these bastards will be put up at some point to erect the entire superstructure and shell.

Once PLT gets ready for foundation it too will have these Liebherr/Potain models as well. It will be 2 of them for the East Tower.
For our city to acquire such heavy crane machinery like these, we are certainly in the big leagues now for magnitude of building construction.
A possibility of 5 of these piercing our skyline next year.. droooool..

Jimby · #34 Posted **Nov 29, 2007, 11:11 PM**

It looks like they are adding a third tower crane to the south hospital. The tower part is up now.

OptimA · #35 Posted **Nov 30, 2007, 12:59 AM**

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Originally Posted by johnnyc

Were you laying on the ground for this pic?

Haha nope, I was just crouching, while holding and lowering the camera with both hands.

frinkprof · #36 Posted **Nov 30, 2007, 1:11 AM**

Are all of the cranes at the south hospital tower cranes, or are a couple temporary? I'll add that third one on the count for now, but it would be nice to have some additional information about the south hospital since it is rather remote to a lot of people.

Grendel · #37 Posted **Nov 30, 2007, 2:07 AM**

^Just rented a car to a crane dealer who tells me that they are installing 4 tower cranes at the south hospital site this weekend.

frinkprof · #38 Posted **Nov 30, 2007, 2:14 AM**

^4 more, or one more for a total of four?

Grendel · #39 Posted **Nov 30, 2007, 2:36 AM**

He said he was in town deliver 4 cranes. I asked him about 3 times to be sure.

Jimby · #40 Posted **Nov 30, 2007, 3:12 AM**

I posted a pic somewhere on SSP today of the 2 cranes at the south hospital with the third tower ready for the rest of the crane.
If there are 4 more going up, would that make a total of 6 or 7?