Long ago I was boomed down to limit over roof 1 foot off wall. Steel erector s yanked roof sheets out to land it and tipped crane over on to building. Building steel touched boom stopped me from going over. That was a Link Belt Hc238a friction 150 ft lattice boom. I dropped my cigarette...
I try putting myself in your position not being able to see what you are doing just relying on other eyes.....that would be so hard. Just totally amazes me❣
It definitely helps when your used to your single persons style. It’s no fun when the customer thinks they know how to signal and doesn’t pay for a signal man
I always left the door open and my foot in front of the door to stop it from closing so I could jump if needed on max radius pick if something went wrong. Well not always, but you know what I mean!
Isn't it safer to stay in the cab if you don't risk falling into water or something of the sort? Yeah it'll tip over, but once the boom lays down the cab is just tilted. Never operated a crane, but forklifts and loaders and what not they train you to stay inside the cage if at all possible as thats the safest place in an accident.
@@2009dudeman you should watch some crane collapse videos. They do funny things as counterweights and booms and and outriggers rearrange themselves, much more dynamic and creative than just a forklift tipping over lol Sometimes staying in the cab would be safer, but other times they get crushed.
The past two months I have been working under a 40 Crain truck. Tree work and when he puts it out 130+ boom at 30 degrees my but puckers. I'm guessing on that. But it's better then dragging the brush out from behind a house. He can move it a long way with little effort 👍👍👍 Great video as always
Have you ever thought of using a wireless head set for communication? There is a commercial grade type out that are quite handy. I use a full duplex set that have a repeater box you set between you and other person that insures communication. They are nice because you always hear everything they are saying and them likewise with out ever having to use your hands, and you can have multiple sets all communicating with each other. It makes those blind picks easier.
You're on the short end of a whole lot of leverage, which could get mighty exciting mighty quick. On a different note, have you seen the footage of the Liebherr ship crane failure? Fortunately, nobody was killed, but a couple guys were seriously injured. They were doing a 5,600 ton lift to validate her maximum capacity when the hook failed at 2600 tons. Smashed the everliving crap out of the boom (as you might expect).
The boom angle you were when the man was at the edge of the building watching for you you wouldn't any more distance even if you had more room to boom down , the only thing that would help would be to have more boom ran out if you had the capacity .
Love doing those long reaches, but can get a bit arse puckering at times, trying to convert back to kilograms from your pounds makes it fun watching your vids, I operate similar size machine but do mainly precast concrete panels these days.
whooo man did u suck up some chair with that one that pick had me nervous due to not seeing the load then hearing the alarm beeping did not help you must have alot of faith in that guy with the signals cause hes pretty much driving the load and crane as much as u are
It was definitely nerve wracking. The signal person and I have worked together quite a bit. He's good and knows his stuff. He also knows that I'll give him all I can. So, if I tell him "that's it", he knows that's it. Many thanks for watching! 🙂🏗
You don't want me to tell you about dragging the headache ball another 100" away with the welding truck to drag and then pick that small "I" beam we shook out in the wrong pile.
I've seen it done. Sometimes creativity wins and sometimes creativity leads to catastrophe. Everything we do is a calculated risk. Many thanks for watching! 🙂🏗
thanks for sharing a little real life experience with us. there are a heck of a lot more factors involved than I imagined. Stay safe and may the good Lord keep His hand on your shoulder.
Yeah that’s something no one should get too comfortable with. The engineers say it will do it and the crane will but when something gives its over. Good job.
@@ryanburbridge I agree! Getting too comfortable with picks such as these, could definitely get some people in trouble. The margin of error is minuscule. Hope you are doing well out west! 🙂🏗
As a crane operator, what is it like sitting there not being able to see exactly what is going on when you cannot physically see the load from the cab? I was nervous watching. Is there any accessories for the crane where you can have a camera placed on the boom so you can physically monitor the action when you cannot see it from the cab?
Hi Jimmy, nice video! Does the crane show your hook height, calculated with deflection? Could you do a full job video, incl. job planning, setting up and tearing down equipment? I know you did a video about setting up the jib, but I don‘t remember a whole crane setup. EDIT: Just found some videos on your channel with crane setup included. „Usong two winches on a crane“ for example. Thank you for all the videos!
