Sir Jimmie !! Great video !!! Don't think I would be the guy inside the tower !!!! Anyhows,, All went well even with the rain !!! Have a great "" MERRY CHRISTMAS "" With Family & Friends !!! ""KEEP IT SAFE ""!!!!
good crane op! im a crane op from england and i dont mean this in an insult in any way but if we operated this slow on sites everyone would go mental, over here they want everything 100mph, always enjoy your content keep it up!
There are times when a crew wants us to go fast. And there are times when they want us to go slow and steady. This was one of those times. I also don't take that as an insult. 🙂. I will generally pick up the pace when I have worked with a crew for a little while. Many thanks for watching! 🏗
@@ToTheTopCrane The company I work for in Tasmania generally always runs it's own rigger with the crane, especially if it is a crane in the 100t to 300t size, but fortunately almost every customer we work for would rather the job be done steady with no mistakes - no damage and no injuries. I am not sure about England or the U.S. but our WHS laws are pretty tight and the penalties can be huge and can apply to pretty much anyone involved.
@ToTheTopCrane As you have said in the past you have 3 speeds: Slow, Slower, and Stop and the harder they push the closer to stop you get. Slow and steady and everyone gets to go home at night.
NIce Video!! When the ecrew is welding and the crane is still attached to the tower are you allowed out of the cab of the crane or do you have to stay in the cab. Seems like it would be a long day sitting there waiting on them to weld the seams together.
Thank you! I can briefly leave the seat if need be. But, I can't engage in any activities that would take my attention away from what is going on. There are times when we sit for a very long time. Many thanks for watching! 🏗
Like the dog being a supervisor 😄😄😄. Great video from you. Merry Christmas to you and your family. If starts to rain bad , do you have to quit the lift. Jimmy do you stay warm in the cab with all those windows.
The dogs were definitely supervising. They belong to some guys on the tower crew. If it started raining too much, it could hamper the welding. But, the crane would be fine with it. Merry Christmas to you and yours as well! Many thanks for watching! 🏗
Good video, what I would like to see more of is the crane setup. Meaning site inspection, placement and configuration .I know you have done that in the past but each site is different and that I find interesting.
Thank you! I'll try to get more of that. But it's very difficult to do when the customer is paying for the crane. Maybe I can do some setup scenarios at our shop, where a customer is waiting on us. Many thanks for watching! 🏗
Yeah! That’d be great! Did you prepare the ground for the crane when rain was coming? Did your boss show up in his personal vehicle (before sending you out) to take pictures and survey the scene for proper placement of the crane?
@@ToTheTopCrane maybe just set up a static camera that would get an overview maybe time-lapse it and then it's just voice over and explain what's going on
That was... interesting! And the dog roaming around - lol!! I bet everyone loved that! Have a Great Christmas you and your family! Thanks for the video!
On lifting the first peice, with what appeared to be a 4 line config on the block, do I understand correctly that with that set up, each cable would be holding 10k, and your winch would have been pulling 10k, but your boom is lifting/holding the whole 40k.
You put out great content! I was just getting into the hoisting side before I quit operating full time. I love watching your videos. It makes me a little sad I didn't pursue the crane business!
Hi Jimmy, thanks for another great video. It amazes me how you manage to do what you bearing in mind the weight / size of the loads you handle and the quality of the hand signals you get from the operators. Sometimes there seem to be several guys giving you signals or the person signalling changes during a lift. I know there are standard signals but do you discuss who is going to give you instructions before the lift? Seems confusing to me; all that and loose dogs on the site as well. Anyway thanks for the entertainment you have provided in 2020 for us all and happy Christmas and New Year to you and your loved ones from Nottingham, U.K.
hey jimmy, both of the last 2 video's were great. first thing I thought was how to release the rigging on the the first lift, ladder in the pipe have to have a way to inspect from time to time. have a great holiday if you don't get a chance to post again. take care and will wait for the next.
Great video as usual Jimmy. Very interesting to me anyway, since I don’t know much about crane work. Keep the great content coming. Merry Christmas to you and yours.
Very interesting video. Thanks. I've wondered how they put these up. I expected a ladder on the outside, but it appears this one has a ladder inside the pipe. So when they set the ball they were inside guiding it and then welding it up? What's the purpose of the little tower on the top?
