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Originally Posted by PHL10
Look at the yellow ladder in the foreground. Standard ladder width is about 16". So those members are pretty substantial. Also it appears the mount is embedded in the concrete.
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good catch, I didn't even notice that thing until you pointed it out, does give a good perspective as to the size of those sections. I got pretty close to the ones at CTC when they were disassembling it on the west end & recall they were fairly hulking in size. I'm more amazed at how they're attached to the ground than anything, & read one of the other replies that the initial red section that joins the base doesn't go deep into the concrete, that to me seems crazy, if a lot of lateral force is exerted how does it not rip those pins out. I guess most of the wind just blows right through it rather than causing it to lean in any direction? Does the jib and the counterweight move like a weather vane into the wind? Once there's a tie-in to the building to stabilize it, it all makes perfect sense (even to me
), but just in its free standing form it's tough to comprehend.