Not true. A tower crane can be assembled/disassembled in a day or two.
The time consuming part is arranging for the support crane(s) and getting the proper permits for road closures to stage those support cranes and the trucks/trailers. Some jurisdictions are quicker than others, but this is the part that takes planning & time, not the actual removal of the crane.
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are you not supposed to take the cranes down during the super storm?
-- bigbadbird
Oct 10, 2024 at 08:49 AM ET
bigbadbird
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10/10/24 08:49 AM ET
They take a long time to put up, consequently it takes a long time to
-- UEMcGill
Oct 10, 2024 at 11:21 AM ET
UEMcGill
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10/10/24 11:21 AM ET
Not true. A tower crane can be assembled/disassembled in a day or two.
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-- foreverhokie
Oct 10, 2024 at 11:40 AM ET
foreverhokie
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10/10/24 11:40 AM ET
It was probably extremely difficult to get it at the last minute there.**
-- EDGEMAN
Oct 10, 2024 at 11:56 AM ET
EDGEMAN
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10/10/24 11:56 AM ET
No doubt and it's extremely rare to remove this type of crane...
-- foreverhokie
Oct 10, 2024 at 12:01 PM ET
foreverhokie
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10/10/24 12:01 PM ET
Depends if they are insured.**
-- EDGEMAN
Oct 10, 2024 at 09:15 AM ET
EDGEMAN
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10/10/24 09:15 AM ET