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grant.margaret
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10h ago
I started doing a 30 second walk around the counterweight before every lift, and it caught a loose pin on a Grove last Tuesday
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wells.brooke
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1d ago
Changed my mind on power line shutdowns after a close call in Gary
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seth_carr
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2d ago
Guy on my rig in Houston told me he never takes a pick over 80% capacity and I can't decide if he's smart or slow
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uma606
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2d ago
I finally started checking the wind sock at the Port of Oakland yard before every pick
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casey_barnes
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2d ago
Thought the guy was nuts for saying leave the tagline slack, till my load swayed at 60 feet
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paige514
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4d ago
Rant: my swing brake quit on a 60 foot pick over the fence line in Tacoma
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miller.jason
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4d ago
Just found out the load chart on my 2019 Liebherr changes with wind speed, not just boom angle
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davis.casey
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5d ago
I finally tried holding my boom swings with the brake instead of feathering the pedal
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jake_hall88
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7d ago
Used to hand signal every pick, now I run radios on most jobs and I'm not sure I like it
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jakep24
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8d ago
PSA: I thought the load chart app on my phone was a gimmick until a job in Tacoma proved me wrong
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paige514
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8d ago
Chose the older 60 ton over a newer 40 ton for my first rig, and 8 months in I keep going back and forth on it
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wesley_hart
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8d ago
TIL the anti two-block switch is worth fighting for, and I'll die on this hill
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grantl94
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10d ago
Vent: my rigging hand told me to slow down and I argued with him for 20 minutes
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wells.brooke
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10d ago
Hit 4,000 hours on my current rig last Friday and the counter rolled to 000.0
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jason112
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11d ago
Took me 30 minutes to figure out why the load chart kept throwing me off
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