I've just signed onto the forum and thought i'd share a few of my pictures of Ainscough cranes. I've worked for them now for coming on 5 years and currently drive a Liebherr LTM1150 6.1 out of the East London depot in Beckton. Over this time i've gathered a hell of a photo collection of various jobs throughout London and surrounding area.
I'll post a few to start with and if there are any requests of a Ainscough crane let me know. If I don't have it i'm pretty sure I can get it. Any questions feel free, I a self confessed crane fanatic and love my job
LTM1500 8.1
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As well as the large stuff Ainscough have the wee stuff too, Grove AP415
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LTM1800 parked up in our yard.
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LTM1800 in action, the LTM1080 was my old machine, I used to love going out to rig the 1800
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The LTM1800 removing the jib of a damaged container crane.
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My old LTM1080/1
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After the 80 I got handed the keys to a brand new LTM1100 5.2
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4 x LTM1500's working at the start of the London ExCeL extension.
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The start of the crawler revolution, Terex Demag CC2500/1 entered the fleet 2 years ago.
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Rigging the 1000 at the olympic site, I've spent a lot of time on this site.
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Went through a phase of working with the 1000 almost every week when I was on the 100.
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LTM1250 6.1 at Coryton power station, top and tailed a vessel with my 100.
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Terex Demag AC700, this machine has left Ainscough now.
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Shortly after the CC2500 entered the fleet a CC2800 arrived, by this time I had parted with the 100 and was driving another brand new crane....the LTM1150 6.1. One of my 1st jobs was to rig up the brand new CC2800 at the olympic park.
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I've got hundreds of pictures of this machine.
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A few of the LMT1500, the back bone of the heavy fleet.
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Then arrived the flagship of the fleet as it stands, Terex Demag TC2800, this was its 1st job at Harwich port, which is where I just happened to be in the 150.
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TC rigged at stockton depot.
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Last summer Ainscough acquired Weldex's LG1550 and sprayed it up in our livery, some weeks later it had a tandem lift with the new TC2800, both cranes looks the amazing rigged on heavy duties to lift the 300t SS Robin onto a barge.
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The latest additions to the fleet are the new Terex Demag AC350/6's
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Enjoy these for now, I'll post some more soon.
Gaz
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Re: Ainscough cranes
Gaz even more superb pictures, i am always interested in seeing Tower Cranes being put up ( i used to operate them) but got out before the recession hit. I bet you get a few long days on the mobile though and plenty of weekend too!
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Re: Ainscough cranes
Hi Gaz welcome to the site, superb pictures that you've posted look forward to seeing more.
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Re: Ainscough cranes
hi gaz
glad to see you've joined cmn!
Just a random question, but how did you get into crane operating? Is there like a process you go through, or did you find an apprenticship with someone?
kieron
glad to see you've joined cmn!
Just a random question, but how did you get into crane operating? Is there like a process you go through, or did you find an apprenticship with someone?
kieron
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jcbjs220 wrote:Just a random question, but how did you get into crane operating? Is there like a process you go through, or did you find an apprenticship with someone?
kieron
Kind of a simple one to answer this, I got lucky. I was leaving the RAF after 9 years service and was looking for a job, I always had a intrest in heavy haulage and was lucky enough to have my crane ticket through the RAF. A friend did the rest, gave me a number and I called it, started 2weeks later at a company called Bronzeshield in Dartford. This was 5 years ago when the Market for cranes was very good, this would not happen nowadays I'm afraid.
I moved over to Ainscough shortly after cos I had a friend who worked there and he got me a start.
Gaz
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As I said the other day I drive a LTM1150 6.1, I have hundreds of pictures of it, here are but a few......
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At the Olympic park Aquatics center along side a Spierings SK7 from City Lifting.
URL of the original image: http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk309/dhgareth/IMG_2852.jpg
Tidbury power stn
URL of the original image: http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk309/dhgareth/IMG_3135.jpg
Went a bit far for this job, all the way to Cardiff docks!
URL of the original image: http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk309/dhgareth/DSC00667.jpg
Maintenance in the yard, throwing grease on the bits that move!
URL of the original image: http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk309/dhgareth/IMG_2030-1.jpg
Next to the new container crane at Felixstowe, kind of dwarfed my crane!
URL of the original image: http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk309/dhgareth/IMG_0728-1.jpg
One of the better parts of my job, my view while rigging the CC2800.....right in the think of things
URL of the original image: http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk309/dhgareth/IMG_0247.jpg
General pictures
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URL of the original image: http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk309/dhgareth/IMG_1219.jpg
URL of the original image: http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk309/dhgareth/IMG_1004.jpg
URL of the original image: http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk309/dhgareth/IMG_1178.jpg
URL of the original image: http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk309/dhgareth/photo1.jpg
URL of the original image: http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk309/dhgareth/DSC_0252.jpg
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Enough for now, enjoy.
Gaz
URL of the original image: http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk309/dhgareth/IMG_2923.jpg
At the Olympic park Aquatics center along side a Spierings SK7 from City Lifting.
URL of the original image: http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk309/dhgareth/IMG_2852.jpg
Tidbury power stn
URL of the original image: http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk309/dhgareth/IMG_3135.jpg
Went a bit far for this job, all the way to Cardiff docks!
URL of the original image: http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk309/dhgareth/DSC00667.jpg
Maintenance in the yard, throwing grease on the bits that move!
URL of the original image: http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk309/dhgareth/IMG_2030-1.jpg
Next to the new container crane at Felixstowe, kind of dwarfed my crane!
URL of the original image: http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk309/dhgareth/IMG_0728-1.jpg
One of the better parts of my job, my view while rigging the CC2800.....right in the think of things
URL of the original image: http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk309/dhgareth/IMG_0247.jpg
General pictures
URL of the original image: http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk309/dhgareth/IMG_2245.jpg
URL of the original image: http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk309/dhgareth/IMG_2075.jpg
URL of the original image: http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk309/dhgareth/IMG_1602.jpg
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URL of the original image: http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk309/dhgareth/DSC_0303-1.jpg
URL of the original image: http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk309/dhgareth/IMG_1219.jpg
URL of the original image: http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk309/dhgareth/IMG_1004.jpg
URL of the original image: http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk309/dhgareth/IMG_1178.jpg
URL of the original image: http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk309/dhgareth/photo1.jpg
URL of the original image: http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk309/dhgareth/DSC_0252.jpg
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Enough for now, enjoy.
Gaz
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Re: Ainscough cranes
Super pictures mate, sorry but I have another question!! Do you have someone with you when rigging up? To help place the pads? I image you go to some jobs alone and would have to set them yourself?
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