Tower crane #3 rises: Time-lapse compilation of assembly from start to finish

Chronicling the rise and assembly of Tower Crane #3 through a collection of time-lapses of varying speeds (both wide shots and closeups) from Ⓗ Weeks 108, 110, and 112. Starts with the delivery of the initial segment, briefly covers the concrete pour around it, and then the three-day #towercrane raising and assembly process.
If you'd like to see this tower crane being disassembled after the building is complete, go to: • Taking apart a tower c...
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[@jeffbergstrom9658]

I assume dismantling it is this whole thing in reverse? Truly remarkable stuff. It would be fascinating to see a video of how the history of cranes evolved to these.

[@HospitalConstruction]

Yes, the dismantling tends to be very similar. You can see an example here: kzbin.info/www/bejne/gJmWo3utmseBiJo

[@2amguns]

I have MAD RESPECT for these Men. My Dad was a Crane Operator for 34 years, and from the time I was 14, I got to help build his crane out, ALOT. On solid ground, it was a work out, but, these MEN, take this to an entirely different level. I have nothing but respect for you Men who go, UP, building out these Cranes. Sadly, I have an abject fear of going up, as I suffered a horrible 2o foot fall, that has me a wee skittish of going up. I do tip my Hat to all of you, who build out Tower Cranes, and Climb Steel.

[@NathanielWindbish]

We have three different job sites with cranes that I see every day on my way to/from work and I have been wondering about the 'how". Now I know, mystery solved. Thanks!

[@HospitalConstruction]

You're welcome!

[@gurwinderbatth2712]

@@HospitalConstruction please give me idea and help me Europe country work visa I have 17 years experience tower crane dubai and doha Qatar and Saudi Arabia please sir can you help me how can I apply for this job

[@PharaohDeathMask]

This was a really good video. Magnificent filming! Thanks for making and posting it. A lot of people commented negatively about the music, (although I didn't mind it). We all have the ability to reduce our output volume or mute it completely. I'm glad that there was no spoken commentary because this would have just been another run of the mill documentary. Those guys working at heights are very impressive. Thanks once again.

[@smithyimi]

This is my favorite from the whole series. The music is perfect for the actions. I sometimes use it to fall asleep, because I've watched it so many times and I can picture it in my mind. The last score is claiming victory. Brilliant.

[@JoshAwang]

I've seen this hundreds of times and i still take my hats off to the men who do this high risk jobs at such great heights

[@roiberadcnoic5862]

my hat goes off to them guys who put this massive tower cranes up

[@Speeds1486]

I"ve been operating towers for a while and people ask me how they get up, and down. your video is great, and I'll send them here in the future. Thanks

[@HospitalConstruction]

Glad you enjoyed the video, and thanks for the comment!

[@drubradley8821]

Thank you to all involved in this video, from the folks who poured the concrete & rebar to the person(s) typing the letters in the editing, to the folks who put forth the money to make this video happen, to the people involved in the assembly of this unit. Me and my sons were completely silent while watching this, (they are never silent, LOL). Those large cranes are always neat and amazing to see while driving by or seeing them in the distant skyline. The amount of detail that has been captured in this particular video, was stressful, and yes, very enjoyable. I Think, that my two young boys had their first strings of emotions pulled on watching actually how long it takes many men to make this happen, while safety being paramount. I think this struck a nerve for them, to really appreciate (to the best of their young minds could allow), due fact that they had just spent the past 2 to 3 hours doing the lawn work before watching this tower crane assembly video , and me giving them a constant swift boot in their a$$es every 10 minutes to keep going and to get the lawn work done. While watching the video, I suppose, they where trying to relate to the amount of work that they were doing, and the amount of flawless work everybody in this video was doing? I proposed the idea, of busting out the LEGO's, as I am a avid fan of the greatest toy ever thought of, and they do enjoy LEGO bricks but, prefer to build and leave the kits assembled, which is 100% fine, but, I wanted to see what they would do, now that we watched this video. Myself as a child, whenever I seen a piece of equipment, I would study the daylights out of it, to the best of my tiny little mind's ability, and then hit the LEGO bricks or Erector/ Meccano/ Gilbert, etc. to see if I could build whatever it was I had seen and make as many of the functions work like the real unit. With out even mentioning the idea, "Hey guy's, lets see if we can build a tower crane!!", or "Lets see who can build the best tower crane!!" as kids typically would say and do... I didn't say a word, and they were already running their minds at 1000 MPH, on how they each were gonna this and gonna that... I had a really great day. Again, Thank you to all that were involved in making this video happen. So much happened today, because of this video, all three of us learned something, they learned things about cranes, and somewhat of a start to what a work ethic is (have to start somewhere) and I learned that my two boys, can be inspired, all on their own, based on imagination. Let alone, the quality time spent. What a great day. Drew

[@HospitalConstruction]

I can only speak for the video part, nobody else, but thanks for the comment, that's quite the story!

