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the_karen
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1d ago
Am I the only one who sets cribbing by feel instead of eyeballing the bubble?
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mason.anna
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1d ago
The load chart said 9,000 lbs but the scale at the yard in Newark said 11,400
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ivangrant
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1d ago
Ran a 40 ton Grove in 30 mph gusts near the Port of Galveston and had to learn when to call it
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maryg34
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2d ago
Update: I finally stopped using the hand signals I learned in 1998 and my spotter caught it in 10 minutes
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skylergrant
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5d ago
Hit 500 hours in the seat on this Liebherr and my hands finally stopped fighting the controls
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brian_thompson5
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6d ago
Looked down on locking out the swing brake during hook changes until the grain elevator job in Duluth
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taylor.betty
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7d ago
DAE realize they were riding the swing brake way harder than needed
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holly_craig
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7d ago
TIL skipping the swing brake check on my old 40-ton actually cost more than doing it
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richard_mason
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8d ago
A rigger in Houston told me to stop watching the load and watch the outriggers instead, and it stuck with me
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pat719
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9d ago
I finally gave in and started using the anti two-block alarm on my old rig, and I feel pretty stupid about waiting
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sanchez.robin
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10d ago
Dropped $180 on a load moment indicator for my old 22 ton and it paid for itself the first week
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bencampbell
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11d ago
Spent 6 months booming down too fast on a Liebherr 130 in Tacoma, one old hand fixed it in 5 minutes
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abby_martin28
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11d ago
A 30 year guy at the yard in Fresno told me to quit feathering the swing brake, and he was dead right
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carter.jennifer
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11d ago
Ran the same 60 foot pick for 8 months before a ground guy asked why I boom down before swinging, and it hit me
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robert275
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14d ago
An old hand on the 140 ton told me to stop riding the swing brake and it cut my cycle time by 20 percent
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