the 'todays job' thread

[Timbertom111]

1 hour ago, Mark Bolam said:

Lovely job Tom.

Do you know what killed it?

No idea. Apparently it went down hill pretty quick. Within 12months. No signs of anything obvious.

[Timbertom111]

53 minutes ago, peds said:

 

Pretty funny! Did he improve by the end of the day?

 

 

 

Some lump of wood, that...

No not really. He was abit more of a hindrance than anything. Would of been better with one of my guys helping but contract lift they insisted on him being with me. It's gone to a local company who make high end outdoor furniture it'll be well utilised.

[AHPP]

Did you get the weights right on the bottom? I’ve done a couple of those and the butts were surprisingly heavier than the middle stem. 

 

I’m not mega strong so all chains are heavy to me. My process:

1. Have the crane driver position the chain ends on the pith, without you on the hook.
2. Cable down until the main hook touches the pile of chain.

3. Climbing system onto the hook/ball.

4. Cable up to get you onto the plateau and until there’s only a few feet of chain on the pile.

5. Arrange the choke (secret handshake - leg one chokes onto leg two, leg two chokes onto leg one) around the edge, cabling up/down as needed. 

6. Push it all off together and it slips down over the stem like putting a heavy jumper on a child.

7. Usually only very minor wrestling to set the chains and you’re tied in to do it. Don’t let the crane driver slew or boom you around. He’ll lose the position over the pith. 

[Rich Rule]

I saw a YouTube vid once where they did what you described Alex but on a bin.

 

The crane op then drops the bin onto the top cut and as he cables down the chains slacken off and fall round the stem, they tighten as he cables up.

 

Never tried it, probably never will but it did seem ingenious at the time.

[AHPP]

Clever but I imagine only worth the faff if you’re doing loads of base-cut picks or are suffering some prohibition of hook riding. 

[Rich Rule]

Forgot to mention it was only for the last cut.  The bin fall off in random directions so not really that applicable if your are up there.

[AHPP]

How very novel. I've broken all the usuals over the years; gutters, tiles, greenhouses etc. I didn't do any of them with a 45 gallon drum though.

[Rich Rule]

17 hours ago, AHPP said:

How very novel. I've broken all the usuals over the years; gutters, tiles, greenhouses etc. I didn't do any of them with a 45 gallon drum though.

 

You still have got time mate.

[Rich Rule]

It is just after the 26 minute mark.

 

 

Neat trick when it works.  I don't reckon I will ever use it though.  I don't seem to have a problem with chains, use them for most crane jobs.

[Mark Bolam]

We’ve used 2-up for chains a few times.

They are bastard heavy!