Assembling a Tower Crane - Part 1 (of 2)

Watching the assembly of a #construction #towercrane timelapse-style with sped-up video and some actual time-lapses. This is part 1, which covers some of the preparations in the days and weeks prior to assembly, as well as placing the mast segments on the first day of the assembly.
Part 2, which covers the second day of the assembly is here: • Assembling a Tower Cra...
At the beginning this includes some of the preparation work already seen in Weeks 2, 3 and 4 of the "Ⓢ Series" of videos on this channel, and then much more detail and previously-unseen video of the actual assembly (which was only covered briefly in Week 4's original video).
The entire "Ⓢ Series" of 93 mostly-weekly videos covering the construction of this building from start to finish can be seen in this playlist: • 2020-2022 Ⓢ series wee...
⏭️ 𝗖𝗵𝗮𝗽𝘁𝗲𝗿𝘀:
00:00 - Placing the bottom segment
02:12 - More rebar!
04:13 - Pouring the concrete
07:39 - Assembling the mobile crane
09:29 - Placing mast segments
28:02 - Pieces arriving for part 2
37:19 - Tightening the nuts
39:09 - Power connection
42:20 - Day's end
42:41 - Next video
🎵 Music licensed from Audio Network. You're welcome to listen to your own playlist instead if you prefer (there's no narration or dialogue in the video). In chronological order:
Anywhere With You 4 - Lewis Andrew, Chris Potter, Dominic Heneghan (3654/74)
Strawberry Soda Pop - Andy Cooper (3783/10)
New York Nights - Barrie Gledden, Steve Dymond, Jason Pedder (1506/4)
Paradise Dream - Martin Felix Kaczmarski (3594/4)
See Me 2 - Pete Masitti, Joshua Spacht (3519/42)
Fruit Salad - George Georgia (3687/5)
Addicted 2 - William Davies, Winston Francis, Dennis Bovell, John Kpiaye (2353/17)
I've Been Down This Road 3 - Michael Farkas, Teddy Weber, Seth Travins (3182/10)
1974 2 - Edward Lee Liggitt III (3633/8)
Sous La Pluie 2 - Ann De Renais, Ben Parry (3699/43)
When I See You Again 2 - Ariel Bui (3714/58)
Born To Drive - Terry Devine-King (1288/1)
What You Heard Ain't True 3 - Bob Bradley, Matt Parker, Ronnie Stokes (2821/35)
Migraine - Andy Cooper (3783/7)
Queen 2 - Jonathan Lloyd (2809/24)
Avenue Of The Stars - Ray Davies (1821/2)
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[@wtfbuddy1]

Nice recap for the viewers and welcome back. Cheers

[@Tank-Battles]

Exciting start! Part 1 of the tower crane assembly process provides an intriguing glimpse into the intricate steps involved in erecting such a massive structure. Can't wait to see the rest unfold!

[@jasoncorreal8810]

Oh yea! This brings back memories!

[@frfrpr]

Killer soundtrack and visuals. Haven't had this much fun watching and listening to a video. Thanks

[@HospitalConstruction]

You're welcome!

[@mistymick4905]

Hat’s off to the media company great for positioning the camera so well. The weather was fantastic too. A bit cold but perfect for erecting the tower crane. The crane erectors were very professional and well organised. Great base electrical panel with plenty of room to wire up the mains cable and fixed at the perfect height. Looking forward to part 2. 🇦🇺

[@HubertofLiege]

Did you tighten those bolts, Bob? Yeah, sure Lenny, sure.

[@tinram745]

Nice pants on that one worker. 🤣🤣🤣

[@gilb6982]

it is the firs time that i see so many little detail about a crane assembly Thank !

[@HospitalConstruction]

You're welcome!

[@MrHellenas23]

Excellent video, with zoom ins, and showing all the details and all the steps. Please make more videos like that, for different phases of construction. LIke SOE, Foundation, substructure, superstructure phase, cocoon system, suspended scaffolds, demolitions, etc. Thanx. P.S. You dont need the silly music, natural sound will be best

[@BariumCobaltNitrog3n]

Time lapse doesn't record sound.