Noticed that there wasn't alot of radio chatter witch helps a little when your laid out like that...been places where the single person screams at the radio the whole time your boomn down... Eventually have to get rude and ask they tone it down a little, multiple max radius picks are a little grating on the nerves to begin with... Good job, way to stay chill
I agree with you on being off the side . I took a 90 ton Grove picked 5,ooo lbs I had the operator keep it no 1foot of the ground an go as far as he could . Then I had him pick it an swing to the rear , thats been good many years ago but it went at 5 foot off the side I was shocked that was no the first and last I that.
Nerves of steel! Great video. How do you determine the size of your outrigger pad with not knowing thickness of concrete, gravel or stability of soil ? Is there a table or formula you use? Thank you
There is a general table for load psi on different materials. Such as gravel rock, dirt, sand. Usually you'd find out thickness of concrete or asphalt but with this extreme setup, no doubt he went with the large set of pads for how much ground pressure over the side boomed down causes
Always have the client provide maximum GPB values so that mats can be specced to suit. Puts the onus back on the site/client to understand their ground conditions.
Sir Jimmie !!! Thanks as would have been a GREAT DRONE video for sure !!! If you look at "'PEPE'S TOWING"" video with the concrete pumper ,,they had to get a crane to p/u the over extended piping as the operator DIDN"T have his rightside outriggers fully extended & the pumper fell over !! ""KEEP IT SAFE ""!!!
Those concrete pumps can be pretty dangerous at times. People don't really think about just how much weight they are actually handling. A cubic yard of concrete is heavy. Many thanks for watching! 🙂🏗
They kind of run out together. However, at the maximum rated radius, it still has a capacity of a few thousand pounds. Given that fact, it is probably physically capable of a little more radius as long as nothing is on the hook. Eventually, it would reach a point where it would no longer support itself. Many thanks for watching! 🙂🏗
The load charts actually list the outrigger forces for a given radius. With our mats, this pick worked out to around 44 psi of ground pressure. Many thanks for watching! 🙂🏗
I did my first crane tree job yesterday with my baby 9 ton 60 ft pitman hydralift mounted on a 85 gmc brigadier, my first crane but not my last i need a bigger one 😂
There's just a little extra safety margin over the rear. But, you are correct. As long as the crane stays in the chart, over the side is just as good as over the rear. Many thanks for watching! 🙂🏗
@@ToTheTopCrane When you have vario-base you have an extra over the back side over the left an right outrigger..An whitin chart with good setup of your computer there is no risk..only when you putt falls info in it or turning the key you can get into problems..
Some of the larger cranes and newer cranes have adjustable counterweight positions. But most of them you set before the lift. The largest load you will put into the ground will be full CW with fully retracted boom at a high boom angle. Some of the large cranes will tip over backwards if you rotate over the side in that configuration.
The counterweights do not move once they are hung on the back of the superstructure. It was definitely one of those jobs that makes the blood travel around a little faster. Many thanks for watching! 🙂🏗
This crane has a mid span outrigger chart for all counterweight configurations except max counterweight. With full counterweight on, boom retracted and boomed up to say...70°, I can really feel the carrier flexing under it as I rotate.
To The Top Crane exactly. That’s actually a good practice once set up to rotate around and test your stability. I sunk a few holes the other day. Was set up by another operator but made some bad calls that added to it. It may be hard to slow down a bad situation but as operators it’s our responsibility to stop before things get out of hand. Great video.
I had the maximum counterweight package on the crane. 110,000 pounds is the maximum for this crane. It requires all of it to reach out this far. Many thanks for watching! 🙂🏗
I can't lower the boom below 39 deg. with the jib on. The longest reach I've made was a roof truss at 94.4 ft. of radius with a 101 ft. boom. You couldn't have pulled 18 guage wire through my a$$, you must have been sweatin' at 217' !
100ft out. Near flat. Picked up did job 3 months later main nut. 6 inch. She red of thread put down fracture when reaching out god bless peter. Just married. Aucklands cranes 1976 les nz morning side
The stupid constant music made this video unwatchable. Would much rather just hear the crane sounds than have my brain attacked by Mad Max raiding parties.
Long ago I was boomed down to limit over roof 1 foot off wall.
Steel erector s yanked roof sheets out to land it and tipped crane over on to building.
Building steel touched boom stopped me from going over.
That was a Link Belt Hc238a friction 150 ft lattice boom.
I dropped my cigarette...
I would not be very happy. I also would've dropped more than a cigarette. I would've need a change of pants. Many thanks for watching! 🙂🏗
It’s always amazing to see what cranes can do. The amount of leverage and strain placed on those parts is mind blowing
Agreed! What these cranes can tolerate is nothing short of amazing. Many thanks for watching! 🙂🏗
Nice work Jimmy! Wish our little Tadano's had the readout telling you how much weight you have on each outrigger. Thanks for sharing
Thank you! I wish all cranes would give outrigger forces. Many thanks for watching! 🙂🏗
Next time put another gopro on the end of the boom.
