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Old Posted Jul 3, 2008, 6:25 PM
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The two cranes are informally called boom cranes and luffing cranes (Boom are traditional cranes and luffing are like the one seen at Jameson). There are much more technical names and different styles within each type but those are the two overarching classifications of tower cranes.


And yes Raggedy your assumption was right, luffing cranes are seen much more predominantly in dense areas with a small swing radius. There is a good possibility there will be a Luffing crane at the Ritz site as the owner of the office building to the west is restricting air swing rights above his property.