[@kenmunozatmmrrailroad6853]

The machines AND the tradespeople are amazing 💪🏽

[@jottasantos5220]

Congratulations on your professionalism! Beautiful work! A big hug from Brazil!

[@alocin110]

I always wanted to know how they put together the tower crane and how they dismental. This video is one of the best I have every seen. Hats off to these brave and skilled workers. What a great team work with full safety in vision and practice. Thank you so much for sharing this. I liked this video very much.

[@stepheninge2173]

Good lord, what a "knees week" video.

[@loupiscanis9449]

Thank you , 🐺

[@HospitalConstruction]

You’re welcome 😊

[@constructionwatcher5381]

It's great to see you again. This is a very nice recompilation of the process. Thanks.

[@HospitalConstruction]

Thanks, CW... good to hear from you

[@johnfnielsen5068]

Very interesting, I love the racks for the bolts, right where they need to be and not just tossed in a bucket, Very intuitive thinking in the design

[@jetjock86]

Thanks for compiling an in depth look into such an interesting topic. I’ve enjoyed both complete build series as well.

[@HospitalConstruction]

You're welcome!

[@rogerbivins9144]

My 1st construction job was on a 10 story building in Nashville 30+ yrs ago. The structure was built using a very large Manitowoc crawler and that operator was by far the loudest human on the planet which was handy because he regularly worked green riggers including me. Once while swinging close to the building, the hoist cable slipped into a snap clevice that was securing a safety net around the 8th floor. No way to unhook it but for a volunteer to ride the headache ball straight up and unlatch it. Cheers.

[@troymine6221]

So did you do it??

[@mitmobile5755]

That's Great und Good Sound.Danks Jack from Thailand

[@livelife4228TBAS]

That election had quite the job with the machanics hard and nice work respect

[@pavelvilsov2437]

how smoothly they work, it is very interesting to observe such processes in general, fitting-adjustment-marking work, = this is a very important noticeable moment to which they devote a lot of time . The music design of the video is top , it turned out very cool 😃😃😍😎👍

[@hrendon84]

Never seen anyone wear a hoodie over their harness. Great video.

[@bsagreg]

My god, there is more rebar in that pad than the hoover dam has.

[@dwightshelby]

F Great time, I enjoyed, brought back a lot of memories.

[@oscarthecat5985]

I drove mobile. Crane. Said a prayer most days. Plain lucky

[@333movie]

Good sincerity and know-how.

[@randal_gibbons]

When I was 16 I got to ride to the top of one of these cranes in a two man basket. Taking the step from the basket to the cab was scary as hell. Then I got to watch the technician I was with walk out on the boom and repair whatever it was that was broken.

[@berndfreier2798]

Thanks for the Video.

[@HospitalConstruction]

You're welcome, good to hear from you, Bernd!

[@authorjack]

It's amazing that only four bolts hold this entire structure together!

[@anthonylawlor9130]

Fantastic footage.

[@firesurfer]

@Steve Robinson Troll

[@HaHa-tb8bz]

Wow 😳 មនុស្សខួរក្បាលឆ្លាតវៃ កំពុងសាងសង់ សំណង់ 😍🙏💚😍

[@lukejones3235]

Keep up the amazing content #hospitalconstruction

[@Bob-yl9pm]

Good Music!

[@kevinbasto5611]

I like the guy with the America!! coveralls!!

[@polishman4168]

That is the technician 😂 he’s a good guy

[@darrellphelps9552]

welded racks to carry the connecter bolts seems a touch excessive, but I like it-

[@timw.5030]

Very cool!

[@ewanbaxter9199]

Saw them putting the nuts on the bolts hand tight but did anyone tighten them. Swaying a bit at the top now.

[@helgelandvadfalker7764]

😮 I like the music

[@ewanbaxter9199]

Ah, they tighten the nuts later. Great shots from the camera man

[@YVO007]

loving it do it all again next year yes? Thank Yu YVO

[@m9ovich785]

Thanks Much, very nicely put together... Mike M Wausau Wi.

