OK you crane experts, now you have seen the photographs, please explain at what stage would the ballast weights be added? What amount of ballast would be required? Would the vehicle be driven along the A85 with the weights attached? (at that location the A85 is on stilts raised above the Loch.)
It looks like the jib was 'back-stayed' with another 'strut' tied to the ballast weight bed.
This video is interesting, I would be pleased to read a description of what the various sections are called:-
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w41qRNOzArQ
Is this a '
fly' or a '
luff'?