A day in the life of a tower crane operator. I give tips and advice on all things crane related. You'll also watch me do some lifts with a tower crane, while generally talking nonsense.
The part where you talk about how to stand a load up properly with one crane was interesting, on my last job there were these support frames with 4 legs assembled on the ground horizontally, and I had to pick it up vertically to install, as a 4 point lift with initially the bottom 2 chains being under tension. I was an inexperienced slinger and wasn't sure how to bank the crane to transfer the tension properly without shock-loading because I was trying to keep the hook above the center of the load. One supervisor explained to me that I should keep the hook above the end that was attached until the bottom almost starts dragging, then with slow movements transfer the tension to the other 2 legs that were initially loose, then you can slowly land the load vertically then pick it up again with tension in all legs :)
Thanks for that, mate. Yeah it's daunting when your a bit inexperienced. But even the experienced struggle sometimes. I was on a job once where the slinger would say to me 'I'm leaving this to you Jim' when we were standing up 10t precast concrete columns. Even one of the experienced crane supervisors did the same when I was standing 14m long screens up. Said it was out of his depth. So, I wouldn't worry about it too much. But yeah, your man was right. It's best to keep tension on the chains and keep the hook over the end being lifted. I'll probably be posting videos on end lifts in the future.
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We're human so we're all bound to make mistakes. It's very inspiring how you spoke about your mistake and turned it into a huge lesson for yourself and others. I really enjoy your videos and learn a lot from them (even though I don't operate a crane)!
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This short is useful for anyone learning how to operate cranes or wants to get into crane operating. Check out the full video for more tips. ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-okzJPtas3Fk.html
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Well I agree that's probably the case for some people. 😂 Not sure who you're referring to, though. The crane fitters, operators, slingers, site personnel in general, or all of the above?
@@CCcranelife Anyone who drinks alcohol over the weekend is potentially still somewhat impaired on Monday mornings. If anything lacking 100% concentration. Those kinds of people.
@@Zodliness Yeah I know of people who have been turned away from site coz they're still intoxicated. It's not good. I rarely drink anyway, but definitely not on a school night.
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Hi I've worked as a slinger on HS2 but haven't used this yet as it was RC Frame stuff building viaduct piers. This video and potentially others featuring boat skips, concrete skips etc. would be very informative because during the slinger course you only do a few basic loads that don't prepare you for the real world work and also it's hard to find lift plans online where someone could research all the lifting equipment in use. Great channel mate looking forward for your next videos!
@@LetsHaveSomeFunProgramming Yeah, it's why I'm putting the content out there. Because on site is a whole world different to training centres. Yep, there will be one on boat skips in the future. I have a backlog of videos to edit. Cheers for the kind words mate, it means a lot. I'm glad you appreciate the content.
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Hi mate, im coming off Hiabs and hgv although i have renewed my Allmi ticket and am on a slinger course next week. However im now 46 and want to get into cranes but with my age, I thought it might be wise to go on a 2 week intensive course. The only thing im worried about is not getting work with a red card. Can you give me any advice on what i can do? I dont want to spend over 3k and have no work. Cheers. Subscribed 👍
Hello Mark. Thanks for getting in touch. Great question. I can only advise you on the tower crane aspect, because that's what I know. Although, I imagine it's much the same with other categories, like mobiles and crawlers. There are a couple of options. You could get your red card, then apply to agencies as a priority over crane hire companies. There are agencies out there who take on red cards. Another option is to apply for in-house training or apprenticeships. That way, once you've passed, you're guaranteed work within the company, providing you see the probation period through, if there is one. Select and HTC are the 2 main companies that do this. They used to be apprenticeships but is different now. For example, HTC pay for the course and you pay them back a certain amount each week out your wages. So, the site contractors who tend not to allow red cards on site, do allow operators from these companies because they're reputable, and because of the programme they provide, in terms of quality training, mentoring, shadowing, etc. You could also do the slinger work for a while, for a company that have their own cranes, then apply to operate their cranes once you have the ticket. At least then, you're in the door and have inside knowledge of the landscape. I think all crane operators should have some prior experience as slingers anyway, and vice versa. And at the end of the day, buildings will always be going up, so I don't think people will ever be out of work too long. Sometimes in life, you just have to take this risk and make the leap. If you get your ticket but struggle to find work for a little while, at least you have something to fall back on. Plus, you also have a crane ticket under your belt. It gives more options. I hope that helps. Please do let me know how you get on.