[@tonymartin790]

This music choice is nuts. It’s almost as crazy as the madmen who put up this crane.

[@joeblowe2027]

wathching this video was just plain FUN !! one of the best i've youtube'd ..THANX!!

[@HospitalConstruction]

Thanks, and you're welcome.

[@dappa311]

Them Dudes are brave man! I have so much respect for them now, I had no idea thats how those things were put together! Amazing!

[@rizab519]

Entertainment of the best kind accompanied by AWESOME music. Thanks!

[@mikedudley3053]

Speechless. We lubbers take them for granted, but what dedication to get them up there , and, operating. Should wear a badge of recognition. Best Vid Clip seen to date. Construction Heroes.

[@dharkbizkit]

i wounder if the guys assembling the crane, later work on the site on other things or a just there for the crane building. and if so: what are their wages?

[@dan27music]

Great video. Thank you. And I liked the seagull at 10.29.

[@HospitalConstruction]

That seagull might become famous.

[@Sean-he3cm]

Hard workers, honest earnings. Best tower crane assembly vid ever seen. Thanks for sharing.

[@SamBangweulu]

So that's how they put them up! Awesome! Thanks for sharing.

[@HospitalConstruction]

You're welcome

[@johntbrusklll727]

As far as cancelling the lift, look at the flag on the building on the lower left. The flag is blowing straight across indicating high wind conditions. I am surprised that this was not highlighted! Great series! Keep them coming!

[@nvstewart]

Did you notice the tower crane in the background too? That thing was not in use and you can see it spinning with the wind. The lifting arm was always pointing in the same direction as the wind was moving.

[@Radiodaze1073]

10:22 birds like “fuck y’all doing?”

[@2010gtoner]

Have to say this is very well put together, and the tunes are class,very interesting:)

[@HospitalConstruction]

Thank you!

[@oddoneolivier5313]

Iii898

[@Quadflash]

Wow! Great job -- video and post. I've often wondered how tower cranes were assembled. Now, we know. Thanks!

[@davelamb5895]

Really cool!! Enjoyed the whole thing, the process was very interesting! I could never do it, but respect the guys here that did!!

[@artyzinn7725]

Watched it with sound off and 2x speed. Amazing ballet of coordination. The smoothness shows these guys are very experienced, high quality workers.

[@mnogogrannik_]

Привет!) Приглашаю вас на канал Многогранник!)мне будет очень приятно!)

[@chesalim9777]

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[@eagle1532]

Never knew it was this much work! Bravo to those chaps

[@stevemorin9545]

iron workers, erecting cranes these guys have balls of steel,if it wasen,t for them we would not have cities and condos like these hats off to all the construction workers god bless you all and stay safe keep on rocking

[@mohamedsaleh5049]

I salute you guys I worked hard for 31 years in the auto. Industry but your work is harder and more dangerous than mine be safe please God bless

[@terriblepeanuts9476]

Haha, I love when the bird came to watch at 10:20 XD

[@Firebrand55]

You see it with your own eyes..........and you still can't believe this ballet of building!

[@This-the-way-is]

Imagine being involved in the trial and error phase of crane construction in its infancy. Just mad, the balls on those people 👏👏👏

[@holland9199]

This is breathtaking😃I live in the Hudson Yard’s in Manhattan West a Brookfield Property and the second tower is going up 🛗 and you can drew the tower going up floor by floor exactly like you feed😀the different colors etc.😄

[@1999Claudio]

Excellent work. Thank you. Congratulations (and admiration) to those men and to crane engineering.

[@jerryhubbard4461]

In my younger years as a crane operator, I had the chance to operate a Liebherr, one of the largest tower cranes I had ever seen. It was 280 feet in the air with a 300 ft boom. Huge cab with toilet. I can tell you, being that high and the way that machine swayed, it is not for the faint of heart. The tower was massive, at least twice the size of this one. Max pic on the end at 280 ft, 2 tons. I also operated it at night on a nuclear power construction job. Miss those days.

