crane operator
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What's the rope stuff on the eave and up the valley on that building, some kind of heated line to keep it from ice/snow dam leaking?
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What's the rope stuff on the eave and up the valley on that building, some kind of heated line to keep it from ice/snow dam leaking?
crane operator
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Trusses yesterday, this is the other half of a resort/condo building, that we set the trusses for a month or so ago.
crane operator
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Put a little doghouse roof on the elevator shaft also.
They turned it straight and anchored it down from a manlift.
They turned it straight and anchored it down from a manlift.
crane operator
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Pretty ride this morning. About 2 1/2 hrs there and 2 1/2 hrs home. Clear to the other side of the county to set some more box culverts. The road from my shop there is nothing but hills and curves, 35 mph most of the way. You can see the bridge over bull shoals lake in the first picture. The second picture shows a one lane culvert/ creek crossing that we crossed to get there.
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crane operator
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crane operator
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crane operator
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What's $5,000 worth of rigging look like?
Looks like about a dumpster full.
There was a auction about 2 1/2 hrs north of me, Sedalia, Mo. Company was a pipefitting outfit, went bankrupt this spring, they sold all the equipment online. Must have had enough equipment for 200 guys.
I bought 23 different lots of cable chokers, shackles, nylon's, a job box, tools, etc. I sent two of the guys tuesday to pick up the items. I had them load up a materials dumpster I have, I didn't know exactly how much we were getting (purchased by pictures). The dumpster is about 6' wide, 9' long, and around 3' tall. They sold a bunch of job boxes, chain falls, and other equipment, I just bought some stuff I thought I could use.
The guys pretty well filled the dumpster, Jim called me on the way back, and said the truck was leaning pretty good.
Looks like about a dumpster full.
There was a auction about 2 1/2 hrs north of me, Sedalia, Mo. Company was a pipefitting outfit, went bankrupt this spring, they sold all the equipment online. Must have had enough equipment for 200 guys.
I bought 23 different lots of cable chokers, shackles, nylon's, a job box, tools, etc. I sent two of the guys tuesday to pick up the items. I had them load up a materials dumpster I have, I didn't know exactly how much we were getting (purchased by pictures). The dumpster is about 6' wide, 9' long, and around 3' tall. They sold a bunch of job boxes, chain falls, and other equipment, I just bought some stuff I thought I could use.
The guys pretty well filled the dumpster, Jim called me on the way back, and said the truck was leaning pretty good.
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crane operator
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The two best lots of stuff (pictures from the web auction site), a shelf full of shackles, and a conex with a bunch of cable chokers:
crane operator
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crane operator
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I'm a sucker for tools too. Can't ever have enough vise grips and clamps, when I saw this lot of clamps, I kind of just bid away on them....
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Looks like you have some good stuff there! Sad to know that someone went out of business but at least that stuff will get a new life.
You guessed it. Usually on well built modern buildings ( like the ones I build) you don't need ice thawing cables " no heat escaping at ceiling = no ice on eves.
ichudov
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Crane op, awesome deal on slings. I bought lots of that stuff also from a bankrupt company, a year ago, and got some gifted to me by another company. So steel slings and shackles wise, I am OK. What I missed and want badly, is to buy some decent endless fabric slings.
Wow, quite the treasure trove.....a good score. Living on a road near a ski area like I do, I get rid of my old strap slings by giving them away for use as tow straps. I once got jumped on verbally (on another site about crane work) by a guy who said he always cut his up, and I was leaving myself open to a lawsuit if one broke while being used (while towing a car) and someone got hurt and sued me. Probably true in his world anyway, (maybe he was an ex lawyer or something) I don't worry about it, and it is a good incentive for me to get rid of them and buy new. I see this as good business as I often get favorable comments on new looking my rigging is compared to what others use. My most used slings are 2", 4 12' and 4 20', and they aren't that expensive to replace every year or so. I should use more wire rope slings I guess but other then a couple 12' 3/8" slings for truss bundles don't, just stuck in my ways. You have me thinking I need more cable rigging.
crane operator
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Khansen- the company went under and that's too bad- the bankruptcy papers said they owed uncle sam close to a million in just payroll withholdings, so they had some serious losses
Ichudov- my local rigging supply house has been circling the drain this summer- they had no 3/4" cable to make me a bridle set, for over 6 months. I've been getting my nylons/endless roundslings online.