Thank you! The ladder is indeed on the inside. They were inside the tower, guiding and welding the ball. The last piece I put up is called a "dry well". It went inside the ball. Many thanks for watching! 🏗
You had to override the anti two block. Doesn't your crane record that? Is there legal consiguences for going past 2 block? If was just inches im sure it won't hurt anything.
There's no legal consequences for overriding the anti-two-block. It just has to be done very carefully. I'm sure it does data log the override. Many thanks for watching! 🏗
That particular generation crane only records when the outrigger setup monitoring is overriden, and overloads. That snazzy blue and white picker though records a bit more, and phones home to Japan every night to boot!
Is the pickup point on the tube set up carefully enough that it's dead plumb, or is some sort of adjustment made prior to final welding? Merry Christmas, by the way. Interesting video.
Hey man if you don’t mind me asking. What’s your annual salary or hourly wage. I’m a rigger in CA and wonder what outside pay is. Thinking of getting my crane op license soon. But the salary numbers are all over the same place. Trying to figure if this is a profession I want to chase or look else where. Awesome dual crane complex lift btw. I’ve done one similar a few times.
How would you handle it if you got hit with a side wind or unexpected lightning in the area while you were holding something that was being welded on? Not like you can just put the crane down in the middle of welding right?
Hey Jimmy! Great video as usual bud, Merry Christmas to all at your place from here. What music are U using? I like it! Work safe, keep warm, be kind. Doug@ the "ranch"
Thanks Doug! Merry Christmas to you and yours as well! The music on this one is "Mountain Top". It is from the RUclips music library. Many thanks for watching! 🏗
Doggo trust your cables without wearing a hard hat! :D Nice church bell also. Combined with a water tower? Why not lower the tower part over the Porta Potti and then go for lunch?
Jimmy I just found your video. Great job as always. I hope you have new windshield wipers by now. When you have to hold that much weight for such a long time do the hydraulics or winches want to settle down at all so they need to be readjusted? I hope you had a great Christmas and have a Happy New Year!
Would color coding the line at given boom configurations be worthwhile when figuring out how close you are to “two blocking” or is it meaningless when taking into account for outside temperature making cable shrink/expand those few inches? (I mean, your anti-nesting camera on your cable reel can show you how many inches are left before two-blocking occurs with color coding seen on the reel through your camera)
I wouldn’t think it would work given the grease/lubricant on the load line and the tendency of paint not liking to liking to stick to unprepared steel. Also the cable has to roll through sheaves and general wear would probably knock any paint that sticks right off
Sorry I disappeared for so long brother. Life’s been quite the adventure. I’m back now lol. My phone number changed so I’ll figure out how to get back in touch soon! Been catching up on your videos a bunch here lately.
Does the drum rotation sensor work in conjunction with the Parts of line, to give an accurate measurement each time it clicks. For example if you have 4 parts of line, to move one foot takes a lot longer then a single line. Great videos By the way!
The rotation sensor clicks at the same rate of drum rotation regardless of how Jimmy is reeved. However, I am %99 sure his crane is equipped with a hook height display, which is corrected based on parts of line. The hook height display also follows boom movement as well, to keep the displayed height accurate-ish.
@@ToTheTopCrane Hi Jimmy yea Caldwell in Louisville Ky forms the steel and ships to jobsite they usually have a Grove crawler to unload pieces off their trailers, I posted a photo over on Facebook of me delivering to a Jobsite in New York in January of 2020 take care
Working in the rain and you don't even have to put on a jacket, except to walk over to the Porta-Pisser. Now I'm really jealous! It has to be nerve-wracking when you're pushing your A2B weight, and have to count on someone else as you're holding the over ride.
There are definitely benefits to sitting in a glass box. Lol It does get a little nerve wracking, lifting the ATB when you can't see it. Many thanks for watching! 🏗
Doing that in the rain? If we got caught doing that in Australia, heads would roll. I have done emergency welding in the rain which is not fun but that was sketchy. Why are they building a water tower next to a water tower and who gets the job of painting it?
I've worked with both. Then my wife told me I needed to find a job where I could stay home and not travel. It was the right call. I raised 4 great kids and coached all their football, baseball and softball games for years. Saw all the school activities, proms and games. I made less money but I am much wealthier with kids that love me and still like their old man.
