Couple of pics from work

[niall s14a]

Had a couple of pics from work on my phone, mightnt be much interest in them uo i said id throw them up anyway!

This one is of a 500 tonne liebherr crane installing the 55 tonne generator

http://i1237.photobucket.com/albums/ff470/nialls14a/IMG_0393.jpg

This one is of two 250 tonne cranes being used to change damaged blades. Note the deflection in the boom in both pictures, modern cranes are designed to do this so they can use a lightweight and strong steel when manufacturing the boom.

http://i1237.photobucket.com/albums/ff470/nialls14a/IMG_0167.jpg

[nicknack]

That shit crazy!! :afro:

[titey86]

You a crane driver or a fitter on the wind turbines?

[niall s14a]

Im a Fitter/Banksman

[seanie R.33]

What qualification do u have to have to get into them?

[trevormcae86]

some job , thats a fair height be working at

[niall s14a]

What qualification do u have to have to get into them?

Ah it depends on what your goin to do, if your a spark you could get in at the cabling of them, then puttin them together they look for a mechanical background. Things are gettin tighter now though, more lads around with experience in them so they'll ask for you to have all your tickets before you start ie teleporter, safe pass, slinger/banksman

[niall s14a]

some job , thats a fair height be working at

Yea you think nothin of it after a while, some of the bigger ones are over 100 metres to the centre of the hub

[seanie R.33]

Ah it depends on what your goin to do, if your a spark you could get in at the cabling of them, then puttin them together they look for a mechanical background. Things are gettin tighter now though, more lads around with experience in them so they'll ask for you to have all your tickets before you start ie teleporter, safe pass, slinger/banksman

Doing industrial plumbing at the moment so doubt they'd have much use for me would they?

[niall s14a]

Doing industrial plumbing at the moment so doubt they'd have much use for me would they?

Ah to be honest I don't think so lad, you could always fire in a cv and see how you get on, if they take you on on a permanent basis they'll want you to do the tickets I mentioned above outve your own pocket.

[seanie R.33]

Ya shur sound

[broad.sideways]

wouldnt want to have a fear of heights thats for sure

[Administrator]

Cool shit! What company do you work for?

[niall s14a]

Cool shit! What company do you work for?

The company is an irish division of a German outfit called Enercon.

[slithertooth]

Jaysis , imagine no good going in there dying of a hangover? looks to be an interesting one though

[niall s14a]

Jaysis , imagine no good going in there dying of a hangover? looks to be an interesting one though

Haha no, it's been done before, very long day when you've to climb up and down her and the drink boilin outa ya!

[niall s14a]

http://i1237.photobucket.com/albums/ff470/nialls14a/BBD3A41D-3DEA-4CDA-8451-C5B546CF6FFC-3287-000001F4C2E09BD3.jpg

http://i1237.photobucket.com/albums/ff470/nialls14a/0072C5DA-0DAD-41A7-86DB-0D1BBF7FB862-3287-000001F4CB4CAEAF.jpg

http://i1237.photobucket.com/albums/ff470/nialls14a/8F9C7446-9BF1-44D6-BD8D-62B7CE1ADA51-3287-000001F4D691E371.jpg

http://i1237.photobucket.com/albums/ff470/nialls14a/2DD32322-78BD-495E-8F49-F5C5A7407CEB-3287-000001F4E1C337F2.jpg

[podgedun]

Fairly Serious Machines... I have a picture on my phone of a lorry with a 150 ton crane on the back, its 06 and was the biggest crane mounted on a lorry when it was new, may throw it up, Its in and out of the Garage an odd time...

[niall s14a]

Fairly Serious Machines... I have a picture on my phone of a lorry with a 150 ton crane on the back, its 06 and was the biggest crane mounted on a lorry when it was new, may throw it up, Its in and out of the Garage an odd time...

Do surely lad throw it up. Crowd I used to work for had 50t liebherr cranes mounted on the same body as a Volvo rigid tipper, very handle wee yoke in round the city!

[nikkisixx69]

the ones up the road from me are surreal when ya stand next to them, they are fuckin massive!!

[niall s14a]

the ones up the road from me are surreal when ya stand next to them, they are fuckin massive!!

Whereabouts are you nick? I think we have a good bit of work coming up in Galway later on in the year too

[nikkisixx69]

Whereabouts are you nick? I think we have a good bit of work coming up in Galway later on in the year too

im in kilcolgan, galway myself, very close to the derrydonnell windmills