Manitowoc 18000 unloads steel at night!

My most favorite machine in my area is this massive crane, a Manitowoc 18000. It isn't very often I have seen it work in person, only 4 times. But after renting a hotel with a view of Ground Zero 450 feet above we seen it unloaded some massive I-Beams. It was impressive to say the least and the sound from it was insane! These photos are just a small fraction of what I took of it but are probably the best, they are some few people will ever get or even see. This crane is working in the "East Bathtub" at Ground Zero and is erecting steel for the Transit Hub which will be a massive train station that connects many subway lines not only from NY but also from NJ. The steel on this project is massive, some of it weighing in at 200 tons per piece.

Shown here is the 18000 reaching over to pick the steel off the trailers-

Here is it after it crawled backwards