Natman- I don't see how you would have any liability for giving away stuff. When I hand someone something, I usually say "I have no idea where that came from".
I use cables as much as I can when handling trusses/ floor joists, quarry equipment, steel, etc. They last so much longer. I use nylons for hvac units, and on big lam beams where steel would slide and on finished beams where they would mar the finish.
Loaded a building with floor trusses the other day.
Ichudov- my local rigging supply house has been circling the drain this summer- they had no 3/4" cable to make me a bridle set, for over 6 months. I've been getting my nylons/endless roundslings online.
Natman- I don't see how you would have any liability for giving away stuff. When I hand someone something, I usually say "I have no idea where that came from".
I use cables as much as I can when handling trusses/ floor joists, quarry equipment, steel, etc. They last so much longer. I use nylons for hvac units, and on big lam beams where steel would slide and on finished beams where they would mar the finish.
Loaded a building with floor trusses the other day.
crane operator
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Setting a pole in a amusement park. Had to circle around through the trees and buildings, and down the railroad tracks. Pretty tight quarters.
crane operator
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Tightest gap through the trees, I'm standing on the tracks taking this picture, we had the manlift up on two tires getting through here and crossing the tracks because it was so steep. The rear axle oscillates on the rt, so it wasn't near as bad to get up on the tracks.
I had just enough tip height on main, I would have had room to swing jib if I needed it, but I decided to try it without and made it.
I had just enough tip height on main, I would have had room to swing jib if I needed it, but I decided to try it without and made it.
crane operator
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Local dirt contractor had a bad week- last week. Large, track mounted crusher, the quarry road meets the 4 lane highway at a pretty good angle. I think he turned and tried to go uphill, and the crusher flopped to the down hill, pulling the tractor clear on back over to the other side. No one got hurt, probably just some pride and a wallet.
Truck, lowboy, and probably a $400,000 crusher. Its probably a 80-90,000lbs crusher.
Truck, lowboy, and probably a $400,000 crusher. Its probably a 80-90,000lbs crusher.
crane operator
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Big old cat backhoe, Dirt contractor has a 420 but he wouldn't carry these with his. He just put a new front axle in the 420 after breaking it (probably hauling big rocks). He borrowed this 446 from a buddy. The rocks went over in a mini putt course.
The mason setting the rocks usually sets 4' tall rocks. When we set the first big stone, he wanted to leave it standing with just some little rocks wedged under it to hold it straight, and a little mason mix under it. I told him the rock was 8' tall and 10,000lbs, and if he planned on us setting any more, it would have some steel holding it, before any of us got close to it.
The mason setting the rocks usually sets 4' tall rocks. When we set the first big stone, he wanted to leave it standing with just some little rocks wedged under it to hold it straight, and a little mason mix under it. I told him the rock was 8' tall and 10,000lbs, and if he planned on us setting any more, it would have some steel holding it, before any of us got close to it.
crane operator
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Wish I would have got a better picture of the tak excavator. It had a pivot from side dig, to middle dig position, for the dipper. I'd never seen that. He said he's worked on it a couple times, its evidently not real strong. But I could see it being real handy in tight quarters.
Also just in case anyone is wondering, yes, rocks are a big pain in the a$$ to rig up and fly. There's no picking lugs on them, and they're even worse if you have to stand them on end.
The plywood under my usual outrigger pads is because the owner is super fussy about his parking lot surface. I wanted it to be like we were never there.
Also just in case anyone is wondering, yes, rocks are a big pain in the a$$ to rig up and fly. There's no picking lugs on them, and they're even worse if you have to stand them on end.
The plywood under my usual outrigger pads is because the owner is super fussy about his parking lot surface. I wanted it to be like we were never there.