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Moving A WW2 Lockheed Lodestar For Restoration | Huge Moves | Spark

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This week on Huge Moves S3 - In Iowa, mansion mover Jeremy Patterson attempts to shift the huge 1,000-ton Murillo Hall through the middle of a bustling city. It’s brick walls are four-layers thick and extremely fragile. Will the building – and the city’s sewers – survive the move without falling apart? In Vancouver Canada, we follow a team of vintage aircraft enthusiasts attempt to cut up and dismantle a precious Lockheed Lodestar plane to move forty miles across the trans Canada highway. Can the team complete the move before rush hour traffic clogs the road? - Super-size missions, risky routes, and the biggest cargo on the planet-imagine hauling a submarine over dry land, transporting a fleet of mega-yachts across the Atlantic, or relocating 20 ancient Egyptian temples...and now meet the heavy hauliers who tackle incredible odds to get the job done. Subscribe to Spark for more amazing science, tech & engineering videos: https://goo.gl/LIrlur 🚀 Find us on: Facebook:   / sparkdocs   Instagram:   / spark_channel   Content licensed from Cineflix to Little Dot Studios. Any queries, please contact us at: owned-enquiries@littledotstudios.com #Spark #HugeMoves ...more
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a historic mansion block weighing over 700 tons needs moving

0:03

put a massive steel layout underneath the structure

7:02

suspend the load beneath the helicopter

10:50

lowering the 10-ton arch precisely onto bridge towers

11:18

remove the lodestar

12:34

remove the bottom part of the wing

12:50

secure the straps

13:48

wrench the wing out of its mount with the corroded pin

15:05

build a support rig through its base

16:56

shore up the loose bricks

17:59

install all 43 beams

18:19

slide in the first beam

18:41

install 80 hydraulic jacks underneath the building

19:57

secure the jacks on wooden towers

20:34

raise the building a meter into the air

23:09

dismantling the vintage lodestar for its move across vancouver

24:13

secure the engines to the fuselage

24:35

lifting the decaying fuselage onto the truck

25:37

select the strongest lifting points at either end of the fuselage

26:03

build a support crater for the back of the truck

27:26

weld steel chocks under the wheels

28:11

secure the wings

28:21

adjusts the speed and direction of each set of wheels

30:33

move the lodestar 54 kilometers down the trans-canada highway

31:58

puncturing the delicate airframe

32:32

lower the truck's hydraulic suspension

35:41

adjust the hydraulics of each wheel

39:08

extend the height of each wheel

39:30

roll the building off the road and onto its new concrete

42:33
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Moving A WW2 Lockheed Lodestar For Restoration | Huge Moves | Spark
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This week on Huge Moves S3 - In Iowa, mansion mover Jeremy Patterson attempts to shift the huge 1,000-ton Murillo Hall through the middle of a bustling city. It’s brick walls are four-layers thick and extremely fragile. Will the building – and the city’s sewers – survive the move without falling apart? In Vancouver Canada, we follow a team of vintage aircraft enthusiasts attempt to cut up and dismantle a precious Lockheed Lodestar plane to move forty miles across the trans Canada highway. Can the team complete the move before rush hour traffic clogs the road? - Super-size missions, risky routes, and the biggest cargo on the planet-imagine hauling a submarine over dry land, transporting a fleet of mega-yachts across the Atlantic, or relocating 20 ancient Egyptian temples...and now meet the heavy hauliers who tackle incredible odds to get the job done. Subscribe to Spark for more amazing science, tech & engineering videos: https://goo.gl/LIrlur 🚀 Find us on: Facebook:   / sparkdocs   Instagram:   / spark_channel   Content licensed from Cineflix to Little Dot Studios. Any queries, please contact us at: owned-enquiries@littledotstudios.com #Spark #HugeMoves

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