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  1. liebherr1160

    A few questions regarding cranes ...

    while I agree with CraneInnovation. I cannot repress my anger towards that fresh inspector. Their in ability to listen and the mob mentality that form's when they are in groups of more than one.Ive seen job's get swallowed by this hunter prey mentality that takes a great job with great guy's...
  2. liebherr1160

    anyone have experience with wireless load cell use with a vibratory hammer

    The A2B can cause you a whole pile of headaches on vibro work . Not to mention it could cause the switch to fail pre-maturely . As far as the load cell is concerned , The vibro may cause erroneous readings, But wrap your head around the LMI. Lets say your running a single line on the vibro...
  3. liebherr1160

    A few questions regarding cranes ...

    I'll be quite honest with you here. Simply because im tired of academics coming onto the job half smart and plenty dangerous. And because you did a course ,your buddies like to try and take guys like me apart. Im just a dumb construction worker ,we went to college.. Id pile drive them all in...
  4. liebherr1160

    Need help with a 2007 Grove RT530ceII

    Ive run these machines, the small cranes are realitivly fast . By the Grove manual you'll probably find that its recommended to keep the throttle pinned. Feather the controls and adjust speed with the throttle. Its a lot like playing drums ,but once you work out the sweet spots ,you can put a...
  5. liebherr1160

    Bad Day

    That's right blame Canada.:D A little more investigation would have revealed a warning lamp and thermometer in the drivers cab to monitor the temp, fastest way to cool it down is to keep moving,with it off of course. I got crap early when I got grease around it. Its red and rusty because it...
  6. liebherr1160

    Bad Day

    That's a Mega-Track suspension and an electric retarder , be very careful not to get lube on it , makes for a good fire. Thanks for the Pic's, a lot of good memories . Miss crawling under those . On the topic of driveline, I have a chunk of steel in my arm ,simply because the oiler didn't...
  7. liebherr1160

    Bad Day

    Don't feel bad We blew a driveline in downtown Ottawa ,Ontario on a Demag AC650. in the middle of a intersection , It ripped out the Hyd line's all the electrical , and most of the air. What does a guy do.. put out his triangles and get a coffee.
  8. liebherr1160

    Link To LR11350 Accident in Sao Paulo-Root Cause

    actually the bigger the crane the more catastrophic the accident.
  9. liebherr1160

    anyone use a new terex 28106?

    Ive run a 30108 from Elliot. Hate it .. no foot throttle, bendy frame, exceptionally stupid A2B, B-length cable setup. Elliot really should just stick to sign trucks. Their boom trucks are garbage..Give me a Manitex any day of the week . We had some electrical problems , it took a 3/8, 7/16, and...
  10. liebherr1160

    Responsibilities in mobile crane operations

    Load Chart and manual is supposed to be in the crane everywhere I have worked .. The service manual does not need to be there,Unless your a qualified mechanic and most operators are not,preforming a repair to a system at ends up going bonkers afterward gets your ass in a sling,Moreover todays...
  11. liebherr1160

    Boom Truck Crane Issues

    When you removed the LMI did you remove the boom length/A2B cable. You'll have to reset the boom,and you well have to reset the boom angle indicator. The boom length is set buy a potentiometer on both the Pat and Greer Systems.The terex by all account last time i saw one had Greer guts...
  12. liebherr1160

    weird grove cranes

    Ive run the RT58 through Rt63.. I can promise that in the future I well call in dead before I run them again ..
  13. liebherr1160

    I want a chart for a KMK 2025

    That Lil unit will do what you want when and where you want to do it ..Slick,light,highly maneuverable little crane. Have a look at the belly of the boom,where the head section meets the 2nd section.My may see that when retracted the boom head engages to pegs.This is to stop the head from...
  14. liebherr1160

    Crane Mishaps

    Was trying to set a transformer in a vault in what maybe/is the eventual sidewalk..heavy street and service reconstruction at the time It was bad ground that got the guy..everything sank at the worst possible point.. As luck would have it ..the building that the unit went through ..they...
  15. liebherr1160

    Crane Mishaps

    Holy Crap!! The one at the 42second mark ... three op's and myself got that girl back on all fours..It happened in down town Kitchener,Ontario..Guy running it was a good guy...that one sucked..Thankfully though no one injured ..
  16. liebherr1160

    Wind Farm Accident Tehachapi CA?

    probably 75-100 ton ..best guess.. on a limb 150 ton
  17. liebherr1160

    Wind Farm Accident Tehachapi CA?

    the ford was probably a rental... hard to say what happen here..a costly set back is most apparent
  18. liebherr1160

    Houston accident

    and deleted log entries...
  19. liebherr1160

    Houston accident

    Generally ...if its possable when swing shifting or hot seating a crane ..the two op's should communicate the going's on's of/or during the prevoius shift..takes about a minute or two.. Generally again..If Im gonna have to pull one outrigger in ..then I have to pull all 4 at the end of a...
  20. liebherr1160

    OZ Crane accident

    The easist way to cope with a situation like that is not to get yourself in a spot where you may end up being a passenger.. Its a tough break but by the photo I cant tell if it has a front jack..and the boom is clearly across the front quadrant..(though it is possable that the boom went through...
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