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  1. squisher

    how often do you need to have the groundy let a piece run for your safety?

    And Corey yltg. If you're gonna talk smack about how handsome you are. You better have the chops to back it up!
  2. squisher

    how often do you need to have the groundy let a piece run for your safety?

    Yah I didn't follow the driver spotter thing quite the same as August either. If you have a spotter backing you in. They are responsible if they guide you into something. In that situation, the drivers responsibility is to do what the spotter is telling them. Not have to get out and double check...
  3. squisher

    how often do you need to have the groundy let a piece run for your safety?

    I did the same, for the initial 'hit' to avoid letting the rope run through my hands so much. In my (simple) mind i figured it gave me better control and less chance of the piece running away on me if I didn't have enough on the brake. Conversely if there was to much on the brake I felt it...
  4. squisher

    how often do you need to have the groundy let a piece run for your safety?

    Exactly. I made it a point to somewhat understand what I was trusting my life to. After I paid for my first annual inspection, I was like 'really?' Obviously like most things in life my safety in regards to using this boom is going to be based on my own inspections/understanding. It's good to...
  5. squisher

    how often do you need to have the groundy let a piece run for your safety?

    This is obviously so if you lose power or blow a hose, the whole shebang doesn't come crashing down, or even 'float' down. Depending where you're at with the boom, could mean life or death.
  6. squisher

    how often do you need to have the groundy let a piece run for your safety?

    You raise both booms from the pedestal. Kill the motor, then actuate the levers to move the booms. Valves on the cylinders should 'lock' and the booms shouldn't move no matter how much you move the levers, or how long you leave them sitting. Specifics will be in your manual too, which is law up...
  7. squisher

    how often do you need to have the groundy let a piece run for your safety?

    How many here regularly or ever test the accumulator/safety valves that are supposed to hold the cylinders in place in case of a failure?
  8. squisher

    how often do you need to have the groundy let a piece run for your safety?

    Many different ways it could separate. A good practice is to look at where/what the Fiberglass basket is bolted to. I had to replace my basket on my last truck. Sent photos of the cracks in and it was not a candidate for repair. I would never fly a boom without giving it a good once over...
  9. squisher

    how often do you need to have the groundy let a piece run for your safety?

    I'd look into that if I were you. When I had my bucket everything worked as it should and it was regularly inspected.
  10. squisher

    how often do you need to have the groundy let a piece run for your safety?

    One hand on the saw, one hand on the lever. Lol.
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