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    Equipment Storage and Maintenance

    Hi All, Its been quite some time since I've been on here and posted! I'm in the process of completing my Construction Safety Officer Designation and in need of a little help. I have to put together a crew talk on equipment storage and maintenance thought I'd see if anyone has some...
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    Heede Americana

    Interesting, I didn't think there'd be too many on the east coast...typically it seems the old "clunkers" make their way west and then north and get dumped in my backyard! haha - The company I work for owns 4 of them, and another company in town owns another 4, I've never run one myself, and...
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    Heede Americana

    Anyone familiar with the Heede Americana Tower Crane?
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    OK who did it?

    Oh I can only dream of doing that to a few people...haha
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    International 4900 6x4

    Thanks for the heads up Liehberr, I'm not entirely sure of the year of the unit...It looks to me like a mid 90's International Truck, if it was from a public utility the crane more than likely would have come from the truck. Therefore pegging it 1993-1997 range.
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    International 4900 6x4

    Hi guys and gals! I had a buddy ask me to get some general opinions on value of a boom truck that will be up for sale at a Ritchie Bros Auction in the near future It is a International 4900 6x4 w/a National 600C Ritchie's Info DT466, Eaton Fuller 15 spd, spring walking beam susp, 272...
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    Who would buy an equipment video game?

    LOL...I suppose TC's have come a little ways since you were hauling rebar then?...We have 3 my size around town...The company I work for has a couple Liehberr's leased from Morrow right now that I believe are capable of 2 to 3 times what I have the capability of...We do own a few cranes that are...
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    Who would buy an equipment video game?

    If something was real, like someone said along the lines of Simcity, then hell I'd be into coughing up some cash for it, don't forget to include us nutbars that site up above a job site in a tower crane!... PS...if you want a hand, send me a PM, I'd be more than happy to lend a hand where I...
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    How do you think operators should treat equipment?

    Ouch...I completely beg to differ on that one! I am one of the just said operators that was mentioned. I do not own my piece of equipment, but I treat it as if I did. I operate a tower crane that is owned by the developer with a sticker price of $500 000...its 4 years old and when I took it over...
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    tower pics from a scared "Q"

    Oh come on guys! its not that big of a deal! - A solid steel structure, that if properly maintained, operated and inspected is perfectly safe! Sure we rock around a little from time to time up here, but hell its part of the rush, the charm, and the down and dirty fun of the job! - I had the same...
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    tower pics from a scared "Q"

    Are you referring to free-standing, tied in or just higher ever on a building. If its the latter you'd be looking at the TC on the Burj Dubai...if you're talking freestanding, you'd be looking at somewhere in the 300 ft range, depending on make and model...
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    How old is your truck?Pics please!!

    Beautiful Trucks! they make me drool a little! I can't say I've seen anything as remotely awesome as those rigs
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    Dancing excavators

    Good Lord, I'm sittng in my crane watching that excavator video and laughing my ass off, that was something else!
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    How sexy or rugged is your machine looking?

    I don't own one...yet...but when I win the lottery, I'll buy one and erect it in the backyard just for fun, so I can play when I'm bored or need some TLC from the majestic "bird"...but everytime I see a Liehberr Tower Crane, I gotta admit, I get a little excited. The girlfriend gets mad, but...
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    Back when we had oilers

    Oiler?!?!? whats an Oiler?!?!:D :D :D :D ok I'm being a smartass, I know what an oiler is...but...*looks behind shoulder and around the crane and site* I see no one!
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