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reesemiller
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18h ago
Tagline on a 40 ton in Chattanooga started slipping while I had a load over the fence
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kelly.nora
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2d ago
Hit 5,000 hours on my rig yesterday and the number freaked me out more than I expected
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kim191
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2d ago
Warning: the tagline angle trick that saved my butt on a blind pick last Tuesday
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sam17
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2d ago
Am I the only one who started using flagging tape for blind picks?
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luna891
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4d ago
My old foreman in Tampa said never trust the load chart past 80 percent, and he was dead right
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xena_brown50
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5d ago
I finally quit hand signals for blind picks after a near miss in Houston
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jennysullivan
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5d ago
Bought a $280 remote for my 30-ton rig, and half the crew thinks I wasted cash
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tyler_bell
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6d ago
Rant: I ran my boom out 40 feet on a light pick in Bakersfield and the tip float finally made sense
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uma685
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10d ago
TIL my old boss in Bakersfield was right about hand signals vs radios
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susana66
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10d ago
Dropped $85 on a Rigging Handbook and it's sitting in my truck unopened
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patricia_green21
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13d ago
Our yard switched to pre-lift plan sheets 6 months ago and my setup time got cut in half, but two guys on my crew swear it's made everyone sloppy
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xena373
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13d ago
A retired operator in Bakersfield told me my load chart was slowing me down
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sammoore
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13d ago
Dropped $400 on a used set of radios for the cab, and now I can't run a blind pick without them
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gray6
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14d ago
Vent: My LMI load chart failed me on a 40 ft pick because I trusted the boom angle
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wyatt52
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17d ago
Am I the only one who saw the wind pick up speed on a pick and had to make a split second call?
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