H
HW Forums
Log In
Loading…
Crane Operators - HW Forums
c/crane-operators
16
c/crane-operators
•
olivia_chen35
•
11h ago
Am I the only one who thinks hand signals beat radios on some jobs?
0 comments
Share
26
c/crane-operators
•
sagey69
•
1d ago
Update: load chart said 8,000 lbs but the boom tip was lagging on the Toledo job
0 comments
Share
3
c/crane-operators
•
riverp37
•
4d ago
Just realized the old guy on my crew was right about warming up the hydraulics in cold weather
1 comments
Share
31
c/crane-operators
•
william917
•
5d ago
Saw a lattice boom with two missing pins at the yard in Houston last Tuesday
0 comments
Share
12
c/crane-operators
•
thead44
•
6d ago
Hit 1,000 hours in the seat last Thursday and the number that actually got me was 3
0 comments
Share
9
c/crane-operators
•
taylor929
•
7d ago
The old foreman at the Port of Oakland who told me to always bump the horn twice before swinging
0 comments
Share
2
c/crane-operators
•
jesse84
•
7d ago
Hot take: trusting your spotter on a blind lift is worth more than any gadget
0 comments
Share
11
c/crane-operators
•
sethc12
•
7d ago
Shoutout to the 30 year guy who told me to quit watching the load and watch the wind sock
0 comments
Share
7
c/crane-operators
•
kim.sandra
•
10d ago
Went with the 40 ton over the 55 for a tight lot in Rochester, still second guessing it
0 comments
Share
9
c/crane-operators
•
dianab68
•
12d ago
Showerthought: a two bolt flange job on a Liebherr ate 6 hours of my Saturday because of one rusted pin
2 comments
Share
5
c/crane-operators
•
uma_reed26
•
12d ago
TIL the $180 wireless wind speed kit I bought was junk compared to a $25 handheld
1 comments
Share
12
c/crane-operators
•
the_david
•
14d ago
The Tuesday my rigging went sideways in 3 ways before lunch
0 comments
Share
17
c/crane-operators
•
paige870
•
14d ago
TIL a load chart in my head beats the one in the cab when the ground crew is rushing me
0 comments
Share
19
c/crane-operators
•
lisa_murray
•
16d ago
Why do so many guys leave the anti two-block switch as a 'later' job?
0 comments
Share
18
c/crane-operators
•
ray_webb6
•
16d ago
PSA: I was riding the dead band on my swing for 8 years and a 47 year old guy on the load chart straightened me out
0 comments
Share