They love that lease and access agreement that gives them a steady check for the next 30 years. And they don't have to worry about it not clearing the bank.
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That was different. Great job on the video.
Merry Christmas
Thank you! Hope your recovery is getting better everyday. Merry Christmas to you and yours! Many thanks for watching! 🏗
Nice job Jimmy thanks for taking the time to up load more vids. Please keep them coming
Sir Jimmie !! Great video !!! Don't think I would be the guy inside the tower !!!! Anyhows,, All went well even with the rain !!! Have a great "" MERRY CHRISTMAS "" With Family & Friends !!! ""KEEP IT SAFE ""!!!!
Thank you! It all did go well. Merry Christmas to you and yours! Many thanks for watching! 🏗
good crane op! im a crane op from england and i dont mean this in an insult in any way but if we operated this slow on sites everyone would go mental, over here they want everything 100mph, always enjoy your content keep it up!
There are times when a crew wants us to go fast. And there are times when they want us to go slow and steady. This was one of those times. I also don't take that as an insult. 🙂. I will generally pick up the pace when I have worked with a crew for a little while. Many thanks for watching! 🏗
@@ToTheTopCrane The company I work for in Tasmania generally always runs it's own rigger with the crane, especially if it is a crane in the 100t to 300t size, but fortunately almost every customer we work for would rather the job be done steady with no mistakes - no damage and no injuries. I am not sure about England or the U.S. but our WHS laws are pretty tight and the penalties can be huge and can apply to pretty much anyone involved.
@ToTheTopCrane As you have said in the past you have 3 speeds: Slow, Slower, and Stop and the harder they push the closer to stop you get. Slow and steady and everyone gets to go home at night.
Jimmy's golfing. Setting the ball on the tee.
Thanks for the content throughout the year. Merry Christmas to you and yours, Jimmy!
Awesome pre xmas video there and a challenging one too at that!! Hope you have a good peaceful safe Christmas there and see you on the flip side
Thank you! Hope you and yours have a Merry Christmas too. Many thanks for watching! 🏗
Another great video. Looking forward to more.
Thank you! Many thanks for watching! 🏗
Thanks for sharing, J.
NIce Video!! When the ecrew is welding and the crane is still attached to the tower are you allowed out of the cab of the crane or do you have to stay in the cab. Seems like it would be a long day sitting there waiting on them to weld the seams together.
Thank you! I can briefly leave the seat if need be. But, I can't engage in any activities that would take my attention away from what is going on. There are times when we sit for a very long time. Many thanks for watching! 🏗
Shout out from Portland Oregon Jimmy!
Like the dog being a supervisor 😄😄😄. Great video from you. Merry Christmas to you and your family. If starts to rain bad , do you have to quit the lift. Jimmy do you stay warm in the cab with all those windows.
The dogs were definitely supervising. They belong to some guys on the tower crew. If it started raining too much, it could hamper the welding. But, the crane would be fine with it. Merry Christmas to you and yours as well! Many thanks for watching! 🏗
Pretty cool video Jimmy. That was interesting to watch. Thanks so much for sharing. Merry Christmas to you and yours. God Bless!!
Thank you! Merry Christmas to you and yours as well. Many thanks for watching! 🏗
Good video nice job Jimmy. Happy holidays to you and your family
Thank you! Happy Holidays to you and yours as well. Many thanks for watching! 🏗
That was KOOL!! an thank you!! Also wishing you and your family a safe and wonderful holiday.....
Good video, what I would like to see more of is the crane setup. Meaning site inspection, placement and configuration .I know you have done that in the past but each site is different and that I find interesting.
Thank you! I'll try to get more of that. But it's very difficult to do when the customer is paying for the crane. Maybe I can do some setup scenarios at our shop, where a customer is waiting on us. Many thanks for watching! 🏗
Yeah! That’d be great! Did you prepare the ground for the crane when rain was coming?
Did your boss show up in his personal vehicle (before sending you out) to take pictures and survey the scene for proper placement of the crane?
@@ToTheTopCrane maybe just set up a static camera that would get an overview maybe time-lapse it and then it's just voice over and explain what's going on
That was... interesting! And the dog roaming around - lol!! I bet everyone loved that! Have a Great Christmas you and your family! Thanks for the video!