I try putting myself in your position not being able to see what you are doing just relying on other eyes.....that would be so hard. Just totally amazes me❣
Not being able to see isn't really an issue if you have a good signal person. Many thanks for watching! 🙂🏗
It definitely helps when your used to your single persons style. It’s no fun when the customer thinks they know how to signal and doesn’t pay for a signal man
12:38 pucker factor 10....
I always left the door open and my foot in front of the door to stop it from closing so I could jump if needed on max radius pick if something went wrong. Well not always, but you know what I mean!
Isn't it safer to stay in the cab if you don't risk falling into water or something of the sort? Yeah it'll tip over, but once the boom lays down the cab is just tilted. Never operated a crane, but forklifts and loaders and what not they train you to stay inside the cage if at all possible as thats the safest place in an accident.
@@2009dudeman you should watch some crane collapse videos. They do funny things as counterweights and booms and and outriggers rearrange themselves, much more dynamic and creative than just a forklift tipping over lol
Sometimes staying in the cab would be safer, but other times they get crushed.
Some good flexing in the boom the more you flatten it out Sir. Good to see you post again.
It did have a little deflection in it. Hope you are doing well. Many thanks for watching! 🙂🏗
The past two months I have been working under a 40 Crain truck. Tree work and when he puts it out 130+ boom at 30 degrees my but puckers. I'm guessing on that. But it's better then dragging the brush out from behind a house. He can move it a long way with little effort 👍👍👍
Great video as always
Letting the machine do as much as possible is working smart. Those machines don't wake up with aches and pains. Lol. Many thanks for watching! 🙂🏗
Have you ever thought of using a wireless head set for communication? There is a commercial grade type out that are quite handy. I use a full duplex set that have a repeater box you set between you and other person that insures communication. They are nice because you always hear everything they are saying and them likewise with out ever having to use your hands, and you can have multiple sets all communicating with each other. It makes those blind picks easier.
You're on the short end of a whole lot of leverage, which could get mighty exciting mighty quick.
On a different note, have you seen the footage of the Liebherr ship crane failure? Fortunately, nobody was killed, but a couple guys were seriously injured. They were doing a 5,600 ton lift to validate her maximum capacity when the hook failed at 2600 tons. Smashed the everliving crap out of the boom (as you might expect).
a nice precise job.the sort of job thats done very carefully.thanks for posting.
Thank you and many thanks for watching! 🙂🏗
Great video Jimmy
Hope you and your family have a great Memorial Day
Weekend
Thank you! Hope you and yours do as well! Many thanks for watching! 🙂🏗
great video Jimmy, keep em coming if ya can.
Thank you! I'll do my best to keep them coming. Many thanks for watching! 🙂🏗
Thanks for sharing, Jimmy.
The boom angle you were when the man was at the edge of the building watching for you you wouldn't any more distance even if you had more room to boom down , the only thing that would help would be to have more boom ran out if you had the capacity .
Great video Jimmy 👍👍. It’s great to see work of crane.
Thank you! Many thanks for watching! 🙂🏗
Love doing those long reaches, but can get a bit arse puckering at times, trying to convert back to kilograms from your pounds makes it fun watching your vids, I operate similar size machine but do mainly precast concrete panels these days.
whooo man did u suck up some chair with that one
that pick had me nervous due to not seeing the load then hearing the alarm beeping did not help
you must have alot of faith in that guy with the signals cause hes pretty much driving the load and crane as much as u are
It was definitely nerve wracking. The signal person and I have worked together quite a bit. He's good and knows his stuff. He also knows that I'll give him all I can. So, if I tell him "that's it", he knows that's it. Many thanks for watching! 🙂🏗
You don't want me to tell you about dragging the headache ball another 100" away with the welding truck to drag and then pick that small "I" beam we shook out in the wrong pile.
I've seen it done. Sometimes creativity wins and sometimes creativity leads to catastrophe. Everything we do is a calculated risk. Many thanks for watching! 🙂🏗
I love that xtreme telehandler forklift
Extreme does make a good machine. Many thanks for watching! 🙂🏗
@@ToTheTopCrane I have operated one it was the xr 842 it look like that was the same model in the video
so far out that it takes the whole sky with it as it lowers. 11:04
thanks for sharing a little real life experience with us. there are a heck of a lot more factors involved than I imagined. Stay safe and may the good Lord keep His hand on your shoulder.
