hoist line spooling

[dbl612]

the longer your boom is, the more of a problem it is to get a clean crossover without stacking because the fleet angle diminishes. grove had a prob with this for years until they tarted installing kickers on their model 30 winches. (they quietly offered retro kits if you screamed loud enough to the dealer) factory claimed they never had a problem but they offered kits a magically the prob disappeared. they also installed fleeting guides on the tip of the base section on boom trucks with over 90' of stick to keep the fleet angle constant. the europeans discovered this about 2000 and the american companies stole the idea cause it worked.

 

[fixou812]

Niagara Falls

 

[fixou812]

Just a drive by. The crane is at the edge of the cataract not from the brink of the falls

 

[rosebyrne]

The Hills Hoist is also commonly used in Australian drinking culture with the smashing game "Goon of Fortune". Goon of Fortune combines two of Australia's most revered creations, the Hills Hoist and cask wine. Four sacks of cask wine, more commonly referred to as "goon," are attached to the end of each cross beam. The contestants then rotate the clothes line while chanting their favorite goon song. When the clothes line stops the closest contestant takes a long drink of the wine, 10 seconds is the norm. For the "Goon of Fortune" to be authentic there must be a combination of 3 types of cask wine: Fruity Lexia, White and Red. The fourth sack is can be either of the three however contestants prefer the saying, "Fruity Lexia makes you sexier!" and thus Fruity Lexia is the goon of choice. The winner of the game is the last one standing or the last not to vomit. A beer bong may be used in place of the usual 10 second drink if the other contestants feel that participant is failing to drink enough and therefore cheat the game (usually foreigners unaccustomed to Australian amounts of alcohol).