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    Crane collapse in seattle

    Just saw this a minute ago. A little bit of a reality check on the dangers of tower cranes. Looks like the crane was being being dissembled when the mast broke. I’m sure more will come out but four people dieing is a tragedy. It’s really easy to get to get to comfortable and complacent when...
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    Pictures

    Long story short I no longer work with the family business. Working as a mechanic now. Apparently they weren't joking when they asked if I was afraid of heights, and if I wanted to work on tower cranes. Told them I've never touched a tower crane but I was a quick learner. So here we are now...
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    Elliot boom trucks

    Looking at an Elliot 50t boom truck. Any experience with those. Or any Elliot booms. Our t230 is starting to show some signs of age so it's gonna be taking that cranes place. It'll get used for trusses, ac units, and steel erection. We'll probably keep the t230 as a backup. Want to hear the...
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    Finally learned how to post pics.

    This is our tms300. Grain was supposed to be 115' tall. Decided it needed to be 135' tall. Had the 110t there to set the dryers so we just set the head with it. Truss set here. Tms300 again. I ran out of cribbing. That pic is after they dug a 3' hole in the driveway for the back of the...
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    Test photo

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    Boring jobs

    What do you guys do on those jobs where your sitting with the crane idling/shut off for 3-4 hrs a day. So far I've greased the whole crane, washed wheels and Windows and done a few little things. I've brought books/magazines before on some. So what do guys do on those jobs where they need a...
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    RT transport systems

    I think I've seen this system mentioned on here and just saw this website. Looks like an awesome way to move RT cranes. I even wonder if it would beat a 70-80 ton truck crane on ease of moving the crane. If you could leave the weights on the crane it would only take one rig rather then a truck...
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    Stolen equipment

    http://fox59.com/2016/04/29/7-arrested-after-authorities-recover-over-800000-worth-of-stolen-equipment/ Kinda crazy. I guess you never know what your neighbors are up to. I think the arrest count is up to nine now. Never would have expected that.
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    Jlg experts

    We've got a jlg 800s that has everyone stumped. It starts and runs. But if your using it for a awhile and you shut it off it sometimes won't restart. After running for 3-4 hours it will shut itself off. IT throws a low battery/system shut down code. If you let it sit for 20 min it starts up like...
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    Another one down

    http://www.courier-journal.com/story/news/traffic/bridges/2016/02/19/crane-collapses-east-end-bridge-site/80614120/ With 50 mph winds I'd say that was probably a factor. Apperently it blew over backwards. Boomed up fairly high and the wind did the rest I bet.
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    Tms300

    We have an old grove TMS 300 that has me stumped. It has an 855 cummins. The hydraulic pumps are driven by a gearbox that comes from the front of the engine. When driving this thing makes and awful grinding noise. If you pull the short driveshaft that goes to the gearbox running the pumps the...
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    P&h cn128

    Have a cn128 that has a bad hose inside the boom. The hose is hanging out of the back of the boom. It looks like there would have to be something to feed the hose to the third boom section. There is no external reel or pulleys in the boom that I can see. Does anyone know how to what the inside...
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    Grain Handling work.

    How is the grain handling/farm related crane work keeping up for you guys. It use to be a major part of our customer base but it seems that farm related work is almost nonexistent. Of course with grain prices it's not that surprising. I know it's not completely crane related but I was just...
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    Boom truck or crane

    I know this has been hashed out but terex is complicating things. http://www.machinerytrader.com/listingsdetail/detail.aspx?OHID=10114435 Forgive me. If this has been explained but what's the the point. It has the same boom configuration as the terex t780 but the load chart isn't as good...
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    Krupp cranes

    Ok guys we have been in the crane game for a few years and have grown pretty steadily. We started with an old link belt htc35. Set my first trusses with that old girl. Also still have the grove tms200a. I love that old crane. It just does what you ask it to. Plain and simple. We just recently...
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    Jog manuals

    I don't know if this is supposed to be a secret but JLG has all manuals including parts and service online. I see a lot of people on here looking for manuals so I thought I'd mention it. Go to JLG.com click on resources. The click on manuals and select the brand. Thought this may save some guys...
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    Boom trucks

    Maybe this should be in the safety section but it's crane related so here goes. It seems here lately I've been seeing boom trucks laid over with the outriggers not extended on one side. I can understand trying to stay out of the road when your only working on one side but I've never taken the...
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