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  1. classictruckman

    climber hit in face while doing a removal

    No hard hats, but the guy on the ladder is wearing a harness and also holding the belay line in his hand, the guy to the left of the ladder is wearing a harness and is also holding the belay line, the photo could have been taken right after the guy was lowered to the ground.
  2. classictruckman

    Gerasimek's Tree-mek

    Are you under legal road height with the boom on the deck like that?
  3. classictruckman

    crane flips in Chester County pa

    That's like saying you dont need a mini skid cause you can carry wood, or you don't need a chipper cause you can throw brush in the back of your pickup. The same could be said for using the crane, skills would have kept the dirty side down.
  4. classictruckman

    crane flips in Chester County pa

    Also interesting that the boom still has tip in that photo
  5. classictruckman

    crane flips in Chester County pa

    Ok now that I can blow up the pic better, the rear outrigger has ripped out of the outrigger box and it's possible the front outrigger collapsed from the weight of the crane, I've heard of that before...from this forum I think.
  6. classictruckman

    crane flips in Chester County pa

    The reason I said they may be bent is because there's a square metal thing like an outrigger pad by the fuel tank.
  7. classictruckman

    crane flips in Chester County pa

    If it tipped at the outriggers the cribbing should be at the outriggers, doesn't matter if the outriggers were 7' long or 70' long
  8. classictruckman

    crane flips in Chester County pa

    If they were the pads would probably be visible in the pics, also I see no reason to short set them.
  9. classictruckman

    The view from my office window

    A big elm from this morning, forgot to pull the phone out till the stem. Then I got a call that somebody was having a crappy day, LOL I decided to turn down the job of flipping the tractor trailer manure spreader back over when I found out it was fully loaded because it would likely be too...
  10. classictruckman

    crane flips in Chester County pa

    There's something odd about the first photo of the crane you posted, the outriggers on the driver's side are fully retracted... weird I looked at the pic in the article again, the outriggers could be bent under the crane, but something really messed up would have to happen for them to get there...
  11. classictruckman

    crane flips in Chester County pa

    I agree totally
  12. classictruckman

    crane flips in Chester County pa

    I think the outriggers are buried into the soft ground
  13. classictruckman

    crane flips in Chester County pa

    So was the climber in the bucket at the time?
  14. classictruckman

    Mini skid vs articulated loader

    Nice
  15. classictruckman

    crane flips in Chester County pa

    That sucks, should have used better dunnage
  16. classictruckman

    Another NY Fatality

    That was a hell of a discussion. Does anybody know if Morbark's new Chipsafe system belongs to Jomoco? Or is it something Morbark designed themselves, possibly from his idea?
  17. classictruckman

    Close call

    Not sure of his exact mindset, but the shorter the boom(less cable out) the less sway in the line and the easier the load is to control. That's no excuse to 2block though.
  18. classictruckman

    Another NY Fatality

    Not a bad idea. It teaches them to feed brush and walk away too. It doesn't feed any better when you're standing at the table watching it.
  19. classictruckman

    climber hit in face while doing a removal

    We have 2 ladders like that a 40' and a 50', they never get used and I do mean NEVER, because it takes that many guys to stand them up.
  20. classictruckman

    climber hit in face while doing a removal

    Ouch

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