[@ofdrobb]

Amazing

[@firmanpalu9539]

Good job

[@user-js9qr4mh5d]

thanks for video

[@kerjakeras65]

Ini video pemasangan tower yang sangat bagus sekali,dan pantas untuk di tonton 👍👍🇮🇩🇮🇩

[@rjsc19591]

Decía que si...que es el mismo que ya vimos...pero lo recomiendo....es interesante...entretenido y a ratos divertido....ademas de una bonita y elegante musica...a mi parecer....🤷‍♂

[@ftaf08]

I wish we could fly double stacks in Chicago. The city makes us go one tower at a time.

[@fronteraarno]

Mooie video! Met goeie muziek.

[@alanshamoun5577]

Ok, putting it together is one thing. I REALLY want to know how they get out down and out when the building is in place!

[@HospitalConstruction]

This playlist contains a number of videos about taking apart tower cranes: kzbin.info/aero/PLVG3-xIaXtKzfBnPETy4orQKxTdYq1U2U

[@davidw3673]

You usually just need a bigger mobile crane. This one wasn't using all of his counterweight or jib, so it can probably take the tower down with the rest of the weights and jib on.

[@firesurfer]

10:40 Guy with Clown pants. 11:37 New boots, guy on the left.

[@amosiahdenetclaw4279]

What's the weight of all rebar installed and how many yards of concrete? Looks like a very impressive work...

[@felixromero5907]

Great video I really enjoyed! It’s seems very interesting job all workers doing great job specially the guys to climb the tower to assemble the following sections.. But my question is what is the maximum age to operate these cranes seems like a job for strong men.

[@shogun4218]

I am not going up there. Very interesting though. Watching from Central Florida

[@xXBuckOFiveXx]

If a crane builds a crane, what built the first crane? 🛸🛸

[@jakejenning6571]

A smaller crane

[@35manning]

@@jakejenning6571 so, I could use my small 1 ton engine crane to build myself the world's largest crane? Awesome, let me get started now...

[@aurell9072]

Humans

[@SG-uh6sw]

A stalk did

[@michaeljones5382]

A overhead crane

[@SWEETBINKY]

Spoke to soon. Saw their method of torquing those nuts on the crane sections

[@frankely6378]

What it looks like they are doing is actually tensioning the bolts. Which is the basic goal of torquing a bolt, but more accurate. It looks like the tool is actually grabbing the top of the stud and pulling it, then just run the nut down snug to hold the tension. This is a great way of doing this because it eliminates the big variable of the friction between the nut and the bolt, and it saves having to apply huge torque values.

[@BohdanAstro]

Thanks a lot for great videos! What's exactly model of this Terex Peiner tower crane?

[@BariumCobaltNitrog3n]

There is a church in the background, St. Mary's, they call the washing machine agitator. It's white, looks like a plus sign from above. When the sun is just right the silhouette of a breast can be seen on the side of the building. 18:00 21:27 closeup

[@rjsc19591]

Creo que es lo mismo que estuvimos viendo cada domingo durante mas de dos años...el hospital...????.🤔....yo no falté ni un domingo pero no recuerdo haber visto esto....o lo vi y olvidé....hace ya tanto tiempo....o será un nuevo hospital....??????....que no creo.....recuerdo el sitio...🧐

[@alisharif1997]

Good boys keep do what you doing 🏗️🏘️🏘️🏘️🏘️🏘️🏘️🏘️🏘️🏘️

[@SWEETBINKY]

Amazing construction in preparation to construct a building. Those crane segments appear to be 40’ each in length. Anyone know what the actual dimensions are?

[@ftaf08]

Peiner sections are 6 meters or just shy of 20 feet. These are double stacks or two at a time so 40 feet is about right.

[@mohmedahmed-vw2us]

More and more

[@jaxsonhugh9334]

Ok stupid question……What do they do with the base once the project is done? Do they demo it? That is an incredible amount of material to get rid of.

