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Re: for teams with arms

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Originally Posted by Crazy Carl
um yeah your thinking way to far into this

it would have turned out better if they anchored the second crane due to the fact that the way the crane is positioned the added weight of the water and car will throw the center of gravity off enough to tip it. All you need to do is counterbalance . Remember the solution is always counterbalance.
My reply was in response to whether a CIM could lift a car vertically. Also, the second crane falling in is almost certainly a fake. Also, also.... Yes, counterbalancing would have kept the first crane from falling in. So would the outriggers featured on the second crane, and they're lighter than a counterbalance. If you can get away with it, outriggers are probably preferred since they're so much more effective per pound.
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