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How to take apart a giant Ferris wheel, day two. We were wondering how they were going to get the main support beams down. By the time we arrived, the four outer ones had been removed and stacked on a truck, but they were just getting ready to do the inner ones. Here, the crane has already been connected to a beam so that it won't drop suddenly. Two men then removed one of the connecting pins; the other served as a hinge that was then lowered until it dangled freely.

How to take apart a giant Ferris wheel, day two.  We were wondering
how they were going to get the main support beams down.  By the time
we arrived, the four outer ones had been removed and stacked on a
truck, but they were just getting ready to do the inner ones.  Here,
the crane has already been connected to a beam so that it won't drop
suddenly.  Two men then removed one of the connecting pins; the other
served as a hinge that was then lowered until it dangled freely.