-All this stuff may seem very academic or ‘boring’ but people will watch these rigging videos and there’s a very good chance someone’ll learn something from them that’ll at the very least prevent a piece of expensive equipment from being damaged or ruined TO preventing someone from ‘getting dead’. -A pair of 20’x ⅜” chains w/shorteners was our main, every day rigging. Then wire rope chokers or slings from there as needed. We would switch over to quad ½” chains for flying large floor tables. I was always surprised at the weight difference between ½” and ⅜” chains. -Never knew it was acceptable to tip load a foundry hook (see? Even an old dog can learn something from this.) We used to use a type of foundry hook called a pelican hook for flying trusses so the crane op could free himself. Those are no longer allowed by OSHA for that application. -Anyway, didn’t mean to write a book. Just enjoying the rigging series. And from the comments, it looks like others feel the same way. -Chiefs are -1.5 today. I’m calling it, the Chiefs by 3!! 🤜🤛 Edit: Very cool new crane video, including Tadano jib assembly, for anyone interested. ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-Yq50_ABCLNk.html
"It's not exciting, but it will keep you from getting dead.... and that's our goal." Don't work in industry, I'm just a dude who's watched cranes since I was a kid and and just watching this for fun! Not boring for all of us!
Thanks Jimmy wish you had been around when I started you did a great explanation on all the different type of rigging when I started though there was only wire and chain don't hold it against me. the only thing I would add is carry all slings no matter what type as you cause damage to all, I hope this goes viral as a great tutorial for all young and old to learn or re-educate how it should be done.
Thanks Barry! I too hope it goes viral. The only way that can happen is if everyone shares it. I guess we'll see. 🤷♂️. But really, if it helps one person, my time spent on it was worth it. Many thanks for watching! 🙂
Thank you Sir. Don't take what the haters say so serious, you are doing a good thing. I learned something and I've been around lifting equipment ( mostly shops ) for over 3 decades. Keep up the good work and you will never know how many accidents you kept from happening! and that is something good to think about after you read comments .lol.
Sharing your knowledge is something you should never apologize for. Viewers can watch or not watch by their own choice. Personally I enjoy learning something new. once in a while. Keep up the good videos. I turned my neighbor on to your channel a while back and he enjoys it too.
When chocking nylon chockers the eye with the tag always goes to the hook and it is a good practice to do that also when chocking steel chockers so the tag does not get damaged in the bite I’m a retired Union Boilermaker and if any rigging did not have a tag it was taken out of service until corrected
Nice presentation Jimmy. You would be surprised down the road how many seeds you planted with this video series. They will resonate with those who paid attention. Old saying "After the lessons are forgotten, what is left is the education." There will be fruit from this. Speaking of the Super Bowl, I lived in St Joe from '66 to '67 and remember watching the first Super Bowl in my apartment across from the Wyeth Tootle Museum on Charles St. I remember the Chiefs playing against the Green Bay Packers but to be honest, I forget who won but I know the Chief's QB was Lenny Dawson and he became a local TV personality after his playing was over. St Joe had cable TV in those days, simply amazing.
Thank you for the very kind words. If the information in this video helps just one person, the time vested is worth it. The super bowl back then must've been a sight to see. That was back when they didn't make much and left it all on the line. If you ever decide to make it back this way, please let me know. I'd be honored to be your personal tour guide. Hope you have a great rest of your weekend. Many thanks for watching! 🙂
Yes, it was a sight to see....on a 19 inch TV in glorious black and white. Thank you for the tour guide offer. Hopefully someday it will happen. Be safe.
Grade 70 is gold anodized steel ADOT chain. G70 has that gold color so DOT inspectors and highway patrol or police can verify it's grade 70 on sight. In a pinch, we use Grade 43 and a backhoe to lift steel plates off of open trenches, but we are only lifting to a height of maybe 6 or 8 feet and it does sometimes break too.
I plumb forgot about Grade 63 chain. The steel mill and copper smelter & foundry still used grade 63 on their bridge cranes to stack billets, anodes, etc. Most of that chain has been replaced with Grade 80.
From what I have learned from Ron Pratt in the towing industry the also use the G100 and the G120 Chain. There the G120 has a square link cross-section and is painted gray. It has blue hooks specially radiused and reinforced. At least that is what is on his trucks. They heavily use slings as well. I much appreciate your taking the time to make these videos as is is always good to learn the best ways to do things safely.
Great video, glad you do these videos learn from them. Keep them coming. Your videos are not boring it’s great to see someone teaching a lot of people does not know.
I applaud you for doing videos like this it needs to be said cranes only as good as you're rigging. People want excitement Don't educate yourself and see what happens. The boring stuff is what keeps the exciting stuff you don't want on your job site
Thanks Jimmy, I'm Learning alot from you, like Rigging I watch Trent from plaza towing Ron from Midwest Towing and Mackey from Johnny's Towing 👍 Sunday green bay packers will win
Top video jimmy We don’t use swr very often here just chains and synthetic Everything is the same just called a whole different things And fondary hooks are illegal here
Yep When you say chokers do you guys choke with the chains ?? That’s a very common practice here that’s one I can do with my eyes shut or slings which jimmy called synthetics here most cranes carry a full range of them
@@tex45g Yes, choke with chains is standard rigging practice. Wrap the material and attach the chain back to itself with the hook. I always preferred a basket rigging to keep from squeezing the material under its own weight but the pair of 20’ (6 meter) chains we used for standard rigging generally weren’t long enough to rig like that safely.
Great video. Can't wait for next part. Keeping someone from getting dead is usually a good thing, unless you're rigging a gallows. Then it might get you fired.
Thanks for the education Hopefully you can record some in your company's shop sometime so people can see some of the different things you talked about , like master ,and sub links, bridels? Guessing you and Mike? could set up some nice examples
At somepoint, I'll have to move the rigging series to the shop. The rigging videos are getting pretty in depth. So, visual references will be necessary. Many thanks for watching! 🙂
I dont know if you covered it but with synthetic slings but (in Australia at least) you cannot lift on a sharp edge unless the sling has proper packing and the packing radius has to be 5 times the compressed thickness of the sling. Over here rigging malpractice is so bad people think that packing rubber or carpet is adequate
What’s most critical information one most know , when entering the crane industry? I’m a rigging by trade for 10 years plus. I just got selected for an interview for my local heavy operator crane apprenticeship!!! Just wanted to know if you could give an pointer or two ! Thanks 🙏🏿
Checked out a few of your videos awesome, ever think about keeping one rolling while you’re on the highway so we can see some of the Prius drivers getting upset. LOL
I'm sure I will get to spreaders at some point. These rigging videos are getting pretty in depth, and will probably go much deeper. Many thanks for watching! 🙂
Sir Jimmie !! What about using Poly rope instead of wire cable on the cranes like they are using on the 50k rotator wreckers now ?? Don't think Ron Pratt uses it yet ,but they do on the new rotator on ROTATOR WORK on RU-vid ??? Would it be safe enough for your operation ??? ""KEEP IT SAFE ""!!!
