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Pro tip: picking the wrong load chart setting on a 60 ton nearly cost me a re-rig
Last Thursday I had a rooftop HVAC unit to set at a hospital in Garland, and I had to choose between booming out with the main boom or running the jib to get the radius I needed over the parking deck. I went with the jib because it felt safer, but the chart cut my capacity way down and the pick was only 300 lbs under the limit the whole way. I got it set, but I was sweating the swing and had to stop twice to let the load settle. Next time I'm walking the site first and measuring the radius with a tape instead of eyeballing it from the seat. What do you all do when the chart numbers and your gut don't agree?
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jessicaflores27d ago
Ever notice how your gut is usually right but the chart is what pays the bills? Tbh I trust the math over the feeling every time, then slow down and double check the setup before I commit. Walking the site and taping the radius is the move, no shame in taking ten extra minutes.
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