I went in to the hunters point shipyard to get gantry can I get cancer ok

Having a lot of downtime in the crane with slow service is a pain, any recommendations? And do these even work or are they some bogus like "5g blockers"

400T gantry crane with spreader beams. Lifting a tank into a pit, the engineers designed it to be an 8 point pick for no good reason

What are these for and what's its name??

Here is the new UK Google headquarters. I covered here for a month almost 2.5 years ago, and again for today only.

They have gardens, tennis and basketball courts, a swimming pool and more.

December 2021

April 2024

Did my first full stick lift today Boy that jib was flexing like a dog slowly wagging its tail

Our company sometimes lifts rollercoaster trains on and off the tracks at a local theme park.

Recently we've also lifted a container with an Elephant into the zoo.

Hello all, currently working in Colorado as a class A commercial driver. I make $37 an hour and have a great schedule. M-F, 7 am to 530 pm. Paid holidays off, OT after 40, yada yada. I’ve been thinking about becoming a crane operator for almost a year now.

I’ve talked to a couple crane operators at construction sites who make over $55 an hour with a few years of experience. That’s crazy money to a guy like me who likely won’t make that kind of money for another 30 years, when that same crane guy will be making $80 or more.

Similarly to driving loaded triples on I-70 through ice and snow; the idea of operating a crane sounds intriguing and the responsibility is monumental yet fulfilling in its own way.

Not sure if I’d be able to get into a position, after the completion of a 4 week course, to where I’m making similar to what I’m making now as a truck driver. The upward potential is just so much higher than what I’m doing now but not sure how many months or years I’d have to work at a low wage before I’m making 100k again. Would appreciate any advice or input from you guys please and thank you.

Is it standard practice for mobile crane to have 85% crane capacity percentage? I am used to using only at 75%

Anyone know what guidelines I can find these details about crane capacity usage percentage.

Family visiting so we went to the Space Needle in Seattle last week. They had this historical photo that really lays out how it was 70 years ago. Even one of the wires appears to have a broken strand. And they are made up of wire rope clips. The number of violations today would be comical.

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Hello all, I'm low level leadership in a factory in IL. I get paid well ~$70,000 a year which has enabled me to own a home and raise a family with a wife and 2 kids.

However, I hate my job. They want me to work 10 hour days and we are basically told we might work every Saturday and find out if we are or not on Friday at 3:00. The factory is filthy, hot, it just sucks.

I started working here 6 years ago as a crane operator, and I loved it. I was great at it and it's partially the reason I've been able to get to where I am today. I was in the army reserves for 6 years as well as an 88H cargo specialist where I ran cranes, forklifts, container handlers.

I'm on the job hunt for another crane operating job, but everywhere I look online it's just more factory operators getting paid like $22/hr.

So basically, where can I find a crane operating gig where my time and I am respected and in turn I work as a very good crane operator? Is union the only route?

So just of out curiosity, assuming I held all the right permits and so on. Is there anything stopping me from buying a crane privately and just going out and lifting items (My own property) for fun? asking simply as I have a slight obsession with cranes but not enough drive to lift for a living haha.

Anybody know the wage rates for local 9? Can’t find them online.

Hey r/cranes! Kind of random, but my dad and I were having a discussion recently about the Baltimore bridge collapse and when he brought up that they were bringing in this big crane barge that could lift 1000 tons, the topic of how much it costs per day to run that thing came up. So... how much do you guys think it costs per day to operate the Chesapeake 1000? (we tried to Google, but we didn't find anything definitive)

Ive come really close to buying a truck with a fassi 1100xp and it doesnt say anywhere that it has a remote? Im just wondering do all of them come with remotes or should i look elsewhere. The year is 2007.

Having to move here shortly. Curious what’s the going rate for the AZ area.