8. I have heard from a friend that on these huge cranes, the main cable or perhaps the
cable that reeves on the back part.... is so long, that no one makes one long enough. Therefore they have to "splice" them. I have been told that Lloyds of London (insurer) has to have a man present to witness the splicing operation. I have also been told that it takes up to 8 hours to raise the boom.
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