Some times sight conditions don’t allow for proper placement of materials, but most of the time it’s just someone not thinking, I just console myself with the knowledge that it’s costing them money and making me money, but I do a lot of muttering under my breath.Show up to set some steel beams over a indoor pool. No room, dumpster and all the wood piles in the way. And the beams setting out in the cul-de sac.
Set up once, all the wood out, move the dumpster, swing/ skip the beams around to get them close. Move the crane, all the wood out again, and set the beams.
38' beams, 3800lbs
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We haven’t seen the old Mack for awhile, good to see your still a boom truck guy.
We haven’t seen the old Mack for awhile, good to see your still a boom truck guy
I have a full time mechanic/ rigger that will go out with either of us when we need a hand.
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He probably is out in the field 1/2 the time. Delivering spreader bars, manbasket, signal man, moving loads, etc.
I actually had 3 operators most of the time until last year, and I went to two and we got most of the jobs done, but worked a lot of hours. My mechanic guy is a good jack of all trades, and we get into a lot of different things. I really could have made another operator work and pay his way last year, but I guess I decided I'd make do with what we had.
I actually own 7 cranes for two operators also. Some jobs take a big crane, some take a little crane, some jobs take two cranes. I actually could stand to sell a couple, but the older iron isn't worth a bunch, and its pretty reliable.
For me it works the best having a lot of different types of equipment, but not a lot of manpower- I couldn't keep all my cranes busy 30 hours a week with a operator for each crane. Some guys would say then I probably shouldn't own it if its not out making $$$ every day, but it works for me.