Anyone ever damaged a tombstone?

[(WLL)]

Would that tree company that flipped the crane have a "Lou" in its name?

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[outdoorlivin247]

A friend of mine is on a cemetery board and we cut a 36" Red Oak last weekend...He dropped it and had the top cut, so all that was left was about 35' of stump...It was not close to any markers, but I told him he left a piece of wood about 40 yards from where we were at...He said go try to cut that one...I looked at him w/ that dumb look, then walked over and looked at it...It was a marker that looked just like a 12 to 14 inch round standing on end...Kind of cool...If I get back by there I will grab a pic and post...

 

[(WLL)]

A friend of mine is on a cemetery board and we cut a 36" Red Oak last weekend...He dropped it and had the top cut, so all that was left was about 35' of stump...It was not close to any markers, but I told him he left a piece of wood about 40 yards from where we were at...He said go try to cut that one...I looked at him w/ that dumb look, then walked over and looked at it...It was a marker that looked just like a 12 to 14 inch round standing on end...Kind of cool...If I get back by there I will grab a pic and post...

i have seen grave stones that were a 5-6ft topped spar and looked like a real tree. when im in the dirt thats the stone i want

 

[smokechase II]

We didn't damage anything but

In a small family plot surrounded by National Forest land in South Carolina.

A decent oak had fallen across a fence and smashed two flat tombstones into the soft ground and broken a third one in half. A mess of limbs and the main stem was green and heavy.

We got the clean-up job as we were out of towners (carpet baggers to the locals). We used an ATV to put the heavy rounds on and move them out of the cemetary.

When lifting up one of the rounds, that was on a grave, a black racer snake came out and absolutely scared the Charlesdichens out of us.

You can't buy that kind of fear.

 

[johninky]

i have seen grave stones that were a 5-6ft topped spar and looked like a real tree. when im in the dirt thats the stone i want

Woodmen of the World. Lots of them here in KY.

 

[Brimmstone]

We just had to get one for my grandfather it was kinda basic because of family issues but it was close to 2700 for the stone and engravings.

 

[Blakesmaster]

Great. You guys jinxed me.

We flipped our crane today. In a cemetary, right in the middle of the main drive, about 50 yards from a funeral scheduled for noon.

I'd tell you more, but I am too embarassed to admit that I have these idiots working for me. There was no excuse: they were trying to pull a tree over, doing it in a particularly stupid way, and the tree was too big and heavy to drop in the area they were targeting, even if it hadn't been rigged dumb. The funny thing is, the tree is still standing!

Don't ask me how you tip a crane truck over without putting a load on it. It's too embarrassing.

The extended crane held the truck body off the ground, and the outrigger only sheared all the bolts holding on, so the truck survived the incident pretty well. I got it turned back upright without breaking anything else. The chipper body is going to need some straightening, but I may be able to get that done without too much effort.

The biggest problem now is the humiliation and damage to my reputation.

Am I in some sort of alternate universe where only my computer can see this post? What's the story man? How did it happen? Is everyone ok?

 

[splittah]

Great. You guys jinxed me.

We flipped our crane today. In a cemetary, right in the middle of the main drive, about 50 yards from a funeral scheduled for noon.

I'd tell you more, but I am too embarassed to admit that I have these idiots working for me. There was no excuse: they were trying to pull a tree over, doing it in a particularly stupid way, and the tree was too big and heavy to drop in the area they were targeting, even if it hadn't been rigged dumb. The funny thing is, the tree is still standing!

Don't ask me how you tip a crane truck over without putting a load on it. It's too embarrassing.

The extended crane held the truck body off the ground, and the outrigger only sheared all the bolts holding on, so the truck survived the incident pretty well. I got it turned back upright without breaking anything else. The chipper body is going to need some straightening, but I may be able to get that done without too much effort.

The biggest problem now is the humiliation and damage to my reputation.

THAT sucks, and these "idiots" still work for you?

 

[splittah]

Woodmen of the World. Lots of them here in KY.

That is one great headstone.. I have never ever seen anything near that.

 

[johninky]

Found this one in a NE Ohio cemetery. Had to been at least 10' tall.

