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I had to go sit in front of the fire after watching that!

No I'm serious, great pics man! That was awesome

Great run!!!!

I think the sling bridle thing is called a swede, and will grab a far fatter chunk than a double choke will since its using much less sling.

Lol kinda, more like you take the last one for granted. It's the same for any rigging task, and i know people who were killed that way. Gotta stay focused until the end.

Next time throw something on the cab so he gets the point. An operator is simply a tool you use to do a job, the minute he wants to ad lib and make shit up he needs to go. Him refusing to speak would be a bonus :lol: seriously tho, operators that can't follow signals don't need to be in the...

Go to Richie bros and you can have one too!

That yours?

I assumed you wanted to use your puller and rope again sometime. Rigging is one of those things that you can get lucky doing it wrong for awhile, but it can catch up to you quickly. People die all the time playing tow truck, honestly it's probably more dangerous than flying iron because rather...

Wll? No way. Most 1/2 polyester 3 stand has breaking loads around 5 to 6k, my 5/8 treemaster is around 13k, so it's barely big enough on a 5 to 1 safety ratio. You would be in 3/8 steel cable for that kinda weight, it's only a 2k wll

Pretty much all chain falls and come alongs are engineered with close to 100 pounds pull/effort at full capacity. That's one way to tell how much you have on it, by the effort needed to move the load. I don't have one, but just by going by rope manufacturers you would likely never get 3/4 ton on...

It's ok if they take it the wrong way, that's why you're the boss. You are leading from the front by jumping on the worst stuff, which shows why you are pushing the job. They'll get the experience when they're ready for it, you just showed the pace and process so they understand the expectation...

Some places. Most you have them but if you are taking pictures you're gone. It's still an amazing tool, but some places have proprietary stuff going on that they don't blasted all over social media. Just kinda depends on what you are doing and where you're working.

Very very small to no population where I'm talking either, but then again this is farming country so the ag equipment might need it?

Very fair, i guess I must be spoiled in the Midwest. Here there's still pockets of no service, but pretty much everywhere does. Maybe not your carrier but someone has something there. It would amaze me working pipeline, you would be working in the middle of no where, places not even on maps and...

So true tho! No one has a landline anymore.

I hear you there, anytime they have a less experienced guy doing dangerous stuff I'm anxious because it's not me :lol: I was always of the mindset when the legit stuff is happening i want to be the go to guy, and i don't know turn that off.

I've slit mine up for drain holes after the fact, it never comes out of the weather. Rather than drilling I'll just run a cutting wheel in just a bit so give it a spot to drain. Wayyyyyyy faster and easier than a drill, and it seems less inviting to insects since it's really thin.

Good stuff man, thx for sharing that

I have. That's why you use a shackle. Really light loads are fine just feeding the eye, but on large loads sling elongation starts coming in to play, necessitating the shackle for the bend radius and abrasion. Even on wire you use a shackle, and if it's a screw shackle like most are you need to...