Tried a 90 ton boom truck on a tight job site. Bad idea.

Last month I squeezed a 90 ton into an alley behind a hospital. Site survey said we had 14 feet of clearance. Lied. Got it in but the outrigger had to sit on cribbing on a sidewalk grate. Sketched me out the whole lift. Never again. Next time I'm sending a smaller crane or making them widen the access. Anybody else get stuck on a site that looked fine on paper?

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david12318d ago

New construction getting the shiny new tower crane? My "new crane" moment was getting a boom truck stuck under a low bridge and having to let air out of the tires to squeeze through. I learned the hard way that paper plans don't show the real world obstacles like parked cars and utility poles. Hope your cribbing held up better than my ego did that day.

jade_hunt4818d ago

Takes a real pro to admit when plans and reality don't match up. That's pretty much every project I've ever tackled, from hanging a shelf to planning a vacation. We all get too confident in what's on paper and forget the world is messy and full of surprises.