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That tandem lift at the Smithfield site almost went sideways on me
Last Wednesday I was doing a tandem lift with another crane on a steel beam that weighed about 12 tons. We had it all rigged up and both of us were on the same radio channel, but when we started lifting, the other operator pulled ahead by maybe 6 inches and the whole load started swinging nasty. I had to yell at him to stop and reset. Learned the hard way that even with radios, you need to pick a lead operator and have everyone else just follow their commands, no matter what. Any of you guys have a system for tandem lifts that works better?
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emmajackson8d ago
Think all of life's a tandem lift when you ain't the one calling the shots.
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Had a similar thing happen with a concrete beam last fall. Scared the hell out of me.
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