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Heard a crew talking about ignoring load chart notes for 'just a quick lift' last week
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lisa53110d ago
My buddy Jake was on a site where they ignored the note about wind. A 30 mph gust caught a panel they were lifting with a 50 ton crane and it was swinging like crazy. They got it down safe but he said it was the longest minute of his life.
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Honestly used to think those notes were just lawyer talk, you know? My old foreman would say it's fine if you know the machine. Then we watched a brand new 80-tonner get real tippy on what looked like a simple pick. The outrigger pad sank maybe two inches into soft ground the note specifically warned about. Changed my whole view on the fine print right there.
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