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2. Jib (crane) - Wikipedia

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   A jib or jib arm is the horizontal or near-horizontal beam used in many types of crane to support the load clear of the main support. [1] [2] An archaic spelling is gib. [3] Usually jib arms are attached to a vertical mast or tower or sometimes to an inclined boom.

3. Titan (crane) - Wikipedia

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   On completion, the crane was handed over to the RAN. [3] Titan ' s cantilever-jib arm could reach 190 feet (58 m) above the surface at maximum extension. [4] The crane could lift up to 150 tonnes (150 long tons; 170 short tons) at an arm radius of 90 feet (27 m), or 125 tonnes (123 long tons; 138 short tons) at 125 feet (38 m). [4]

4. Level luffing crane - Wikipedia

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   A level-luffing crane is a crane mechanism where the hook remains at the same level while luffing: moving the jib up and down, so as to move the hook inwards and outwards relative to the base. [ 1 ] Usually the description is only applied to those with a luffing jib that have some additional mechanism applied to keep the hook level when luffing.

5. Crane (machine) - Wikipedia

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   Jib crane. A jib crane is a type of crane - not to be confused with a crane rigged with a jib to extend its main boom - where a horizontal member (jib or boom), supporting a moveable hoist, is fixed to a wall or to a floor-mounted pillar. Jib cranes are used in industrial premises and on military vehicles.

6. Jib (camera) - Wikipedia

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   A jib can be used for getting high or low shots which are difficult for a hand-held camera operator to get, or shots which need to move a short distance horizontally or vertically, without the expense and safety issues of putting a camera operator on a crane for a crane shot or laying track for a camera dolly. A jib can even be mounted on a ...

7. Postmaster spars with Georgia congressman during contentious ...

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   The postal service is also "hemorrhaging red ink," said Committee Chair Rep. James Comer, R-Ky. The loss is expected to be $10 billion this year and $6.5 billion next year.

8. Counterweight - Wikipedia

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   Crane The tower crane (see picture) is a modern form of balance crane that is fixed to the ground. A horizontal boom is balanced asymmetrically across the top of the tower. The long arm carries the lifting gear. The short arm is called the machinery arm; this holds the motors and electronics to operate the crane, as well as the concrete ...

9. I've gone on over 30 safaris in South Africa. Here are 6 ...

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   There are several things I wish I'd known before I went on my first safari in South Africa.. I didn't expect to experience a wide range of weather conditions in the winter months.