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  1. catkicker

    Manitowoc crane pics

    Here are a few pics of Manitowoc cranes
  2. catkicker

    Tadano ATF 400G-6

    Picked up a limited edition All crane model. Used but never displayed.
  3. catkicker

    P&H company pins

    Anyone familiar with this set of pins might be tie tacks?
  4. catkicker

    Hoist drums

    Have a question about which drums you use for your load lines. If you have to drums with the exact same cable which drum should you use for you main and which for you whip/aux.? Reason I ask is 99% of the cranes I have run wether it be R/T's, truck or crawlers the front or most forward drum is...
  5. catkicker

    accidents we don't here about

    Was talking with a operator who I use to work with. He told me they had a 999 Tip over. Don't know details yet. There is no info out there about it. makes me wonder how many incidents go unreported.
  6. catkicker

    Speechless

    So were on a job and a crane rental outfit brings 4 crawlers in and builds them for us. Our company crane tech and I start doing inspections on the crane and this is how they put one crane together.:jawdrop
  7. catkicker

    Off the road

    So the work in Ohio and surrounding area has been great, lots of crane work. I had been talking to some local company's about work and last week I finished up in Texas and came home to unpack and start my new gig with Maxim. First job out of the gate is refinery work. We start building the...
  8. catkicker

    road crossing

    Had a road crossing.
  9. catkicker

    Stepping up

    So I've been operating crawlers more often now for the last 3 or 4 yrs. Mostly in the 300 ton range and around 200' of boom. The company I'm working for is putting me in a position where I will get seat time in one of the company's Manitowoc 18000's with 300' of boom. Been working with the...
  10. catkicker

    A few crane pics from the North Slope

  11. catkicker

    Cranes or compaction or skydiving

    Hows this. Crane, dynamic compaction and a parachute....What a recipe:eek: https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?v=557444100976828&set=vb.236486913157711&type=2&theater or http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a35oXueasbE
  12. catkicker

    Manitowoc 888

    Do I figure the weight of the jib when picking from the jib?:Banghead
  13. catkicker

    500 ton+ generator stator falls 66 feet

    This accident happened on Easter Sunday. Here are some links. http://nuclearstreet.com/nuclear_power_industry_news/b/nuclear_power_news/archive/2013/04/02/falling-500_2d00_ton-stator-at-arkansas-nuclear-plant-kills-one_2c00_-injures-eight-and-trips-reactor-040202.aspx...
  14. catkicker

    NCCCO Re-certification time

    UGH! It's that time again, went to class last week and got all the new revised study material. Tests are this Saturday. Something that concerned me and why this did not get my attention before is beyond me. It is regarding (ASME B30.5-2007) 5-1.7.1 Rope design factors. My understanding of this...
  15. catkicker

    had to say NO!

    So I'm on another wind farm project. One of the turbines has a damaged blade in need of repair, which involves man basket, human being and Grove RT890E with swing-away erected. The problem Before swinging extension out you have to unpin aux sheave/rooster sheave and swing it out of the way...
  16. catkicker

    American crane ops. in Canada

    Wondered if any American operators are presently working in Canada. If any of our Canadian brothers know of any American crane ops. working in Canada I would like to talk with them about how it is working out for them. I have a pretty good offer to go to Alberta. It is a legit offer and I have...
  17. catkicker

    Ohio wind farm work

    Here are some pics of blue creek wind farm in Ohio. 152 Gamesa G90's We have 2 1600's, 1 1350, 1 1400 Liebherr cranes. 2 999's 1 American/Terex HC125 Kobelco 2000 and several Grove and Terex pickers. 1600's have 400' of boom. Here are a few pics
  18. catkicker

    Altoona PA. Wind

    Here are a few pics of Chestnut flats and Sandy ridge sites
  19. catkicker

    Dreams/Nightmares

    Wondering if some of the crane operators here ever have dreams about operating. Over the last 10 years or so i have had 4 or 5 dreams that I can remember, unfortunately there not good ones like being in the seat of something like a Manitowoc 31000 doing a near max capacity lift it goes great I...
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