[@HospitalConstruction]

All of the sections are pulled out of the building, including the bottom section. The concrete remains forever as part of the foundation.

[@jaxsonhugh9334]

@@HospitalConstruction thank you 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻

[@HospitalConstruction]

You can watch the disassembly here: kzbin.info/www/bejne/g4SteJ-wi7aIm8k

[@Kevin-wj4ed]

That crane not going anywhere!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@ColoradoCarrolls]

Pony tail guy wasn't having it. 30:25

[@lquinn7212]

Where is this being built?

[@JCrugSR]

what happens if a nut or both nut and bolt is missing and not tightened during assembly?

[@Ahmed-ln2od]

What torque tool is that for the tower bolts

[@armandoenriquez1104]

After the new cleans.

[@SWEETBINKY]

What happened to the electric impact guns to torque down those bolts on the section? Would’ve loved to seen the torque wrench they used.

[@firesurfer]

Air or hydraulic. 37:23

[@andyvan5692]

@@firesurfer HYDRAULIC, look up how ships engine bolts are torqued, this is the same, a hydraulic jack supplies the 'squeeze', then they just do the nut up by hand (or tommy bar, etc), that's it, the nuts hold the 'squeeze' the expanding cylinders place on the joint, so no grunting from the workers!- the hydraulic pressure on the guage is the torque applied, NO MATHS needed, easy.

[@willibald9568]

Welchen zweck dient diese Kasperl Hose des Arbeiters

[@p.j.lajoie]

Like the Tower Crane collapse 3 years ago this July in downtown kelowna bc canada , killing 4 during the dismantling

[@luqmanhakimmohdyaacob8600]

Kering tinggi molek, terbaik Kemah2 molek

[@daytonpyro]

so much steel for that. and why such a big pad of concrete? and when its done i guess that pad is part of the basement? interesting. stuff.

[@websitesthatneedanem]

How come the main riser section Bolts are only done up hand tight???? ⁉⁉⁉⁉⁉⁉⁉⁉⁉⁉⁉⁉⁉⁉⁉⁉⁉⁉⁉ .... or did I miss something...?

[@HospitalConstruction]

They are tightened later, which you see towards the end of the video.

[@tomt9543]

Am I the only one who found it unbelievable that they didn’t just close that block of street while this was going on?

[@HospitalConstruction]

Most likely the city wouldn't let them completely close it. It may not look it, but that is part of a major east-west route through the city.

[@jimcphelan]

Not necessary.

[@iandrew6347]

That’s nothing you should tower cranes going up in London . Great video 🫶🏻🇬🇧🫶🏻

[@paulthompson3877]

i wounder how they are going to fit enough concreat in that hole with all that steel rebar ?

[@firesurfer]

Most of the rebar is near the top for technical reasons. They add an extra layer of rebar because of earthquakes.

[@paulthompson3877]

@@firesurfer THANKYOU

[@FaqiTowercrane]

👍👍👍👍

[@brickleyyard4966]

So how do that remove or deal with that base section of the crane that has been concreted in obviously I know thay can't really remove but what do thay do with it

[@kerrryschultz2904]

There is a piece that is concreted in and just above that is the section that is held in by a tapered wedge. That wedge is driven out and allows that section to be removed . Anything which is slight can then be torched off level with the concrete.

[@perryfefchuk637]

No safty harnesses while enjoying the veiw😮

[@ferencgal2406]

27:50 you're fired

[@rjsc19591]

Ese por flojo...y yo voy a despedir a otro por negligencia... poco antes que flojo ese...minuto 26...innecesario salir por fuera .....☝😇

[@AquaSourceLLC]

I'd be more worried about the "fake" torque markings on the tower lol

[@m9ovich785]

Hey Joe ??? How do You start this Generator LOL...

[@Logjam5]

💪👍

[@rjsc19591]

👍

[@IATCOTUOHAEW]

I was not expecting that in this day and age it will take such a Colossal amount of time just to assemble/erect one tower crane...