[@mohammedacharif1225]

Omg, its amazing to hear you're story and about the other comments its obvious you had some expirience, nice from you to share this with the others, thx

[@jerryhubbard4461]

Thanks Mohammed. It was an exciting time in my life and I was pretty young. Too old to climb now at 66. The company gave the operator overtime pay 30 minutes up and 30 minutes down just for climbing. Sounds like it would be easy but staight up 280 feet, you had to be in shape a little. Not for an old fat many like me now. lol

[@mohammedacharif1225]

30 minuts holy moly that sure is alot and scary right...? Its so much, like for real, 280 feet, daaaaamn

[@jerryhubbard4461]

The tower I went up was much bigger than the one you see on this video. The tower legs here look about eight feet by eight feet. The tower I operated was at least twelve by twelve. It was a huge maching. Again, it had a restroom in back of the cab where this one probably has a bucket. JS Also I operated it at night as the job ran 24/7. Being up there at night was different. The job was well lit so you could see pretty well. You also had constant contact with the riggers by two way. The only thing I did not like was the solitaire. You don't make as may picks on night shift as day so a lot of time was spent doing nothing. Not allowed to go to sleep especially if you have personal in the man basket. Back then a man basket was made on the job as today they have to be made by lisenced manufactor and tested like crazy. I do miss that job and those days of being young with lots of energy. Thanks for listening to my story.

[@DaveWhoa]

Jerry, you crane operators have bigger balls than most, but is that offset by gravity pulling them down and thus nullifying the effect? ps. you helped build your city - did you build your city on rock n roll?

A brilliant video - you solved the mystery of crain construction for me. A big THANK YOU!

[@HospitalConstruction]

Happy to be of service!

[@DJSOULIS]

me too, for a long time ago

[@Specter1065]

Respect to these brave men. I sure couldn’t do this job. I’d have a heart attack

[@JW-mx3qg]

Superb video and editing skills! Respect those working on building and designing the crane!

[@HospitalConstruction]

Thanks! I can only take credit for the editing part.

[@goldviper5280]

That was very cool. Thanks for sharing.

[@stevemorin9545]

time lapse photograpy so cool

[@ChrisDart4232]

The flying jib on the support crane seems to have a kink in it. I don't suppose it really does but it certainly looks like it!

[@philipthatcher2068]

Excellent video. I always been curious about tower cranes.

[@mikeyoungblood1706]

The assembly Crane Operator is top notch !

[@di-jt6jp]

Fascinating!

[@3dmediaworks229]

Wow. Good job. now i know how they assemble them...

[@hemiv8949]

incredible amount of work rigging these cranes they must be on big bucks!

[@K-Effect]

Go to playback settings and click on X2 or greater, much more interesting to watch that way. I enjoyed doing this type of work, it's a lot of fun when you're with a good group of guys.

[@ashleywest5599]

woe this video was so neat to watch and I want to see so much more... these guys are fearless! i was so nervous for them

[@shannonboucher989]

Whys that

[@teddyparagas3584]

great job, expertise skills

[@robertepps8040]

Excellent video! Now I know how the cranes are constructed! Wow!

[@KranWien]

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[@prgun]

Very good! Watched with my 10 year old thank you very much for amazing video!!

[@HospitalConstruction]

You're welcome!

[@DaveWhoa]

hats off to all the crane operators around the world. (I couldnt do it!) You built these cities on rock and roll. btw i think cranes make me go "wow" more than the skyscrapers they build, theyre an amazing and audacious technology

[@vandas83]

It's mostly the riggers that build the crane

[@DaveWhoa]

true, hats off to the crane riggers and the crane operators

[@CRyan71]

Great video. Those guys have balls of steel. Should be on a big wage. So did they just put an extendable arm on the other crane for extra reach? Can't know how it doesn't topple over.

[@john1703]

OK, if it stays nearly vertical. It is load at a large angle which does harm.

[@Desh727]

You should see how long that "extendable arm" can actually get.

[@TGriffiths-ve6nw]

The engineering for cranes is very impressive but plenty of them have come down. No goofing or guessing allowed. If you aren't running by the book then bad things can happen. I like working off tower cranes more, I guess just because I am used to them and the variables of stability are less. Tower cranes can come down too though. One of my best friends and crew members was in one that came down in the 80s. 300 feet if I remember correctly so he got killed. Back then we had the operators cab out near the end instead of attached to the mast. For better visibility for the operator but that is not allowed anymore in my area due to that accident. I am an old long-retired guy so we used to do lots of things that you would be jailed for today. Ironworkers seldom tied off unless it was something crazy. It's better these days. I am glad to see it

[@joshuac7964]

Hats off to these tough guys. No safety harness!

[@richbrock9876]

They’re all wearing harnesses and look to be clipped on properly to my ageing eyes!

[@droid17singh49]

enjoyed watching this video. nice music as well.

