Just some work pics

[crane operator]

I'm actually pretty spoiled, the sign builders reminded me of that- they don't get hydraulic outriggers, and I'm kinda fond of a cab and a chair.

 

[crane operator]

Had to set some zip line tower's at a camp here in town. I kind of cheated and had them build me a rock ramp to set up on. Their asphalt road was really steep to try to get set up on. The powerlines are shut off.

 

[Tradesman]

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It doesn’t look like your DEF system is working lol

 

[crane operator]

This is the other tower on the other side of the lake. It was kind of narrow over there.

 

[crane operator]

Under the bridge and through the river to work on a billboard.

 

[crane operator]

It was muddy on the other bank, it took me about 4 tries to get up the other side.

 

[crane operator]

I did get a pretty good picture of it from up on the bridge when I came back to tear it down and drive back out.

 

[crane operator]

Unloaded a bunch of precast floor panels.

 

[crane operator]

Changing top sprocket on roller coaster. I was a little worried about getting up the hill, but it walked right up in there.

I didn't duck much walking under the back outrigger box. I did cheat and make a couple rock piles where the back jacks were. I still had to climb it up and back down in stages.

 

[crane operator]

It doesn’t look like your DEF system is working lol

It actually clears up once it warms up. Its just a little smoky on cold start up. MMMmmm ---- smell of diesel in the morning...

 

[crane operator]

2015 crossover, looks like dumped on its side driving.

The second one is a 2014 manitex tc70. I don't know where the boom went, but I'm guessing it wasn't pretty. I don't think someone pulled it out to sell it on the black market or anything.

 

[Tradesman]

I recently was told that two of my competitors upset there cranes on the road, the first one was a link belt rt 30 ton, the driver blacked out while driving the float that it was on, he apparently is ok but he had his license suspended. The second was a boom truck similar to mine, it apparently slid off the road on the ice and rolled, I haven’t heard if the driver was hurt, hope not. As much as I appreciate the extra business there are too few good tradesmen around and we need them all.

 

[Tradesman]

It actually clears up once it warms up. Its just a little smoky on cold start up. MMMmmm ---- smell of diesel in the morning...

I got the “ apocalypse now “ reference, well played Sir, well played.

 

[crane operator]

One of the guys took this with his phone of the crossing to the billboard.

 

[petepilot]

One of the guys took this with his phone of the crossing to the billboard.

and without a paddle

 

[Junkyard]

Met the drilling boys out at a site this afternoon, they're making the hole for a billboard pole. They travel quite a ways with theirs, and they don't drive it, they just have a lowboy haul it.

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That looks to be an LDH that’s had some hydraulics added to it. They’re good old rigs but it takes three arms to run it well! LDH was a Hughes company. At one time we had several, one was a truck mount converted to crawler mounted. Now we just have a truck mounted very similar to that one.

 

[crane operator]

That looks to be an LDH that’s had some hydraulics added to it. They’re good old rigs but it takes three arms to run it well! LDH was a Hughes company. At one time we had several, one was a truck mount converted to crawler mounted. Now we just have a truck mounted very similar to that one.

The driller said it had been his dad's (and was a LDH- a 1985 if I remember right), who just passed away in december. His dad had drove down to texas to pick up some parts for the rig, and didn't show up back home. Wouldn't answer his phone. Son said he tracked him down in a motel, where he had passed in his sleep on the way home with the parts. He said his dad had loved the drilling and the work, and was still running them- I think he was in his 70's.

When its my time to go, I could think of a lot worse ways to have it happen.

 

[goosedog]

Interesting foum, I operate 38 t ,Altec , will post some pic, once I figure this thing out ..

 

[Tugger2]

One of the guys took this with his phone of the crossing to the billboard.

Looks like a typical Yukon car wash .

 

[Hank R]

1980 Kenworth 3406DI 380 hp, at Naskup B.C. in 1981 at the truck wash