[@camvvti]

How would you do it then?

[@josephohara7407]

How many have you erected?

[@PeterJD35]

Do those union guys know storage bags exist for those bolts?

[@JCrugSR]

What happens if the foundation isn't thoroughly dry before assembling?

[@bobbyarmstrong9481]

Concrete spalls

[@ms-mac521]

👍👍👍

[@gilron9585]

Thanks a lot! what happens to the crane when the building is complete ?

[@polishman4168]

It gets taken apart the same way that it got put up

[@polishman4168]

Then it comes to the yard to get inspected cleaned and serviced

[@gilron9585]

@@polishman4168 Thanks. Even if it is inside the building ?

[@HospitalConstruction]

You can see it taken down here: kzbin.info/www/bejne/g4SteJ-wi7aIm8k

[@gilron9585]

@@HospitalConstruction Thanks!

[@chaoukizouine9946]

Hello 👍👍👍

[@anthonygnewbreast1609]

I didn't see the boat come in

[@1869Felix]

at the 39 minute mark the vidio shows the electrician hooking up the power. To me it looks like he connects the ground last. What does everyone else think?????

[@RODALCO2007]

Agreed, Ground and cable screen should be connected first before the phases are connected. Looks like a 277/480 Volts system.

[@richardwills7768]

I wonder what psi concrete they poured?

[@firesurfer]

@Steve Robinson Troll

[@shopshop144]

Did this crane ever need to be jumped to a greater height during the build? And if the base wasn't set in concrete, what was all the fuss about getting it in place before the pour?

[@constructionwatcher5381]

It was set in concrete. At 1:47 you see it setting on the bottom of the pad. At 2:47 you can see them placing rebar loops over the feet of the crane to tie it to the rebar mat at the bottom of the pad. At 3:48 you can see the rebar at the top of the pad, five feet or so above the bottom of the lower crane section. At 6:44 you can see the concrete covering all that rebar, leaving the bottom section of the crane totally buried in it.

[@GFSwinger1693]

@@constructionwatcher5381 Some of these questions are almost as if the person asking did not even watch the video.

[@HospitalConstruction]

This crane did not need to be extended. It was erected at the full height that was needed.

[@firesurfer]

There is a sacrificial segment that gets buried. It's only about 4 feet long (1.2m). It stays there permanently.

[@440E57]

Will someone please explain how the device that was tightening the nuts on the tower at 43:10 works? Also, what was that gauge used for after each nut was tightened?

[@hackenbush23]

Hydraulic bolt stretching/tensioning. kzbin.info/www/bejne/sGOrpZ6Kjp2gbMU

[@iankarimi7726]

I have burning question which I have been eagered to ask about this cranes... what happens when the build is finished but the crane is inside the building 🥺 how do they remove the crane and the parts out ?

[@HospitalConstruction]

You can see it here: kzbin.info/www/bejne/g4SteJ-wi7aIm8k

[@McFarqua]

@@HospitalConstruction Sheltered World

[@mistymick4905]

The tower sections will be in a shaft. Generally where the lift for the building is sited. The mobile will take the sections out when the building structure is completed. The same way as it was put together. I hope this quenches your fire.

[@donaldraaff5537]

Maybe a mobile crane built the first crane.

[@DubTheGreat]

Besides the guys not doing anything but yappping ,that’s a shit ton of rebar

[@user-cg5io5on8u]

Whoever designed this is crazy as a mofo.

[@yanginkyu]

575?"

[@SatsukaNSS]

What About The Crane Removal?

[@HospitalConstruction]

You can see it taken down here: kzbin.info/www/bejne/g4SteJ-wi7aIm8k

[@padraig4530]

Reverse the procedure.

[@thomasm9552]

Can't believe they don't have that road closed during lifting.

[@HospitalConstruction]

The city probably wouldn't let them completely close that street, it is part of an important east-west through route across the city.

[@MrHellenas23]

they dont need to completely close the road, because they are not lifting/rigging over the side of the street where cars are passing. So no overhead hazard