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A new guy on a site in Phoenix asked me why I always do a full 360 walk-around before I even start the engine.
I told him it was because my first foreman, back in '08, said 'the ground tells you more than the load chart ever will' after we found a cracked tie-down plate that could've dropped a 12-ton beam.
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leor374h ago
Wait, a cracked tie-down plate that could've dropped a 12-ton beam? I mean, that's insane. I'd be doing a 360 walk-around for the rest of my life after seeing something like that. Your first foreman was totally right, the ground really does tell you everything. That's a story that sticks with you.
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the_jesse4h ago
Was it actually a cracked tie-down plate or the pad it sits on? Because a cracked plate itself is wild, but a bad base under it is the usual culprit. That's the real lesson about checking the ground.
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