@CCcranelife Are all crane layouts the same ? There's nothing worse than jumping onto a bit of kit and not knowing how to operate it, lol. And is it possible to get work abroad? To be honest, that's the main reason I want to do it, I want to escape this hell hole in the next couple of years and thought this could be the way out. I did consider mobile cranes, but I'm worried about working over 60hrs a week , travelling to work, travelling to site, travelling back, travelling home and so on
@@Mark.Claughton The controls for the motions are pretty much all the same. Although some controls have progressive movement for the speed, whereas others have the gears that click. Although the motions are the same, most cranes feel different. They operate different. There are differing speeds, the deflection varies, the screen layouts might be different, etc. Mostly it will depend on the manufacturer and what configuration they're in. Yeah, it's possible to work abroad. I don't know how much work there is out there, though. You can check on crane forums for that. You'll also easily do over 60 hours on the towers as well as all the travelling. That's one downfall of the job, unfortunately. But yeah, at least if you're not staying away, you haven't got the extra travel of going back home.
@CCcranelife if u have to do 60 hours plus a week , I'm guessing it's the same for slingers. That would be hard graft in the pissing down rain all day, slinging up loads.
Maybe they are builng nest on your crane? You should be good unless you sit on one, 99.9% of bee colonies wont be agressive at all but if you are very unlucky they might try to get rid of you, you just have to wait till you find out but im 99.9% sure you will be good. There is not much you can do anyway cause there is maybe couple beekeepers with permit to enter the crane in the world 😅
Found out they've nested inside the frame of the other crane's cab. They just like to visit me, lol. Nah, they're not aggressive. I usually let the odd one chill out with me.
If it was bundle of scaffold tubes it would be 2.24t, as 2.8t minus 20% for the choke hitch. So it is not only the mode factor, but sling angle and slinging method to be accounted for.
Not same industry but similar, recently me and a colleague were working in close proximity to a 18ton excavator trying to fix a slew position sensor issue, we had been at it all day without issue. After making some repairs we were moving in the workshop to allow a 360 rotation when I stuck my foot right were the tracks were heading and only noticed when one of them was on top of my foot! I fell over, screamed, and shouted to my colleague too ‘track back’ luckily he didn’t panick and tracked off my foot immediately. I was taken to hospital and by some miracle I have no broken bones. Just a very fat & bruised foot. I feel very stupid for what I done and I’m currently feeling sorry for myself! Just shows how a little lack in concentration and some complacency can do! Thanks for sharing.
Wow!! You were very very lucky there. How the hell did that not squash your foot? It must have been in a gap or void in the track or something. It's so easily done though. I remember changing the tracks on a little 1.7ton Kabota when I was a groundworker. Even that made me cautious, so I can't imagine working on a big machine like that.
Didn't know modern cranes have a hook height readout. That's pretty nifty. I'm still running a little 35 year old swing cab RT with only a load weight indicator and boom angle indicator as my LMI. Gotta get a callout from a rigger on the markings on the side of the boom for how much stick I've got out, and of course paper charts stuffed behind the seat. Gotta say, the day we got the scale was a really great day.
Wow, it hasn't been donated to a museum yet? 😆 Just kidding, mate. Some of these old machines are the best to operate. You know some of the cabs these days have aircon, heated seats, indicators to show what speed you're in, and loads more.
Great message in there no matter the industry or situation, taking a look at what you personally could do better, self reflecting rather than trying ro push responsibilities on everyone else around you, or at the very minimum at least doing them both together, I'd very mature and will go a long long way to increasing everyone's safety around you. Bravo for doing this video man.