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Sublime one said:
I have had a crane license for years, only good to 100T tho. No big boy cranes. It can get spooky very quickly, and most all of my dumb stunts were on smaller jobs where general contractors would stretch capabilities and applications. I always post one of my riggers on the back side soft foot with a radio. I tell him you see so much as a glimmer of light under my pad you tell me ASAP. Everything is fine right up till it is not on a crane.
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**** goes south in a hurry.......
 
Sublime one said:
I have had a crane license for years, only good to 100T tho. No big boy cranes. It can get spooky very quickly, and most all of my dumb stunts were on smaller jobs where general contractors would stretch capabilities and applications. I always post one of my riggers on the back side soft foot with a radio. I tell him you see so much as a glimmer of light under my pad you tell me ASAP. Everything is fine right up till it is not on a crane.
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I spent lots of hours as an oiler during my apprenticeship, hydro and conventional. Red, one of my operators told me one day, "Your're not a real crane operator until you tip one over." Luckily I never got to be a "real" operator :lol:. I was oiling on the 45T Hydro stripping bridge falsework, Don had the boom stretched out ALL the way and close to horizontal and grabbed hold of a 12"x24" I beam about 60' long and we had to walk the rig out some for the beam to clear a bunch of obstacles. Don gives me the horn signal to get under way. Shortly after he gives me the "right turn" horn, I turn right, nothin' he repeats his signal, I look into my rear view and something doesn't look right, that's when I looked down and saw the steer tires were 6' off the ground :eek:. Cautiously I got the rig stopped and the horn honking begins again, I just stuck my arm out the window and pointed at the ground when he looked my way :lol:.
 
It's Saturday, like every other day of my retiree week. :D
 
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Unconventional said:
I spent lots of hours as an oiler during my apprenticeship, hydro and conventional. Red, one of my operators told me one day, "Your're not a real crane operator until you tip one over." Luckily I never got to be a "real" operator :lol:. I was oiling on the 45T Hydro stripping bridge falsework, Don had the boom stretched out ALL the way and close to horizontal and grabbed hold of a 12"x24" I beam about 60' long and we had to walk the rig out some for the beam to clear a bunch of obstacles. Don gives me the horn signal to get under way. Shortly after he gives me the "right turn" horn, I turn right, nothin' he repeats his signal, I look into my rear view and something doesn't look right, that's when I looked down and saw the steer tires were 6' off the ground :eek:. Cautiously I got the rig stopped and the horn honking begins again, I just stuck my arm out the window and pointed at the ground when he looked my way :lol:.
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Flat stick is always no fun, every State is different but to certify mine annually I had to flat stick then pick up chart capacity, then with load just off ground find tipping point. This ensures charting is still correct and safety margin. I never liked doing it but it certainly gives you confidence in your equipment. If you run an old crane you get pretty handy at doing math very rapidly in your head! New ones are all electronic. I sent a picture to my Dad once where they had me nosed between an 6 inch ammonia line and a 8 inch methane line. Right at flat stick in a blind set doing I beams. I had more deflection than space!
 
Sublime one said:
Jodi is working on dog lodging, still hoping to be able to make it
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Hope we can work it out. Bring Hemi and just make sure they understand "No housekeeping" :lol:

Five dog boarders in Sioux Falls, three with five star reviews.
 
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ZMan67S said:
It is Saturday, like every other day of my retiree week. :D
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Sublime one said:
I sent a picture to my Dad once where they had me nosed between an 6 inch ammonia line and a 8 inch methane line. Right at flat stick in a blind set doing I beams. I had more deflection than space!
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It's amazing to see how much a 40 ft - 50 ft beam or channel can flex.... You can see it when we moved them around in the warehouse....
 
Rain here today, upper 70's low 80's for the next week. Finally a break from the upper 90's we've had for the last few weeks. It is summer though.
 
Was talking to a member on FBBO about finding parts, since he is a carb guy. What's better finding a gem in a lot of parts purchased or something cool under the rear seat on a old car you just bought?
 
Just light rain. I tell you what we are cursed or some water god hates us. Everything has been going no crap like 1/4 mile N or S of us. Check out my radar it can zoom right into your address.
 
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