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My old way to check crane level on a soft site almost cost me a job in Houston
I used to just eyeball the bubble on the outriggers and call it good, especially on those soft Texas sites. Last spring on a Houston build, I set up like that and my load chart was off by a solid 10 percent on the first pick. Now I break out the laser level every single time, no matter how flat the ground looks. Anyone else have a simple tool that saved their bacon?
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paulw538d ago
Wow, what laser level do you trust on site?
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nguyen.blake8d ago
Hey Paulw53, I saw a tool review last week that stuck with me. The guy kept saying the real test is if a level can take a drop onto concrete and still hold its line. He wasn't pushing a brand, just that one feature. My old one would lose calibration if you looked at it wrong. So now I only look at models that specifically advertise their durability against bumps and falls. It seems like that's the main thing that separates a site tool from a home use gadget.
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angelarivera8d ago
Remember when we used to just eyeball everything?
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