2nd biggest crane in the world

philcaseinWPA · Mar 12, 2019

See if I can post a picture. This is view from the hill behind our farm. This is the construction site of the Shell cracker plant being built in Beaver County, PA.

philcaseinWPA · Mar 12, 2019

Okay didn't work

JohnV2000 · Mar 12, 2019

I live about two miles away from Beaver County in Allegheny County. I am in sewickley (actually Bell acres) across the river from the cracker plant.

fred goodrich · Mar 12, 2019

Keep trying would love to see it!

philcaseinWPA · Mar 12, 2019

Try again

jeffcat · Mar 12, 2019

Wow that thing is big. I mean really big.!

jal-SD · Mar 12, 2019

What is a cracker plant? Just an ignorant upper Midwesterner that isn't from an industrial area that doesn't understand the vernacular. jal-SD

FBH44 · Mar 12, 2019

I believe "cracker" refers to a refinery, that "cracks" petroleum products to make all sorts of other petroleum products, gasoline, diesel, plastics, etc. They "crack" the long petroleum molecules and reassemble the fragments.

ohiojim · Mar 12, 2019

my guess is it's a refinery for cracking crude or diesel into gasoline and other products.

philcaseinWPA · Mar 12, 2019

It will covert ethane that is abundant in the shale gas into ethylene. The ethylene is then used to produce polyethylene and other plastics at other plants. About 2500 workers on site now, 6000+ later this year. The plant will be finished in 2021 and permanently employ about 600.

Kansas4010 · Mar 12, 2019

I know this isn't the biggest by any means but it's still something cool to see. I went a couple years ago. It's called Big Brutus.

john in la · Mar 12, 2019

That is a Mammoet. They are from the Netherlands.
About a 3000 MT class crane.
They have taken that thing all over the world.

Biggest is a relative term that everyone tries to say.
It way even be the biggest swing crane.
But is no match for some stiff leg cranes mounted on ships or barges.

Philip d · Mar 12, 2019

If that?s a 4? safety railing on top it?s a huge crane

Traditional Farmer · Mar 12, 2019

The one down at the ship yard in Newport News VA is huge,worked there in the 70's for awhile main crane ran on tracks like a railroad and had smaller cranes in it.

Farmaller · Mar 12, 2019

Could you explain the "Shell cracker plant part", I'm not sure what you mean. thanks

Bonnan · Mar 12, 2019

Nice post Philcase........I drove by there yesterday; estimate crane about 350 feet high. I
worked as a plant/maintenance engineer for the old St Joe Zinc Company formerly on the same site. IIRC elevation of Ohio River pool was 682 feet above sea level and the surrounding hill tops approximately 1100 feet elevation. Not much farm land around Racoon/Potter townships; where is your place.
Jim B

philcaseinWPA · Mar 12, 2019

It is actually about 800+ ft high. When you're on the highway by the plant it doesn't look like it. My dad and uncle worked at St Joe as did I during college. Our farm is right up the hill from the plant. We about Shells property. I'll try a picture from my back yard.

philcaseinWPA · Mar 12, 2019

1100' above sea level, base of crane about 700 - 750' above sea level

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buickanddeere · Mar 12, 2019

That is huge. I thought this crane used to replace the boilers at Bruce A was large but it is a toy by comparison .
https://www.mammoet.com/siteassets/equipment/cranes/ring-cranes/ptc-35/datasheet-ptc-35.pdf

FBH44 · Mar 13, 2019

Big Brutus is extremely cool, you can go up inside it and wander around, several floors. Used to, you could crawl out on the boom as far as you dared, but for some reason they've stopped that. VEREY cool to take your kids to, they will wander around inside and get lost, lots of fun. Columbus Kansas.

FBH44 · Mar 13, 2019

That's not a crane. THIS is a crane! [Go to Newport News Shipbuilding crane. Picks up segments of aircraft carriers.]

Bonnan · Mar 13, 2019

Yep, sounds about right to me.
Jim B

Ronnie Budd · Mar 13, 2019

(quoted from post at 08:27:06 03/13/19) Big Brutus is extremely cool, you can go up inside it and wander around, several floors. Used to, you could crawl out on the boom as far as you dared, but for some reason they've stopped that. VEREY cool to take your kids to, they will wander around inside and get lost, lots of fun. Columbus Kansas.

I've been all the way to the top of the boom, and so have my kids. You can see for many miles from up there.

A few years back, before it was fenced, somebody thought it would be fun to "basejump" from the top of the boom. He apparently got in there when the place was closed and tried it. They found him when they opened up. His chute did not work as planned. Since that event, the management installed a barrier to keep people from climbing the boom.

Bobl1958 · Mar 13, 2019

I have seen Big Brutus - it was the largest strip mine shovel West of the Mississippi. The bucket is 99 yards, big enough for I think 4 or so Chevy pickups. Not sure on the amount of trucks, but 99 yard bucket is correct. The picture does not do it justice. Bob

jicase400puller · Sep 23, 2020

Hey Philcase I see youre in beaver county, Im from hookstown. Im Walter tellishs great grandson. Small world!

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