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iris_green84•22h ago

Saw a 300 ton crawler lift a water tank in Boise and finally got why old guys check the ground first

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hugo_jones2•1d ago

Lifting a 4,200 lb HVAC unit over a hospital in Dayton and the wind gusted at the worst possible second

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the_mason•3d ago

My 58 year old spotter in Baltimore swears by hand signals over radios and I can't decide if he's right

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the_mason•7d ago

Took me 3 hours to figure out my swing brake and it was one hose clamp

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taylor929•7d ago

Saw a big port crane yard in Savannah and it changed my mind about older rigs

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evan151•9d ago

Boom angle indicator saved my butt on a tight job in Detroit

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jordan653•9d ago

Site safety guy flagged my rigging on a job in Portland last Tuesday

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ivan211•11d ago

Warning: inspected a Liebherr yesterday that had a cracked turret bolt, check yours

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schmidt.grant•12d ago

Rant: cherry picker arm failed mid lift over a pool

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alice_reed47•13d ago

Wind load check before the jump saved my boom in Hobart

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west.alice•14d ago

The load chart that lied to me in Kansas City

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wrenwilson•15d ago

Crane mats on soft ground, who else has had a close call

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mason.paige•16d ago

My Miami night shift crane job taught me to trust the old way of hand signals

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susan_wells•26d ago

Trick for leveling on sloped pads without a laser

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hernandez.ben•26d ago

Finally figured out the trick for swinging loads in tight spots

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