Before building this crane, I looked at several crane designs on the Internet and incorporated some of the designs in my model. I have given my crane the name “The Mammoth Crane”, representing the new generation of 200,000 ton heavy lift cranes. These are cranes which are platform twin-rig containerized. In the PTC design of these cranes the boom height is as high as 587 feet. In addition, these cranes can lift in excess of 3,500 tons.
My super heavy lift crane weighs about 125 pounds. Over recent months I have taken it through a number of tests. Upon performing a heavy lift test in August 2014 I successfully lifted 40 pounds. This was done with the use of 5 gallon milk jugs filled with water. The boom height of my crane is 8 feet and it has 4 two-speed hoists and 5 motors.
– Russell Williams, March 8, 2015
Indeed impressive. Few more gallon jugs and you could pull a stump with that thing.
Captions added to all of Russell’s photos.
This is a magnificent model with intricate mechanisms for the Big Lift. An accomplishment in engineering to construct such a complex model using Erector parts. Thank you for the photos and captions.
Spectacular model, cannot say I have ever seen anything quite like that.
Hi Russell….I just joined ACGHS and am browsing thru the site, must say your super heavy lift is amazing………Super work!
The incredible model speaks for itself. A true engineering erector marvel. Having seen this in person I can attest that it is one of the most thoughtful models ever built. Russell was a real life engineer that brought those skills to bear in this creation.