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    25 D North West

    I haven’t run a 25D since ’74, but vaguely remember the manual travel dog is on the front of the carbody between the tracks. It’s a grab lever that you can lift up, and then push in a notch, pull out a notch or place it in the middle, depending on which way you want to go or hold. It may be in...
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    Any Tower hands out there?

    Thanks Tradesman! I posted it, knowing it can lead to my other pics and albums, so he and others might get some ideas about how an old school/old timer does things.
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    Any Tower hands out there?

    They shouldn’t be hoisting down so fast when near the ground:eek:! A few minutes of pre-lift operational tests ;)will give a real operator a feel for how the slow downs and delays need to be timed to bring the hook to a smooth and predictable stop. The issue you described tells me that the ones...
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    Construction crane gets stuck above NYC street amid tornado watch

    It is suspicious that they keep having so many problems, incidents, and accidents. Something needs to change or more will die!
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    Any Tower hands out there?

    I can’t argue about Liebherr’s reputation for making such great tower cranes, or mobil’s either for that matter. They are absolutely my fav’! As an operator I’ve run the Piener/Terex’s, Potain’s, Wolff’s, and also played with a Linden or two as a crane inspector. They all pale in comparison the...
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    Construction crane gets stuck above NYC street amid tornado watch

    No surprises there. New York has been plagued with crane problems and accidents for several years now. It isn’t getting better by the looks of this story either.
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    Do you know where I see the biggest crane?

    Actually Big Muskie’s head section was 55’ wide, the boom at the base pins was 110’ across. I went to see it on Christmas Day in ’99, just before they cut it up and sold it for scrap at 8 cents per pound. It worked 24/7/364 [off XMas Day] from ’69 to ’91, then it was a tourist attraction till...
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    Interested in becoming a non union crane operator

    Those cert’s and licenses are all fine and good, but they’re still only just documents. Chase the hook for however many years it takes, wether it be as a non union oiler or as a union apprentice, to be as competent and knowledgeable as possible. Take pride in your profession in every aspect of...
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    Any Tower hands out there?

    You aren’t alone out there. This is my 40th year in the business, and I absolutely prefer tower cranes over EVERY kind of crane I have operated! I have spent years on almost every kind of crawler that is available in the US and the same with the squirting mobil cranes too. Do most jobs with...
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    Do you know where I see the biggest crane?

    That’s a kind of a grey question that you posted, since cranes come in all types and for many purposes. The world’s largest actual 'hoisting, swinging and booming' lifters were always ship mounted and the land based cranes with their fancy modern cw designs were far behind in the record books...
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    American crawler crane - any idea on model number?

    I don’t think that beast exists. American makes a RING HORSE which has a traditional stationary ring attachment, and a SKY HORSE which has a floatable trailing aux' counterweight tub, but not SKY RINGER.
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    hoist line spooling

    "VERY FEW" people in the industry apply a new rope to a hoist drum 'as it was on the spool when it was delivered.’ It requires completely removing the brand new rope from the new reel first and most won’t commit that extra step. The do this it takes an powered wire rope winder, an extra empty...
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    VICON questions for you 4100W hands

    Unlike the 4000W, with the 4100W’s VICON the hoist levers themselves are the levers that allow the torque to be applied to the clutches, which engage the drum surface. At about 6% engagement, [the first felt detent as you pull it back] there’s not enough torque to even lift the ball. The ball...
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    link belt LS-98

    One possibility is that maybe the travel clutches are too tight and not fully releasing. If someone messed with them they could be set too close.
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    Real Manitowoc power

    http://www.vertikal.net/en/news/story/17189/
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