crane operator
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The electrical on the swivel looks like a nightmare
This one was a piece of cake, only like 6 wires, outrigger controls are downstairs. My Rt that we did this past winter was like 70 some wires, that was no fun.
The electrical on the swivel looks like a nightmare
I think it's getting timber framed for a big open front porch.Pictures never do a slope justice, do they tradesman? Going to put a wall of glass and a dormer in the middle of the house? Everything working in the new cab?
knepptune- I usually put the boom over the nose if driving around with jib on. I won't do it on a steep- side slope jobsite (unless I can boom down enough to put it in the rest), and I usually keep outriggers out a little. I think you could lay one over pretty easy on its side with jib on. and you're dead on- they are really light up front if you boom down too much over the rear, with jib on.
It was a little windy and rainy here this weekend also. Got a call about a downed tree on a house, tree man had trimmed most of it off, but was concerned about the big piece.
Also one of the guys that works for me does a little scrapping. The local hydraulic hose/ welding/ construction supply house had this old forklift setting outside for a couple years. Lucky for him, he works for a guy with a crane, and truck and gooseneck trailer. He bought it, and we went and loaded it up the other day. Little sucker weighed just under 8,000lbs. I was thinking more like 6,000.
I keep looking at that counterweight on the forklift, and dreaming of ways to mount it to the rear of the turntable, on the little mack boom truck. What boom truck couldn't use more counterweight?
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I have a better weight if you want one. On the back of an old 14 ton picker, handy size. Still have a couple excavator weights as well as two forklifts......plenty of options!
I know- someday I'm going to just take a day and drive over there. You'd think you were on the other side of the moon instead of just over the state line.
Did you see the pictures of the pete? Its really a pretty clean truck, I haven't dropped the pan or opened rocker covers, I've been busy. The noise is really high up, around #2 cylinder. I'm hopeful that's its not serious, and even a inframe wouldn't be bad if I had to.
I think you call that forward thinking. Someone on this forum said they thought it was crazy for me to lay all the ground mats last fall when I was setting the docks, but the way I looked at it the correct person was paying up front instead of me paying to re-sod. Same applies in this case, keep up the good work.Hot tub to finish the week, they were complaining about the cost for a extra signal man, but I'm sure if one of the hot tub guys, had swung me into the house on the blind side, they would want me to pay to fix the house.
And as for the buzzards, how's your personal hygiene, not making passing any judgment, just throwing it out there.