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logan_mitchell
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28d ago
My mentor in Tulsa said he never trusts a load chart on a windy day, my old foreman said that's overkill
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brianm66
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1mo ago
Rant: A rigger in Houston told me he never trusts a load chart he has not seen laminated
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ward.kim
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1mo ago
TIL how much a bent jib chord pin can change your whole pick plan
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emmam89
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1mo ago
A retired operator in Bakersfield told me he never trusts a load chart he hasn't read that morning, and that's been stuck in my head all week
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lily_torres31
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1mo ago
Saw a guy in Houston rig a 200 ft boom with his hard hat on backwards and I can't stop thinking about it
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sage_moore37
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1mo ago
I started tapping the hook with my knuckle before every single lift and it changed how I read the load
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charles640
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1mo ago
Just realized I stopped booming down with the load block leading, and my sway dropped way off
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the_brian
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1mo ago
Dropped $340 on a wireless load cell kit for my 40 ton and the thing read 8% light
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leo_black76
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1mo ago
Am I the only one who got humbled by a 40 year operator about reading the load chart at his retirement lunch?
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emmam89
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1mo ago
A 30 year vet in Baton Rouge told me to stop riding the load chart and I still think about it
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leehall
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1mo ago
Ran a 60 foot boom for 3 years before a guy in Tulsa asked why I never boomed down to pick
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emery290
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1mo ago
Picked a 40 ton over a 55 ton for a tight job in Tacoma and it paid off
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leo_black76
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1mo ago
Rigging with a spreader bar versus a two-leg choker on precast panels, and it isn't even close
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pat_stone
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1mo ago
New guys keep setting up on the outrigger pads like it's level ground
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price.ben
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1mo ago
Hit 1,000 hours on the same tower crane last Tuesday and the logbook made me feel weird about it
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