Ok this is cool here in Australia we call that “sending it” stretching to max limits blind and praying lol
Thank you! We kinda call it the same here. Lol. Hope you all are doing well! Many thanks for watching! 🙂🏗
hey tradie need some more from ya if possible , even a show and tell on the working of your 30 ton pick an carry from inside stay safe
Yeah that’s something no one should get too comfortable with. The engineers say it will do it and the crane will but when something gives its over. Good job.
I’ll have to check out your vids! Tradie
@@ryanburbridge I agree! Getting too comfortable with picks such as these, could definitely get some people in trouble. The margin of error is minuscule. Hope you are doing well out west! 🙂🏗
Just look at that boom deflection
As a crane operator, what is it like sitting there not being able to see exactly what is going on when you cannot physically see the load from the cab? I was nervous watching. Is there any accessories for the crane where you can have a camera placed on the boom so you can physically monitor the action when you cannot see it from the cab?
Tower cranes sometimes got cameras, but I've never seen a mobile or crawler with it.
Very time I see a boom in the air in town I wonder if it is you and if a video will pop up about it. Keep them coming i really enjoy them.
Thank you! If you were anywhere near downtown on Tuesday, I had a boom up pretty high. 230 feet or so. Many thanks for watching! 🙂🏗
i love yur vids ... wish you''d show yur controls while working tho
Thank you! I have shown the controls in a few videos. I'll do it more in future videos. Thanks for the feedback and for watching! 🙂🏗
Hi Jimmy, nice video! Does the crane show your hook height, calculated with deflection? Could you do a full job video, incl. job planning, setting up and tearing down equipment? I know you did a video about setting up the jib, but I don‘t remember a whole crane setup.
EDIT: Just found some videos on your channel with crane setup included. „Usong two winches on a crane“ for example.
Thank you for all the videos!
Noticed that there wasn't alot of radio chatter witch helps a little when your laid out like that...been places where the single person screams at the radio the whole time your boomn down... Eventually have to get rude and ask they tone it down a little, multiple max radius picks are a little grating on the nerves to begin with... Good job, way to stay chill
Awesome picture
Your buddy with the hand signals made the video for👍 great enthusiasm
I agree with you on being off the side . I took a 90 ton Grove picked 5,ooo lbs I had the operator keep it no 1foot of the ground an go as far as he could . Then I had him pick it an swing to the rear , thats been good many years ago but it went at 5 foot off the side I was shocked that was no the first and last I that.
Question- Do you prefer to use hand signals from the workers or is it more advantageous to have some sort of radio communication?
I operated a 200 ton tadano few years ago I was out 214ft
A cam at they end of the boom....can you do it?
I have videos with a cam on the end of the boom. Some jobs I can....others, I can't. Many thanks for watching! 🙂🏗
And I thought I was doing something picking 5,000# at 60’ on a 50t crane, lol!
Jibs are for height not distance.
I know that you know your stuff and use all safety practices but, dam I was holding my breath there for a bit.
I thought about holding my breath. But, figured that would be a terrible time to pass out. 😂. Many thanks for watching! 🙂🏗
Good job
How's thing Jimmy, hope you and the family are staying safe.
Doing well here, Barry. Hope all is well down your way. Many thanks for watching! 🙂🏗
@@ToTheTopCrane all's well only 20 active cases now and NZ will be clear, I see it's pretty bad over your way hope it gets better soon for you.
Nerves of steel! Great video. How do you determine the size of your outrigger pad with not knowing thickness of concrete, gravel or stability of soil ? Is there a table or formula you use?
Thank you
There is a general table for load psi on different materials. Such as gravel rock, dirt, sand. Usually you'd find out thickness of concrete or asphalt but with this extreme setup, no doubt he went with the large set of pads for how much ground pressure over the side boomed down causes
Always have the client provide maximum GPB values so that mats can be specced to suit. Puts the onus back on the site/client to understand their ground conditions.
A jib is used for height, not radius. That's one of the exam questions they give you when go to write for your ticket.
False. The manufacturer load charts dictate what the crane is capable of.
Awesome really awesome
Sir Jimmie !!! Thanks as would have been a GREAT DRONE video for sure !!! If you look at "'PEPE'S TOWING"" video with the concrete pumper ,,they had to get a crane to p/u the over extended piping as the operator DIDN"T have his rightside outriggers fully extended & the pumper fell over !! ""KEEP IT SAFE ""!!!
