Some tight quarters working at another grain elevator. It took a combination of me lifting and them using a comalong to pull this pipe out of the silo, we'd pull a few feet and then re-rig. A good crew, it went well.
A few days later I was back, looking to lift the man basket out while a larger crane did the lift on a bad auger over this pile of grain. I was short, by a fair bit, and couldn't figure it out as I been asked to look at it a few days earlier and I eyeballed it as doable. Then I realized, the pile had grown a fair bit since I had last looked, they were hauling more in as fast as they can, may bad I guess. I had already done several thousand dollars of work at this facility, so I didn't feel too bad for telling them "no charge, sorry I couldn't do it," though I did point out the grain pile had gotten a lot bigger!
A few days later I was back, looking to lift the man basket out while a larger crane did the lift on a bad auger over this pile of grain. I was short, by a fair bit, and couldn't figure it out as I been asked to look at it a few days earlier and I eyeballed it as doable. Then I realized, the pile had grown a fair bit since I had last looked, they were hauling more in as fast as they can, may bad I guess. I had already done several thousand dollars of work at this facility, so I didn't feel too bad for telling them "no charge, sorry I couldn't do it," though I did point out the grain pile had gotten a lot bigger!