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Recent content by NM94
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Working the National 1300A
They were galvanized like always. Engineer didn’t want any screws in it and the nails are all 20d 4” HDG polebarn nails for the truss, 10d for the lathing and decking. Over 100 20d nails in each truss. After driving 800 by hand the first day I got smart and overnighted a nail gun to shoot big... -
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Working the National 1300A
Hell we have a boom truck for setting trusses so we don’t have to deal with an operator and still try to go as fast as possible by putting two screws in the heel and one row of lathing down the center to get the crane gone. If we ever hire an operator, we won’t stop until the crane is off the... -
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Crane school experience and rough costs
Longtime lurker first time posting. I’m 25, running a small construction company with my dad that I’ll take over in next few years. We recently bought a National 400 series boom truck to set our own trusses with and ive been doing side jobs with it and really enjoy it. If the work keeps up the...