Those concrete pumps can be pretty dangerous at times. People don't really think about just how much weight they are actually handling. A cubic yard of concrete is heavy. Many thanks for watching! 🙂🏗
What runs out first, capacity or radius?
They kind of run out together. However, at the maximum rated radius, it still has a capacity of a few thousand pounds. Given that fact, it is probably physically capable of a little more radius as long as nothing is on the hook. Eventually, it would reach a point where it would no longer support itself. Many thanks for watching! 🙂🏗
The crane I operate won't allow me to boom under 40 degrees with the fly jib on 🙄🤦♂️
What pressures do you have on your outriggers on Initial set up?
How much deflection did you have being that far out?
I had around four feet of deflection. Many thanks for watching! 🙂🏗
Does anyone check or do calcs for mat or ground pressure capacity at that limit?
The load charts actually list the outrigger forces for a given radius. With our mats, this pick worked out to around 44 psi of ground pressure. Many thanks for watching! 🙂🏗
Trust............ it's a wonderful thing ! 👍
I did my first crane tree job yesterday with my baby 9 ton 60 ft pitman hydralift mounted on a 85 gmc brigadier, my first crane but not my last i need a bigger one 😂
Do you have to have the boom or the crane checked for stress cracks after a job like this?
You have a 360 dg chart.. why worry being over the side?
There's just a little extra safety margin over the rear. But, you are correct. As long as the crane stays in the chart, over the side is just as good as over the rear. Many thanks for watching! 🙂🏗
@@ToTheTopCrane When you have vario-base you have an extra over the back side over the left an right outrigger..An whitin chart with good setup of your computer there is no risk..only when you putt falls info in it or turning the key you can get into problems..
Over side loose from flex of carrier undercarriage.
Over rear always much more capacity stiff and more counter weight.
That is also true. The carrier does flex A LOT more over the side. Many thanks for watching! 🙂🏗
@@ToTheTopCrane some really bad.
I had Terex 40 ton flex omatic .
Hells teeth, you have nerves of steel, my ass would of been twitching like a rabbits nose !
I woulda had a cow... Does the counter weights on the back slide outwards the further you lay the boom down?
Some of the larger cranes and newer cranes have adjustable counterweight positions. But most of them you set before the lift. The largest load you will put into the ground will be full CW with fully retracted boom at a high boom angle. Some of the large cranes will tip over backwards if you rotate over the side in that configuration.
The counterweights do not move once they are hung on the back of the superstructure. It was definitely one of those jobs that makes the blood travel around a little faster. Many thanks for watching! 🙂🏗
This crane has a mid span outrigger chart for all counterweight configurations except max counterweight. With full counterweight on, boom retracted and boomed up to say...70°, I can really feel the carrier flexing under it as I rotate.
To The Top Crane exactly. That’s actually a good practice once set up to rotate around and test your stability. I sunk a few holes the other day. Was set up by another operator but made some bad calls that added to it. It may be hard to slow down a bad situation but as operators it’s our responsibility to stop before things get out of hand. Great video.
Never seen a crane do that.
It does happen from time to time. Many thanks for watching! 🙂🏗
I like yours videos,thanks for shearing.
Nice
Thanks for watching! 🙂🏗
My Dad called that “grabbing the cat by the tail”
I have heard that expression. Many thanks for watching! 🙂🏗
Flattening the curve , springs to mind during this Covid 19 pandemic......nice work, if a bit butt clenching.....👍🇮🇲
Heck of a pucker factor.......
There definitely was some of that. Lol. Many thanks for watching! 🙂🏗
Did you have to add extra counter weight for security reasons?
I had the maximum counterweight package on the crane. 110,000 pounds is the maximum for this crane. It requires all of it to reach out this far. Many thanks for watching! 🙂🏗
A 5 gallon bucket is the capacity
I can't lower the boom below 39 deg. with the jib on. The longest reach I've made was a roof truss at 94.4 ft. of radius with a 101 ft. boom. You couldn't have pulled 18 guage wire through my a$$, you must have been sweatin' at 217' !
I can hear you know the song of my people.. Beep.. Beep.. Beep..etc
Did you wear your brown pants that day?
100ft out. Near flat. Picked up did job 3 months later main nut. 6 inch. She red of thread put down fracture when reaching out god bless peter. Just married. Aucklands cranes 1976 les nz morning side
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The stupid constant music made this video unwatchable. Would much rather just hear the crane sounds than have my brain attacked by Mad Max raiding parties.
How much counterweight? Is that max counterweight?