crane operator
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Building a coaster ride on the side of a hill.
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Just some work pics
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crane operator
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crane operator
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Changing some light fixtures at a mini putt course.
crane operator
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A second bridge at the hill coaster.
crane operator
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Looks like I'm going to have to do a little modification. The wiper motor on the front of the upper cab glass gave up the ghost, and I couldn't find anything that really looked close, so I had liebherr send me one. Going to have to drill a extra hole to get this mounted. I hope it has the right amount of motor arm movement.
Nice work! That theme park is the gift that just keeps giving.
skyking1
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definitely fun and different work too.
crane operator
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They're a good customer. Good guys working there. This is their "hurry up time" to get everything ready for spring break opening.
The hill coaster is at a different location.
We've been involved in three different hill coasters in the last few years. All are at different sites, but within 6 miles of each other.
It seems the recreation stuff goes in cycles. Several years back we built a couple new go kart tracks. Then it was zip lines. Current flavor of the month is hill coasters, the riders have individual cars and control their own brakes.
crane operator
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Tree removal, at least the sun wasn't in my eyes.
Generator replacement, and a video billboard. Wind was blowing pretty good on the video board, but was from the right direction that the other board face blocked it when I could get the panels up there.
Generator replacement, and a video billboard. Wind was blowing pretty good on the video board, but was from the right direction that the other board face blocked it when I could get the panels up there.
crane operator
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crane operator
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Setting a concrete wet well. The dirt guys built me a nice pad.
Ford 450 lost a tire. Both shoulders stayed with the carcass, just flipped out the middle of the tread. Tire still had air in it. This is the second one of that set of drives to go that way.
Ford 450 lost a tire. Both shoulders stayed with the carcass, just flipped out the middle of the tread. Tire still had air in it. This is the second one of that set of drives to go that way.
crane operator
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Had to sneak back in the amusement park, they had a old wood structure that needed to come down, I removed a closer section a couple years ago. Had to pull out a little fence, and walk back there with all the counterweight on, no room to mount it in there.
I pulled into place, marked where I needed mats and where the crane was parked. I pulled the crane back out of the way, and then set the mats with a forklift. Boomed out of the rest, and shot out some stick. Was right at 3,500lbs of wood trough.
I pulled into place, marked where I needed mats and where the crane was parked. I pulled the crane back out of the way, and then set the mats with a forklift. Boomed out of the rest, and shot out some stick. Was right at 3,500lbs of wood trough.
crane operator
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Was appreciative of the rear steer for getting in the park, but its a load to fight into a tight spot with all the counterweights on. Left some black marks on the pavement from the tires turning.
crane operator
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Had the nose up over the pond when I got parked. Was able to get out on dry ground though. 
petepilot
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sure don`t do any diggin around there with out a jack hammer & a case of dynomite
crane operator
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So I bought a jib and a manbasket the other day, located up in Des Moines. Figured I could go see mom and dad a little bit, and pick it up. The jib is 25' long, and I'm guessing 1,000 lbs or so. I didn't really want to pull gooseneck trailer 400 miles there and 400 miles home, or pull counterweight and drive the big ford (its a 20' bed), so I got to staring at the 450 flatbed pickup.
Its a 11' long flatbed, and another 10' to the front bumper. Memories of ladder racks and some creative thinking = A little welding on the back of the flatbed and we've got a rear support. Discussions were had at the shop about leg braces/ gussets on the back stand and headache rack, but I made the call "its good enough".
So we welded the rack on thursday morning, and my friday job cancelled late on thursday. I took off about 6:00 after supper and it didn't start well. We don't drive that truck much at night. Just north of Lake of the Ozarks, I go to flip lights to the brights, and all the headlights/ tailights disappear. I remember having this issue one early morning, and it hadn't reoccurred, so a "solution" hasn't occurred either.
If I pulled the turn signal stalk forward (toward the steering wheel), the "flash" brights would work, but no other position would. Its a 5 speed, so steering, shifting, and holding the turn stalk forward isn't a great 8 hour drive scenario, so the leatherman needlenose pliers was jammed behind the turn signal stalk as a temporary repair. It was slightly disconcerting- as it would occasionally fall out rendering the night incredibly dark. Several instances of no lights- drifting to what I thought might be the shoulder- and a search of the dark floorboard for my pliers occured - until a more forceable application of the needlenose to the rear of the switch seemed to fix it.
I pulled off about 1:30 just outside of Ottumwa, on the shoulder of the on ramp. The 7.3 idled along while I got a little nap, and woke up and made it to my folks place by 6:30 or so. I remember pickup seats being more comfortable to sleep on in my youth. That and the ford has a distinct exhaust smell if the wind is right at a idle. But I digress.
Dad and I rode to des moines together, he hasn't been out much since last march, but he and mom have the shots now so she let him out. I hope she doesn't tell my sisters about it, or I'll catch a bunch of static from them.
