Watched a tower crane swing around downtown Boston yesterday morning

The way the operator rode the wind gusts instead of fighting them made me think about how I approach those sketchy extension ladder setups on big houses. Any other operators notice crane control principles showing up in your regular life?

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grantl9421d ago

Ever notice how ladder work feels exactly like that when you stop white-knuckling and just sway with your own momentum? Helps me on those gusty days messing with gutters on a three-story.

joelthomas21d ago

See, I've got to push back on that. White-knuckling is what keeps most of us alive on a ladder - that tension is your body's way of saying you're one gust of wind from a bad fall. I've been on ladders long enough to know that relaxing into the sway is a good way to get launched off the side when a real hard gust hits.