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Talked to an old tower crane hand last week that changed how I prep for high wind days
I ran into a retired operator named Frank at a job site in Pittsburgh. He told me he always kept a 50 foot section of nylon rope in his cab tied off to the mast. Said it saved him once when his radio died and he had to signal a ground guy by yanking the rope in patterns. I never thought about having a backup that doesn't need batteries. Made me realize I rely way too much on electronics for communication up there. Anyone else carry something simple like that in their cab just in case?
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bettykim23d ago
Used to roll my eyes at old school stuff like that but Frank makes a really good point. A dead radio would leave you totally isolated up there.
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