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  1. Tradesman

    Favourite crane YouTube

    I was hoping everyone would share their favourite crane YouTube channels. My favourites are To the top crane, link belt cranes,Tristan Mayes
  2. Tradesman

    Western Star defrost

    I have a 2019 western star 4700 sf on my Boom truck and the only thing that Irritates me about the truck is the defrost, it doesn’t have any vents at the side window ( like almost everything else I’ve ever had ) and to keep both the windshield and the side glass clean I need to keep changing...
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    Fuel problems

    i have a Newholland ec 15 with a small 3 cylinder Diesel . I made the mistake of renting it to a friend of my sons for the weekend ( cheaply) and it came back not running right, with water in the fuel I’ve been fighting with it for a couple weeks, I’ve changed the filters drained the tank a...
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    billed hour vs. machine hours

    My year end was the end of January so I was looking at invoices and inspection logs I did a little bit of math and found that over the last year I had about 80% machine time vs. billed hours. I didn't go any farther back to see if it was a one off or if it represents the norm. I wonder if my...
  5. Tradesman

    crane controls

    I've had some down time this week, which for me is never good,my mind wanders and it usually costs me money. Any how I have seen more than my share of you tube videos and have seen numerous large modern friction cranes working and they all seem to have at least three controls on the right hand...
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    Swing drive

    I have always had the shop check my levels, but I am bravely trying to do more of my own service work now. Today after changing the engine oil and filters and checking the rear end gear oil the next on my list was to check the oil levels in the winch and slew drive winch was no problem I drained...
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    Winter work

    Oh the pleasure of frozen roads. This is a water main repair I dug yesterday. There was only two feet of frost, but instead of the water coming straight up and taking out the frost as it usually does it went sideways and got into a bell structure and went down the street 300 ft. Before it...
  8. Tradesman

    Boom bounce

    Recently I have had a hard time to keep the boom from bouncing when I am doing a lot of booming down with a lot of boom out. I can control it if I boom down really carefully or full stroke, I have all kinds of pressure, I have tried throttle up and down up is better, I did change the high...
  9. Tradesman

    Playing in the dirty stuff

    Mini and I had kind of a sh!!ty job today. Cleaning the silt out of a sewage aeration pond. You learn not to give the bucket that little shake as you lift out of the pile real fast as you wipe your face off for the second or third time.
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    Long sticks

    This is a pretty basic question,but here goes. I have been thinking about a mid 2000's terex t340 and the ones I've seen are long sticks. How the H&$$ does anyone run one without being an octopus, I've only ever ran a boom truck and my current rigg with short sticks. Do you swing with foot...
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    Hot tub

    I got my first call for hoisting a hot tub over a garage it is 2,700 pounds. If all the info he gave me is correct it will be a 60 foot reach I'm good for 4,200 pounds. What is the best way of rigging it, I'm guessing there are no attachment points
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    telescopic boom sections

    I realize and accept that larger telescopic cranes get there maximum lift capacity by extending different sections fully or partially, as apposed to boom truck that extend proportionally. What is it that makes this work ie: is the weight or the strength of the boom that adds to or detracts from...
  13. Tradesman

    Works guy got a shower

    Got a call for a main break late on Friday. Long storey short a works guy got a unscheduled shower, the only good thing other than it was damb entertaining from the cab of my hoe is most of these repairs are done in sub zero temps and snowing.
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    A few random pictures

    Just a few pictures from crane job this spring And my son backfilling a new house it's going to have a heated concrete floor More to come
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    Frost

    Yesterday I had to dig out a frozen septic tank, the top was down 30" and the sewage was frozen over half way down the tank. Likely 5 ft. Of frost .I would use the frost pick for a while then put the 16" bucket on and clean up and square the edges of the hole , I was scratched an inch into the...
  16. Tradesman

    New hoist line

    I'm Planning to change my hoist line in the spring so I'm starting to look now, the easiest thing would be to take it to my dealer, but if the past is any indication it will cost two or three time what it would if I buy it myself and install it myself. I've never had to change one before, I...
  17. Tradesman

    boom up and hold the load

    Over the past two years I have felt my skills improve considerably and as a reward I have gained some loyalty from a growing customer base, but one thing I can't do well is boom up and hold the load I almost always either lift the load or let it go slack, not by a lot some times 3 or 4 "...
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    Saved files

    I have got quite a few picture files saved on this sight and can't find a way of deleting them ,I don't think I would ever post them again so they might as well be gone. Thanks for any help. This must be my week for help from the geek squad,I got my e mail address changed yesterday . Thanks Glen
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    E mail address

    I took a quick look but can't see how to change my e mail address in My profile page. I asume somewhere the site keeps it because I get e mails for threads that I have posted on. Any help would be appreciated because in two weeks I will no longer have the address I currently use Regards Glen
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    Rubber tracks

    I've been looking for a different mini hoe I have a 1 1/2 tonne machine and am looking for a 3 1/2 tonne machine I found a cat with steel tracks, a real good value how bad would the steel tracks be for tearing up grass
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