My auction purchases loaded like I thought, (plenty of room) and I grabbed the rear of the jib after I had it loaded and gave it the good "shake it and see if anything falls off" test. Nothing fell off, red rag on the rear overhang, and I deemed it road worthy.
Well the roads in Iowa are concrete and frost heaved, so shortly out of town I could see a rhythm effect taking place, a nice oscillation of the jib was visible out the front window.
It was most noticeable when looking out the rear window, at how the front rack was moving back and forth compared to the truck cab. Worry appeared in my life.
The jib was loaded over the passenger side, and not wanting to explain to mom, how I crushed dad on the way back to their place, a extra ratchet strap gusset was placed. Oscillation decreased, worry level dropped from level 7 to level 4. Dropped dad off and worry level decreased from 4 to 2 (mom can be a pain).
Increased speed caused increased movement, so excessive speed was ruled out, fortunately the further south I traveled- the better the roads are. A couple stops were performed along the way - examining the welds on the front rack for signs of imminent failure - and further travel at not excessive speed was deemed safe (not that I had a welder in my pocket to fix anything, but looking every once in a while made me feel better).
Safe travel on america's roadways was had by all, and I was back by 6:00 last night.
Its a 11' long flatbed, and another 10' to the front bumper. Memories of ladder racks and some creative thinking = A little welding on the back of the flatbed and we've got a rear support. Discussions were had at the shop about leg braces/ gussets on the back stand and headache rack, but I made the call "its good enough".
So we welded the rack on thursday morning, and my friday job cancelled late on thursday. I took off about 6:00 after supper and it didn't start well. We don't drive that truck much at night. Just north of Lake of the Ozarks, I go to flip lights to the brights, and all the headlights/ tailights disappear. I remember having this issue one early morning, and it hadn't reoccurred, so a "solution" hasn't occurred either.
If I pulled the turn signal stalk forward (toward the steering wheel), the "flash" brights would work, but no other position would. Its a 5 speed, so steering, shifting, and holding the turn stalk forward isn't a great 8 hour drive scenario, so the leatherman needlenose pliers was jammed behind the turn signal stalk as a temporary repair. It was slightly disconcerting- as it would occasionally fall out rendering the night incredibly dark. Several instances of no lights- drifting to what I thought might be the shoulder- and a search of the dark floorboard for my pliers occured - until a more forceable application of the needlenose to the rear of the switch seemed to fix it.
I pulled off about 1:30 just outside of Ottumwa, on the shoulder of the on ramp. The 7.3 idled along while I got a little nap, and woke up and made it to my folks place by 6:30 or so. I remember pickup seats being more comfortable to sleep on in my youth. That and the ford has a distinct exhaust smell if the wind is right at a idle. But I digress.
Dad and I rode to des moines together, he hasn't been out much since last march, but he and mom have the shots now so she let him out. I hope she doesn't tell my sisters about it, or I'll catch a bunch of static from them.
My auction purchases loaded like I thought, (plenty of room) and I grabbed the rear of the jib after I had it loaded and gave it the good "shake it and see if anything falls off" test. Nothing fell off, red rag on the rear overhang, and I deemed it road worthy.
Well the roads in Iowa are concrete and frost heaved, so shortly out of town I could see a rhythm effect taking place, a nice oscillation of the jib was visible out the front window.
It was most noticeable when looking out the rear window, at how the front rack was moving back and forth compared to the truck cab. Worry appeared in my life.
The jib was loaded over the passenger side, and not wanting to explain to mom, how I crushed dad on the way back to their place, a extra ratchet strap gusset was placed. Oscillation decreased, worry level dropped from level 7 to level 4. Dropped dad off and worry level decreased from 4 to 2 (mom can be a pain).
Increased speed caused increased movement, so excessive speed was ruled out, fortunately the further south I traveled- the better the roads are. A couple stops were performed along the way - examining the welds on the front rack for signs of imminent failure - and further travel at not excessive speed was deemed safe (not that I had a welder in my pocket to fix anything, but looking every once in a while made me feel better).
Safe travel on america's roadways was had by all, and I was back by 6:00 last night.
crane operator
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Ratchet strap gusset:
skyking1
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Nice auction score! Seattle company has a basket but we never used it, what with the availability of 85' boom lifts. I was game. They were not
crane operator
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I have another basket just like it, they self level and are rotatable. We've got adaptors made to fit two cranes. I only use it where they can't use a lift, its usually because they can't get close enough to the building. A 85 or 135 lift has a lot of up, they don't care for a lot of radius. The fixed basket is much nicer to work out of than a swinging basket, but its not for every situation.
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There's a assortment of seven different heads inside the auction basket, the last adaptor I made from scratch, it should be easier to modify one of the factory ones than make all new.
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There's a assortment of seven different heads inside the auction basket, the last adaptor I made from scratch, it should be easier to modify one of the factory ones than make all new.
