Staying Tied In

[TreeRhino]

That being said, being tied in to the boom saounds like a better idea than being tied in to the ball. Well Done, I'd say.

And yes, crane is much safer, quicker and easier as long as the operator and the climber know what they are doing. A sub-par operator can really ruin your day and I've had more than a few of those.

 

[sotc]

jim, the poplar was cracked at the base. seems like a good enough reason to me

 

[vharrison]

It's ME and MY ass on the sharp end. A bucket could not have reached that chaos.

besides, once you see the value of a crane on situations like this,...you will never go back. No One gets hurt, Nothing gets broken....my mantra

Wow, it did look like chaos! Great job!

 

[FJR]

I am sitting here in amazement, great job as always no bivy!

 

[xtremetrees]

The poplar tree weighed 3900 lbs!. I would not have guess that it weighted so much. I have never thought of tieing into anything but the ball on a crane. I will store your experience and use it as my own, did you loop runner and crab for a TIP? Certainly dont want to tie into any moving parts. Nice job Ive worked 2 cranes in the last 30 days, a 70 tonne and a 40 tonne. My first cranes in well over 3 years well since Hurricane Ivan in 05

Here is a co-worker almost got whacked!
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[Burnham]

Per normal for your work, John...first rate. Thanks once again.

 

[No_Bivy]

thanks yall...

yo, extreme...where is the hard hat? Dude should climb further out to set straps, to prevent the flip...aka. "Bitch Slap"

 

[TreeRhino]

jim, the poplar was cracked at the base. seems like a good enough reason to me

efinately a good reason. Just saying that the Z makes exceptions for situations just like that.