Just some work pics

[skyking1]

have you set any outriggers on buildings? We had them on the Expedia job and I pulled one off the garage with the boom truck. It went from the building to the right outrigger pocket. I had not laid down the boom rest yet

 

[Natman]

About 2 hours ago, I told the customer I'll be swinging a lap pool over his house for in a couple days, that if he could leave one garage door open, I could run one outrigger pad into it and knock a few more feet off my radius. It'd make the difference, roughly, between being at 65% or 75% capacity, and I always "cheat" all I can. I also told him it won't make a good YouTube video, too boring.

 

[skyking1]

the yellow box is called an "outrigger" in the high rise building jobs. They bolt them in to give them a place to land loads. That one was for shooting in pallets of stuff with the forklifts, but it was 5 floors up on the same job earlier that year, and the tower crane was landing loads on there.

 

[crane operator]

Winch decided to puke hyd. from the brake pack into the winch gear oil on the grove. Made a mess on the jobsite, but its just some seals so that wasn't to bad. Link belt was leaking over the deck from a bad o ring. Liebherr went down on site from a bad alternator. Threw new batteries in it to get this manlift back on the ground. Then had to help the computer find the boom location back.

 

[crane operator]

Tipping chart? You just need more counterweight.

 

[skyking1]

for that "special" over the rear chart. Looks like a pick and carry setup for tilt up buildings.

 

[crane operator]

Picked up a spare truck at a auction a while back. Finally got it drug home. Trucks are priced through the roof right now, but I decided better to buy one when I didn't absolutely need it.

1998 kw t-800 N-14, 13 speed, DS 404 4.11's, 8 bag kw suspension. It runs and drives and it needs some drive tires. And I'm sure there's some air leaks on it- it takes forever to build air.

 

[crane operator]

Concrete plant silo's. The assemblers had a pretty slick welding/ tool trailer.

 

[crane operator]

Christmas decorations.

 

[DMiller]

T800 should do you well. Air leaks can be a trouble as we get harder of hearing to find.

And its WAY too early for Xmas Crap, Turkey Day has not even arrived!!!

 

[John Griffin]

Ive had a bad air governor cause the super slow to build air problem. I took it apart and it wad terribly gummy inside. I think a new one was like $35 for a bendix.

 

[Natman]

That welding trailer, that is something I have not seen before, the trailer concept instead of a dually flatbed, very nice. I always check out the framing contractors I work for work trailers, and (no surprise) the ones who have the best laid out and generally innovative ones also happen to be my best customers. Easy to work with, and quick paying, the trailer tells the story!

The assemblers had a pretty slick welding/ tool trailer.

 

[John C.]

The problem with trailers is that they are easy to hook onto and just go. My welding trailer was stolen about fifteen years ago now.

 

[Mark13]

The welding trailer looks very similar to the trailers I see farriers (horse shoers) use if they don't have a similar style bed mounted on a pickup. Instead of a welder in the center they'll usually have a swing out propane forge, vice, bench grinder setup, etc.

 

[DMiller]

Appears they modeled after the old IR air compressor houses, or repurposed a old one on that trailer. Appears also to work really well.

 

[f311fr1]

Superior Energy Auctioneer has an auction this week in Oklahoma. Lots of Leibear crane s and parts

 

[crane operator]

Superior Energy Auctioneer has an auction this week in Oklahoma. Lots of Leibear crane s and parts

Great- you tell me about it the day after the sale. Probably better for my bank account.

 

[crane operator]

In the sale bill, they were selling the jibs and the counterweights separate from the cranes. Can you imagine trying to separate out which counterweight you had to buy- and get it bought for the 1/2 million dollar crane you just got? They evidently didn't know what they were doing, because the counterweights don't just interchange.

 

[JLarson]

It's not like Legos?

 

[skyking1]

good thing you missed that sale.