15
Saw a bad lift on a jobsite in Austin last week
Was down on 6th Street helping a buddy with a sign install and watched a guy try to pick a 4 ton HVAC unit with a boom truck that was way off level. He was jacking around with the outriggers for 20 minutes before giving up. Has anyone else run into operators who just skip leveling and hope for the best? How do you handle watching something sketchy without making enemies on site?
2 comments
Log in to join the discussion
Log In2 Comments
elliots491mo ago
Man, that's rough. I saw a guy in Dallas try to lift a shipment of steel beams with a forklift that had one tire COMPLETELY flat, he just kept going and the whole load started tilting like the Leaning Tower. Had to walk away before I said something I'd regret, sometimes you just grit your teeth and hope they learn from the wobble.
4
noahward29d ago
Changed my mind on this honestly. Used to think you just let people make their own mistakes, but watching a load go sideways like that makes you wonder how many close calls take out a whole crew before someone speaks up.
1