[@dombogchi]

Great video thank you

[@michaeltarasenko4798]

I worked in construction for 50 years and I can’t ever to remember us using a tork wrench to righting large bolts which I think that was crazy ! Did snap a few bolts ! It should be mandatory to tork the bolts to specks for those bolts we used a wrench with a pipe extenching Crazy!

[@johngardner2774]

I like this a lot i love watching construction videos

[@HaskellMoore]

Well done; very interesting!

[@Taklongtraveler]

Thank you so much

[@kens.3729]

Nice 👍Job! Thanks!

[@dannylalonde3587]

Great video and, the music is good too ! Too bad you couldn't get Dylan though ! LOL . I did this , erecting, dismantling & operating for 33 years ! Mostly operating. Loved every minute of it ! Thanks for the great video work !

[@HospitalConstruction]

You're welcome, and thanks for the comment!

[@kevinworley1254]

Great video 👍👍

[@fernandojimenez5173]

Desde colombia. Logre ver todo el video de montaje. Mil felicitaciones a la compañia de gruas y a sus operarios. Eso es como de fantasia. Solo la altura me produce vertigo. Estos operarios ya estan operados sobre todo el que llego hasta la punta de la pluma. Yo a tan solo dos metros ya abria renunciado. Buen trabajo mis pupilos. 👍🇦🇲 vale.

[@anes_is2840]

pekerjaan yg profesional. smua di krjakan prosedur dan tetap mengutamakan keselamatan. kalian pekerja yang hebat💪💪💪👍👍👍👍

[@chaabben5989]

Bravo messieurs et bon courage , vous êtes super

[@vittoriomarletto9908]

Very impressive and useful

[@clocktower4958]

Great shot of the tower crane at mob a cross the street

[@yadabmali6215]

tankyou so much very nice video

[@audiotron1003]

In Nottingham where I live in the UK there are 5 high cranes 1 tower and 4 jib cranes one of them has an estimated (by me) 230foot high tower then the cab and boom. It looks over our magistrates court and train station. I admire the bravery of these engineers who do this. Plus seeing a giant crane sett against a blue sky makes you feel something awe inspiring inside to think this is just the beginning. Wait till the building starts for real. Thanks for sharing and teaching me something.

[@kuchv1767]

Will you please tell me how i could able to do this crane pilot job.... i have no fear about height but i like this type of job plz rply me how my dream will become true ... plz give me any idea

[@XdB1Gz7StR4C7]

This video was nice! Well done. ThX! EC-H cranes are so great! :Đ

[@terrymitchell7714]

I turned the music off

[@Dirk80241]

Great video. Nice detail at 20:44. thanks for the mix of all the detail shots and the overview!

[@HospitalConstruction]

You're welcome!

[@DRCole-kq2wk]

Dancing hard to tower crane music........the X is kicking in.........man I love cranes......and the new crane music movement!

[@halimtaufik2249]

I ❤️ this job I've done this job,🐯🇲🇾

[@snertli]

...Cool, the Supervisor-Seagull at 10:22!

[@HospitalConstruction]

Hahaha

[@biswaprakeshmuduli6034]

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[@raajbhawar1841]

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[@cheeseandonions9558]

I've always wondered about this. Yeah, so it's basically 2 stages. 1. Portable crane builds the "base" 2. The crane builds itself, which is the most amazing part

[@phyohtetkoko929]

Noted Thank you sir 🙏👍✌👌

[@adrianasanchez8739]

great video , sound and all.

[@HospitalConstruction]

Thanks!

[@howdoyoulikethat5253]

Hospital Construction : WOW ! But why are their faces blurred ? They should be proud to show off their identities.👍👏💪 P.S. I guess the Seagull wanted to check out what kind of new fangled nest these "strange" birds were building.

[@fredericksullivan7925]

Once on site the crane was booked by the concrete workers for most of the day so we had to carry our gib sheets for the entire morning up the damn stairs four levels, we sure missed the crane that day.

[@natanaetrouves6548]

Thanks a bunch. :)

[@humphreycrichlow3132]

As a kid, I never knew, how, skyscrapers were top up. thats the spirit guiding the mind. 👍🏽

[@dirkdijkstra3112]

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[@francistoledoabellana1913]

💧

[@ngpiky4444]

you’re the type of person who uses commas too much :/

[@lorenzfreimann]

At last I have learned how they do it. Thanks a lot.

[@Empire526]

I never thought I would enjoy tower crane assembly so much...

[@davidsolomon8203]

Why do tears well up in my eyes? When I view the wonders, the marvels that man has made, I think of the wonders, the marvels- -including man, that God has Made!!!!!!

