Hi guys, looking for videos of Lorry loader/HIAB incidents for example, slings snapping, overturning, underfoot damage, load dropping, to help put together some training videos for my operators. Any videos or help on where to find some would be much appreciated.
Caught this European-style 5 ton overhead crane being installed at a site in Ethiopia. Always interesting to see how these projects come together in different environments.
The team was working through some site-specific challenges, but overall progress looked solid. Curious to see how it performs once fully commissioned.
Man I hate these f*cking controls. I don't understand how they could think "hell yeah that's way better than joysticks or the little sticks most ATs and RTs have".
I've only seen this on crawlers, please tell me there's a good engineering reason behind this.
This one's a 2010 Kobelco 250 ton crawler (CK2500-II)
Hey yall, currently working in the bakken oil patch as a rigger but plenty of time in the seat. Was planning on moving to Florida (fort myers area) and starting a detailing shop. But my boss told me to just get my certs and start off doing that, dream career isn't a crane operator because of the risks involved when people don't know what they are doing. I just don't know if the pay down there is worth it, most operators here are making atleast 6 figures. I'll throw in my favorite rigging pick. Pick and carry team lift and I was the only rigger on location.
For the record, I’m not the greatest crane operator ever, but I’m pretty good. This was how I have managed longer than I’d like to admit. I primarily do tree work for this crew, and we had a top that we cut spin and rip out our LMI wire. There was no override key available to me, so this was my solution because this button needs constant pressure to maintain override mode. It’s hilarious to me to show up and do jobs where we have a four dollar “C clamp” on the rig. You do what you gotta do 😂
The vessel has been under restoration for the last 33 years, 6 of those years in this spot, in the same area it was built back in 1864.
The masts will be installed once she is in the water.
weight is ~85 tonnes
I am building a 3d printed tower crane, and I need ideas. What is something cool I could lift with it.
I plan on modeling and 3d printing that to my scale so everything is possible.
Thanks.
I saw a post here the other day saying how apprentices seem to be getting worse and I was wondering because I’m in the process of getting my CDL right now and going to school in October to become a crane operator what will make you stand out and make operators want to work with you other then the obvious of working hard and actively trying to learn taking pride in doing the work?
Idk if this is the right sub to ask, figured I'd try. Been looking for a new career and honestly started thinking about crane operating/heavy equipment operator. Watched a bunch of videos on the big claw for waste management or recycling centers, etc. Also heavy equipment/cranes for scrap yards. I tried looking for stuff but I dont even know what you would call these kinds of jobs.
Whats the reality of my getting a job with no experience in any of these. Whats the process like? Is it on the job training, school, of prior experience? These jobs just look like something I would really enjoy as I played lots of games with joysticks and spend a lot of time at my computer, also find satisfaction is ripping stuff apart. I attached some photos for reference on stuff Im talking about.
Im 25(M) in BC Canada. I have business management Diploma, come from health and fitness background. My dad was a crane operator in another country in his early years operating Mobile crane, upto 500 ton/ 1200 ton Liebherr once upon a time back in 2000s-05s.
Im deciding if this is a good path forward. Im entrepreneurial and want to eventually own a business, but first want to learn the trade, get skillset, preferably the red seal. Meanwhile I want to best equip myself with education and training. Im working on getting my Class 1 CDL, which is about 10k CAD, training at Local 115 as non member is about $14k CAD, and wait time is about >1 yr before i start level 1 training.
Again, my goal isnt just to work union, but im deadset of wanting to run a business, doesn't matter how long it takes me. For some of you who have gone that route, or decided against ownership, please share your advice, if i should pursue this route and invest my time and money into this trade. Maybe in future, i would also be willing to move to US if the opportunity to purse a business seems more feasible down there. Ive got sales experience, Im willing to laterally also get my business degree, just to equip myself better with sound understanding of finances.
Im at a point where I feel i dont know if i should choose this pathway or just get my accounting degree and go white-collar jobs or even purse something in health and fitness space, maybe as a physio or massage therapist. Ive been a personal trainer and done multiple sales jobs on side, also did commercial tires, running a mobile service truck for Kaltire. Im ok working with my hands, as long as i see an opportunity of growth, primarily in starting my own thing, but in a specialized/skilled industry, like this, where barrier of entry is high!
