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caseyfox
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12h ago
Three years ago I started radioing the ground guy before every blind pick, and it cut our re-rigs way down
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drew_thomas9
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16h ago
I finally started trusting the load chart after a near miss in Tacoma
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rose_anderson40
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4d ago
Pro tip: my load chart app hit 500 lifts logged and it made me think about the old paper charts
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vera_sanchez
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4d ago
Question about load charts after a near miss on a windy lift in Amarillo
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rubybarnes
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5d ago
Bought a $230 load chart app for my phone and it does less than the free card in my wallet
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the_dylan
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5d ago
Warning: my anti two-block alarm went off mid-lift and it was just a loose wire
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mila395
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5d ago
Thought load charts were just paperwork until a 40 mph gust in Odessa proved me wrong
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michaelw26
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7d ago
Showerthought: I stopped watching my load line and started watching the wind sock, and my swings got way smoother
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rileygarcia
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9d ago
Switched from hand signals to radios on the 400-ton lift and the shouting finally stopped
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emmajackson
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9d ago
Guy running the pump truck at the Tempe site said my old rig had more feel in the boom than the new joystick ones
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viola171
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10d ago
Losing my mind over the swing brake on this old 40 ton in Tacoma
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nancy929
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14d ago
Hand signals vs radio on a blind pick, and the guy who changed my mind at a job site in Fresno
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jade_hunt48
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14d ago
Foreman told me my swing was jerky, so I changed one thing with my hands
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kai_lee35
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15d ago
Am I the only one who didn't know the load chart changes when you're on outriggers vs tracks?
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cameron_palmer
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15d ago
I finally stopped booming down with the load still swinging, and a $40 bubble level on my jib is what did it
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