2nd tower going up this morning
- Thread starter NebrClone
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I was wondering this as well. Must be a bandwidth issue because it kept crashing before.
Displaying a picture if a bunch of people are trying to watch it is a lot easier than streaming video.
Additionally, in the above linked thread, the live web feed is still available. Cars are moving in the background at least and it looks like the crane is moving.
Additionally, in the above linked thread, the live web feed is still available. Cars are moving in the background at least and it looks like the crane is moving.
I was a little worried about that when I saw the renderings, but the actual install is a lot further back than it looked like it would be.
I hope the people who complained about there not being some sort of decoration or facade to the supports are seeing these and getting a grasp on how much extra work/cost that would have entailed.
Bandwidth would be my issue. ISU FP&M probably isn't setup to stream a live feed to a couple of hundred people at once. Very few construction webcams do streaming video. The ones on my job only update every 15 minutes or so.
If you want a semi moving picture you can manually refresh the image. So you can get a new image every second or so.
CycloneErik
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So it looks like the assembled the east side support completely, and then they'll put it into position all at once. Is that right?
Is that the east side support on the ground or what will eventually go between the two towers? Looks like itd fit on top, and if it were set on its end itd have a much bigger base than the tower on the west side.
CycloneErik
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My thoughts exactly. With the way they have the things laid on the ground, I'm guessing that's the crossbar.
I'd bet good money that's the bottom part (most likely bottom 1/3) of the crossbar. If it were the east tower they wouldn't have put it all the way on the west side of the endzone. It's already longer than the west tower and its more of a square shape vs a rectangle.
What's impressive is that the video board is 36' tall and that frame running across the endzone is probably only 12-14' feet tall at the most. So that frame is going to trip in height.
I think the east tower is going to be some of the last shop assembled pieces to arrive. I think the east tower would block the big sections from coming down into the endzone if they were to put it up now.
What's impressive is that the video board is 36' tall and that frame running across the endzone is probably only 12-14' feet tall at the most. So that frame is going to trip in height.
I think the east tower is going to be some of the last shop assembled pieces to arrive. I think the east tower would block the big sections from coming down into the endzone if they were to put it up now.
It has to be the east tower. Look at the renderings they released in April and see how tall the east and west towers are compared to what is now standing on the west side. They look to be about twice as tall as the west structure so far.
What you also don't see is name of the crane is "Tron Crane Service". Inside of that crane is none other than...TRON SMITH! He's inside the crane raising the steel structure by himself...he's all over the project from pulling skid-loaders out of holes to raising the steel himself. CRAZY
BS. The real Tron would just hold it up with one arm and weld it together with the other. :yes:
