whadja do today?

[jomoco]

The climber's not on the hook, but he's in the tree below the canopy you're lowering your ball n rigging through.

Can your latches alone support your crane ball's weight without failing?

The Shur-Loc latch can, and then some.

jomoco

 

[tree MDS]

Yawn (no offense). I see your crane chatter, and raise you a man cut pic (just because).

A couple few months ago now (job before the arm mishap). Back at it tomorrow!!

 

[DR. P. Proteus]

There are some crane operators who just can't seem to keep the **** straight, Jomoco is talking to them.

 

[DR. P. Proteus]

Yawn (no offense). I see your crane chatter, and raise you a man cut pic (just because).

A couple few months ago now (job before the arm mishap). Back at it tomorrow!!View attachment 371064

So far you owe me fer one day.

 

[tree MDS]

So far you owe me fer one day.

Ha. I dare you to try and collect!!!

 

[DR. P. Proteus]

Ha. I dare you to try and collect!!!

I thought we had a deal!

 

[jomoco]

Let me assure you guys without swivels on your hooks, that you are the tiniest of minorities.

99.9 of the mobile hydrocranes used in this industry have swiveling hook mechanisms and ball weights exceeding 100 lbs.

jomoco

 

[tree MDS]

Lol. Isn't this the guy that doesn't like big chippers because they're dangerous!!??

 

[dbl612]

There are some crane operators who just can't seem to keep the **** straight, Jomoco is talking to them.

this response from a guy thats been battling with a tractor and mini-skid for how long? you haven't left the ground yet.

 

[DR. P. Proteus]

Let me assure you guys without swivels on your hooks, that you are the tiniest of minorities.

99.9 of the mobile hydrocranes used in this industry have swiveling hook mechanisms and ball weights exceeding 100 lbs.

jomoco

I didn't know that. Never saw one. I would say maybe I have worked 6 or seven different cranes. I said before I never really had a bunch of swiveling going on, just a tiny bit, never enough to upset anybody or anything.

 

[dbl612]

Let me assure you guys without swivels on your hooks, that you are the tiniest of minorities.

99.9 of the mobile hydrocranes used in this industry have swiveling hook mechanisms and ball weights exceeding 100 lbs.

jomoco

and rotation resistant rope. prob .1% use latchlock hooks for obvious reasons.

 

[DR. P. Proteus]

this response from a guy thats been battling with a tractor and mini-skid for how long? you haven't left the ground yet.

Could you do me a favor and not remind me?

 

[OLD OAK]

The climber's not on the hook, but he's in the tree below the canopy you're lowering your ball n rigging through.

Can your latches alone support your crane ball's weight without failing?

The Shur-Loc latch can, and then some.

jomoco

Your just beating that **** to death, just let it go. It should be apparent to you by now that no one wants one of your hooks.

 

[DR. P. Proteus]

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I've been off the ground a couple of times.

 

[jomoco]

You use a non locking latch hook to lift personnel with and you will be in violation of OSHA regs.

But what do you care?

Them there Shur-Loc hooks are too safe n funky for real men, huh?

 

[tree MDS]

Could you do me a favor and not remind me?

Lol, what's that, the rabbit incident, or the other thing with the dish towel?

 

[OLD OAK]

Could you do me a favor and not remind me?

In the new Baileys catalog they now sell the Boxer, 322d at $20,200.00. It can make your problems go away. Well at least some of them.

 

[DR. P. Proteus]

Lol, what's that, the rabbit incident, or the other thing with the dish towel?

Called this morning about the ******* machine, said, " are we going into week 4?"

They said YES so I hung up. This time the cam seal got ripped as they were putting it back together. At least that is what they told me. Last week they were waiting for the right dowel pins because Bobcat sent them the wrong ones.

Now its a fact that I could have fixed it myself without to much trouble.

I did get to use it the first time the timing cover was fixed. I put about 15 hours on it.

 

[tree MDS]

Lol. How much will you pay me to go easy on you??

 

[dbl612]

You use a non locking latch hook to lift personnel with and you will be in violation of OSHA regs.

But what do you care?

Them there Shur-Loc hooks are too safe n funky for real men, huh?

when we lift personnel with man baskets under OSHA directive we use latches which can be pinned closed. they are standard issue on all gunnebo-johnson hook blocks and balls. look it up. we also use dedicated bridles, load test weights, and a pre lift sign off sheet which all personnel involved sign off on that they understand the OSHA requirements. the baskets are annually third party inspected and records are kept. none of these activities are used in tree work though. as of last year OSHA requires the same test lift procedure and record keeping for pin on man baskets that are attached to the crane boom.