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The world's 3rd largest mobile crane is going up in the stadium bowl in Minneapolis. How big is it? Well, take a look at the 

The crane first went up yesterday, as you might expect, veeeeerrrry slowly.

The Terex CC6800 started showing up last month. Here's what the MSFA has to say of the crane.

The crane will be going up and down for testing in the next few days. It will stand nearly 400 feet high when it is up all the way. It will be lifting two sections of the west column first: they way 280,000 and 400,000 pounds. A third section of the roof column, on the east end, will weigh 450,000 pounds.

Here's a time lapse as it went up the first time:

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The world’s 3rd largest mobile crane is going up in the stadium bowl in Minneapolis. How big is it? Well, take a look at the hook.  The crane first went up yesterday, as you might expect, veeeeerrrry slowly. The Terex CC6800 started showing up last month. Here’s what the MSFA has to say of the…

Giant mobile crane goes up at Vikings stadium site

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