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c/crane-operators•michaeld48michaeld48•1mo ago

Boom angle indicator or load cell - which do you trust more at the limit?

Last month on a job in Newark I had a pick right at capacity, and the boom angle indicator said I was good but the load cell was screaming red. I shut it down and went with the load cell reading, turned out a chain was snagged adding extra weight. Anyone else ever have those two disagree on you and what did you do?
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oliverhernandez
Trust the load cell every time (learned that one the hard way too).
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david_jones38
Yeah instruments don't lie... people just don't want to believe them sometimes.
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the_jennifer
Did you check the load cell's calibration date before trusting it?
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