Thanks for your time in advance!
Please excuse my grammar by the way
* A new start
When I first earned my NCCCO license after I got done with the school, I applied to a bunch of companies hoping to find a seat. 3 days later, a company that is known to construct highways accepted my application and I get an interview. The interview arrives and I meet with the site supervisor, we went over my qualifications, previous job experience, what cranes I got in my license, etc. I clearly mention to him that I have 0 experience on running a crane besides learning the basics at school. He tells me that it’s ok that I can learn along the way and tells me that I can start in 2 days.
* The First Day
My first day started and I arrive at the jobsite (the jobsite is a highway construction by the way).
I met with the supervisor and he gives me a ride to where the crane i was gonna operate is at. We arrive at the crane and it was a crawler crane placed to where we had to lift a tall wall (exactly like slide #1) into the side of the highway. He hands me over the keys and tells me to just do exactly what the crew wants me to lift… I get on the crane and look around and ask him to teach me how to set up the LMI, turn on the function control, and how to also move the tracks, he gives me a quick run down and leaves after getting the hang of it, before he left, he strictly mention to only use the ball because it’s faster… Keep In mind, the company has no lift director and the supervisor is not an operator. They had no operator in charge btw.
So when I get used to the control, one of the crew member gets next to the load and signal me to bring the ball over. The load was a small wall ( about 2 human above each other size). I bring the ball over, he rigs it up and signals me to move it over above the massive wall (slide number 1) where the crew was at. I know it’s stupid but I thought I can only swing on when someone signal me to swing so I was frozen in place until I saw a signal. One of the crew above the tall wall signaled me to swing right, so I swung right, the load was at the height of the above wall by the way, so as I swung he just kept pointing right, I then accidentally hit and accidentally destroy the fence that prevents them from falling over (slide #2) and almost ram it into another worker nearby full speed. We all stopped and after a few minutes of discussing what happened, they understood and everything went smoothly with great caution. It was dumb I know, but I never knew about operating at your own. I literally thought to only operate only when signaled…
*The second accident
It was my second week and I got moved into a new crew, we were there to put on highway columns (slide number #3) and I was put into an RT crane. I tell the supervisor how do I level it, set up the lmi on that one and how to turn on functions control. He gives me a quick run down and goes on his way once he leaves. 2 days later and I am stripping the column frames after the concrete dries. There was a turnbuckle (that long poll that is leaning on the Column on slide #3) that was connected across 2 column horizontally above the 2 and was told to move the ball above it to move it. The foreman rigs me up and tells me to hoist but unbeknown to him, while I was hoisting up, the end of the turnbuckle was still screwed, he was still signaling me to keep hoisting so I did, and once there was enough pressure, the turnbuckle snapped up like rocket and got unhooked and fell next to a worker to the ground, the turnbuckle tip fell to the ground and then fell over to the worker and hit his head, luckily he was wearing a helmet. But it still knocked him to the ground.
Everyone was accusing each other instead of me because they were saying that I warned you it wasn’t lose yet and no you told me this and that…. They understood luckily that i still didn’t know how the job worked on the column so they weren’t pointing fingers at me, still the safety guy came, the supervisor came, even the freaking owner of the company came to investigate. The safety scolded me to be more careful and that to please be more cautious of whats bolted and whats not bolted. I honestly thought was going to be let go and was already thinking about my life…. Luckily everything went as normal an hour later. And yes the worker was fine by the way.
I already got a few years of experience, I had since left the company and went into crane rentals, I learned a lot more in crane rentals on how the crane works, crane placement etc, I was thankful that I got the seat, at the same time im thankful that nothing bad came out from the accident or worse…
Anyways i would like to order the Bloody Mary drink, what about you man? What beer you want me to get you? On me by the way
View from my tower of my coworker flat-sticking it to work under the eaves. I’d rather be doing that than be up here currently. High wind and tornado watch. Packing it up soon!