or they let the crane weather vai vane. there is a lot of information i don t have. i have seen it on the video. high winds blew it over backwards. these cranes are able to with stand winds up to 140 miles per hour. was it installed properly? these things will come out later in the investigation of why it happened. this crane should not have gone over backwards. and so if they did not repair it, as you are suggesting with a heavy weight tied to it, why not? money. you know, there was a crane accident a few years ago. high winds tipped it over. we had the crane in new york. high winds tipped it over. inexperienced people. the industry has grown so fast