 

[brushbandit]

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Yeah, It was no great loss for them because they replaced their flipped sweet azz crane with an even sweeter new sweet azz crane.

 

[(WLL)]

Yeah, It was no great loss for them because they replaced their flipped sweet azz crane with an even sweeter new sweet azz crane.

the company you speek of is a great company, they do good work,have many employes,and run a tight ship. whats it to ya any how?

 

[brushbandit]

the company you speek of is a great company, they do good work,have many employes,and run a tight ship. whats it to ya any how?

Just curious? You brought it up. No worries, I never said anything bad about the company. I'm in agreement on that regard.

 

[(WLL)]

Just curious? You brought it up. No worries, I never said anything bad about the company. I'm in agreement on that regard.

what is the name of your company?

 

[(WLL)]

what is the name of your company?

whats the matter, cat got your tongue?

 

[JeffL]

I used to work for a landscape company back in high school. WE were the guys waiting on the sidelines for a service to get over so we could go throw the dirt back in the holes. We did all the maintenance at alot of local cemeteries, mowed the grass, did fall/spring cleanup, dug the holes.........filled em back in.

Even did a few um, whatcha callits, where you actually dig a grave back up.......they wanted their relative moved to another cemetery.

Exhumations?

And yes, definitely creepy, but I got used to it.

And did we ever damaged stones? Sure did. Knock em over with mowers, chip corners off, footstones that got frost heaved out of the ground were occasionally just smashed to bits by the mower blades. Dont think we ever mentioned it, kind of came with the territory I guess.

 

[jomoco]

whats the matter, cat got your tongue?

I was doing a bunch of easy crane removals for the school district when my regular CO had a death in the family and took a day off. Rather than shutdown we rented a 30 ton from our favorite crane company, who screwed me by sending out some new young hotshot CO that said he loved doing tree jobs, and did them all the time back in Alabama.

He set up, and we took the closest med pines in one pick, but as we moved further out from his center I started rigging for half tree picks like I normally would, but mister hotshot leans out of his cab and yells at me to rig it for one pick again.

I yelled back why take a chance?

He yells back that he's the CO, and wants it in one pick!

He was a twenty something punk, and had succeeded in pizzing me off.

The worst decision in my whole career was letting that punk pizz me off, because I rigged it for one pick and felled it straight at his center of gravity, then ran for my life as the friggin crane came over at me with that Alabama idiot CO's face plastered to the front windshield with his cool sunglasses broken in half.

And yes I've got pics of it laying on the schools bank being lifted by the 120 ton hydro the crane company sent out with an experienced operator to stand that puny 30 ton back up on it's tires again.

The owner of the crane company and his general manager both apologized to me after mister Alabama surprised me by telling them the truth about how the accident happened.

But I still wear that black eye for losing my cool to this very day.

jomoco

 

[(WLL)]

i have never been on a job where we lost the crane. removing trees with a crane is extremely dangerous. jocomo'story is horrible! there is no room in my heart for cowboy CO(especially when im under the boom)

 

[(WLL)]

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Would that tree company that flipped the crane have a "Lou" in its name?

Just curious? You brought it up.

No worries, I never said anything bad about the company. I'm in agreement on that regard.

(WLL)U brought it up, i sent you a pm. when i asked you for the company name you say you own, you ran off. whats the deal man?

 

[woodchux]

Great. You guys jinxed me.

We flipped our crane today. In a cemetary, right in the middle of the main drive, about 50 yards from a funeral scheduled for noon.

I'd tell you more, but I am too embarassed to admit that I have these idiots working for me. There was no excuse: they were trying to pull a tree over, doing it in a particularly stupid way, and the tree was too big and heavy to drop in the area they were targeting, even if it hadn't been rigged dumb. The funny thing is, the tree is still standing!

Don't ask me how you tip a crane truck over without putting a load on it. It's too embarrassing.

The extended crane held the truck body off the ground, and the outrigger only sheared all the bolts holding on, so the truck survived the incident pretty well. I got it turned back upright without breaking anything else. The chipper body is going to need some straightening, but I may be able to get that done without too much effort.

The biggest problem now is the humiliation and damage to my reputation.

Dude! You have got to be kidding....You must tell us more! Got any pics?