[@godbluffvdgg]

Yeah, some humans are awesome...Some; not so much...

[@davidsolomon8203]

ROB-IN-PHILLY True, but we are the ones who choose how we will use our potential ( plant our seeds).

[@godbluffvdgg]

@@davidsolomon8203 Indeed we do...Adding some sort of deity though, muddies the waters and distracts...

[@davidsolomon8203]

ROB-IN-PHILLY I respect your beliefs, but I can only testify to what I know by experience!!! You can’t believe that we are only intelligent animals!!1

[@godbluffvdgg]

@@davidsolomon8203 I don't think we're "animals"...I won't accept us as being so...I love animals and admire their talents...I see them as just slightly lesser than man...Man is like a god... Hamlet: What a piece of work is a man, how noble in reason, how infinite in faculties, in form and moving how express and admirable, in action how like an angel, in apprehension how like a god! the beauty of the world, the paragon of animals-and yet, to me, what is this quintessence of dust? Man delights not me- nor woman neither, though by your smiling you seem to say so.

[@djtieke1233]

Great video thx

[@pcy7931]

What great engineering! The only thing that's hold the whole crane is but a "few" screws. It's just incredible!

[@pitpao]

I love how the music goes all porno when it's getting it's cockpit.

[@Jonathan_O]

I watched a 12 story condo (with two tower cranes) being build about 1000' from my 12th floor balcony. One stormy summer afternoon (we have severe storms most summer afternoons here in Tampa) I watched as they lifted a concrete bucket... suddenly the tower was hit by lightning. The operator very quickly climbed down the tower with the bucket still hanging about 150' above the ground. As the wind increased the tower crane would blow in the One Direction while the bucket full of concrete would swing it in the opposite direction. The oscillation became stronger and stronger as the crane would move in One Direction while the bucket would counteract. After about 15 someone climbed the tower and stopped the crane from the swinging back and forth. At the same time the operator lowered the concrete bucket to the ground. Luckily no one was injured. , but it was quite something to watch for about 20 minutes.

[@Dirk80241]

10:20: watch that seagull! Such a nice detail that makes the time lapse even more enjoyable!

[@jackymorel4844]

Sacré boulot ! bravo

[@NelcaRoco]

I love it!

[@fg5040]

спасибо за отличный ролик !!! я все 33 минуты просмотра завидовал сам себе !!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Завидовал потому что работа у меня совсем не связана с высотой и риском а творческая и приятная ...... я ландшафтный дизайнер .......

[@Gawrosz]

👍👍❗❗😊świetny montaż.

[@dialloabdellahi5302]

Very good good job guys you have best team

[@Lysyj_KZ-14]

До 15-ти минут смотрел с перемоткой через 1-2 минуты, а потом полностью. И всё интерес был что же это такое? Пока не подняли кабину. Работать на такой высоте, аж дух захватывает ! ! !

[@divijtv577]

Hats off to the courage people behind the work.

[@deansgtamemes4249]

10:12 at this point i see them both smiling wide as they realize they got it on backwards and are turning it around. hahahah love it

[@shaunflynn]

No wonder these guys get paid the big bucks! No way I would do it, that's for sure!!

[@geespear8473]

19 min into it is when i couldnt watch anymore of it that takes big balls to do that

[@tanataotengahere5978]

Taakunga mahi o muri-atu..Tangata Mahi Maitai..Pai nga whakaaro, Pai te raa whaka-mutu -nga.. kaapai presente e hoa ma 🦾 Kia ora ✌️👍

[@godbluffvdgg]

cool timelapse.

[@marshallcurrie8391]

I ran a raisin' gang for three years in D.C. , working outa Local 5 . 1985 - 1988 . Worked four 10s , & a lot of five 10s . Weekends me and my two connectors worked w / the rigging side of our company on tower cranes . putting them up , taking 'em down , and just about anything W.E. & Mike Parker needed us to do . Men in this video , BAD TA DA BONE! . Guy who commented on erection being crane garbage well , I'm gonna' be kind. I do know that HE CANT SPELL IRONWORKER , and 30 years ago Ida knocked him out ; if I coulda found him .Those kind though , you couldn't find ANYWHERE . Deadeye 84

[@howardsimpson489]

In about 1975 I helped assemble a smaller green Liebherr in New Zealand,then operated it for a while. I hated the way the whole assembly leaned forward when a heavy load was picked up and all I could se was rebar sticking up towards me. The slew control was pretty rough, very lumpy and the whole tower twisted away from the movement, got used to it but not nice. Sometime later it blew over during the night with wind gusts, I stuck with Hiabs from then on.

[@sheen3264]

j'adore bravo