ShitMyJorts: Starting your holiday weekend right with a record setting 20,000+ tonne gantry lift.

May 27, 2011, 3:42pm

Adding this crane plate to the SMJ Christmas list…

November 23, 2010, 11:31am

Finally, the conceptual space crane:

From NASA Technical Memorandum 101498, November 1988.

October 15, 2010, 10:42am

Via @jeb over at the unstoppable Modcult, proving that a broken femur can’t slow him down. Bonus points for the killer vintage crane.

August 10, 2010, 9:15am

Torosaur Crane

July 30, 2010, 9:52am

Hammerhead Crane, Philadelphia Naval Yard,  31 May, 1923.

June 15, 2010, 2:29pm

ZMPC 1300 Tonne Floating Crane

(click through for high res)

April 27, 2010, 12:55pm

April 27, 2010, 11:48am

As reported on BLDGBLOG, and on many other sources, As of about 16 hours ago, the Archigram Archival Project is finally online courtesy of the University of Westminster.

All two longtime SMJ readers will surely recognize, the profound influence the Archigram collective has had on ShitMyJorts in specific, and on the greater worldwide community of huge crane enthusiasts in general cannot be understated. Enjoy.

April 19, 2010, 1:54pm

via salon

March 23, 2010, 9:01pm

Oh noes! Jumboship drops giant metal t00b!

Via my new homepage, the Gallery of Transport Loss over at CargoLaw.com.

February 01, 2010, 9:33am

JUMBOSHIP WINS!

February 01, 2010, 9:30am

Asian Hercules in action!

February 01, 2010, 9:27am

Another grey Monday, another 3500 tonne tandem roadway lift.

February 01, 2010, 9:26am

Not pictured: The part where they all take their shirts off.

November 24, 2009, 9:14am