Merry Christmas from Maine To The Top Crane 🎄🎅🎆
On lifting the first peice, with what appeared to be a 4 line config on the block, do I understand correctly that with that set up, each cable would be holding 10k, and your winch would have been pulling 10k, but your boom is lifting/holding the whole 40k.
That is correct. Each line would have 10k on it with a 40k total load. Many thanks for watching! 🏗
You put out great content! I was just getting into the hoisting side before I quit operating full time. I love watching your videos. It makes me a little sad I didn't pursue the crane business!
interesting lift, have a safe and enjoyable Christmas!!
Thank you! Hope you and yours have a Merry Christmas as well. Many thanks for watching! 🏗
Hi Jimmy, thanks for another great video. It amazes me how you manage to do what you bearing in mind the weight / size of the loads you handle and the quality of the hand signals you get from the operators. Sometimes there seem to be several guys giving you signals or the person signalling changes during a lift. I know there are standard signals but do you discuss who is going to give you instructions before the lift? Seems confusing to me; all that and loose dogs on the site as well. Anyway thanks for the entertainment you have provided in 2020 for us all and happy Christmas and New Year to you and your loved ones from Nottingham, U.K.
hey jimmy, both of the last 2 video's were great. first thing I thought was how to release the rigging on the the first lift, ladder in the pipe have to have a way to inspect from time
to time. have a great holiday if you don't get a chance to post again. take care and will wait for the next.
Another great video. Is the smaller crane one of your company's too... or is that a jobsite crane for the water tower people?
Thank you! The tower crew owns the smaller crane. Many thanks for watching! 🏗
Great video as usual Jimmy. Very interesting to me anyway, since I don’t know much about crane work. Keep the great content coming. Merry Christmas to you and yours.
Very interesting video. Thanks.
I've wondered how they put these up. I expected a ladder on the outside, but it appears this one has a ladder inside the pipe. So when they set the ball they were inside guiding it and then welding it up?
What's the purpose of the little tower on the top?
Thank you!
The ladder is indeed on the inside. They were inside the tower, guiding and welding the ball. The last piece I put up is called a "dry well". It went inside the ball. Many thanks for watching! 🏗
@@ToTheTopCrane Thanks for the info.
You had to override the anti two block. Doesn't your crane record that? Is there legal consiguences for going past 2 block? If was just inches im sure it won't hurt anything.
There's no legal consequences for overriding the anti-two-block. It just has to be done very carefully. I'm sure it does data log the override. Many thanks for watching! 🏗
That particular generation crane only records when the outrigger setup monitoring is overriden, and overloads. That snazzy blue and white picker though records a bit more, and phones home to Japan every night to boot!
Great installation Jimmy. Do you know if the water source is a well or a river? Just curious. Take care.
Thank you!! I'm not sure of the source of the water supply. Many thanks for watching! 🏗
About a week’s worth of water for the community. That tower can last for forty years, then a replacement or supplement will be needed by then.
Is the pickup point on the tube set up carefully enough that it's dead plumb, or is some sort of adjustment made prior to final welding? Merry Christmas, by the way. Interesting video.
It was very plumb. However, they fine tuned it with wedges. Merry Christmas to you and yours as well! Many thanks for watching! 🏗
I love the humming of the crane as it sits there idling...lovely.
Hey man if you don’t mind me asking. What’s your annual salary or hourly wage. I’m a rigger in CA and wonder what outside pay is. Thinking of getting my crane op license soon. But the salary numbers are all over the same place. Trying to figure if this is a profession I want to chase or look else where.
Awesome dual crane complex lift btw. I’ve done one similar a few times.
If you'd like to send me an email, I'll send you the info you are looking for. Many thanks for watching! 🏗
How would you handle it if you got hit with a side wind or unexpected lightning in the area while you were holding something that was being welded on? Not like you can just put the crane down in the middle of welding right?
Hi love your video
Thank you! Many thanks for watching! 🏗
Thank you
Hey Jimmy!
Great video as usual bud, Merry Christmas to all at your place from here. What music are U using? I like it! Work safe, keep warm, be kind.
Doug@ the "ranch"
Thanks Doug! Merry Christmas to you and yours as well! The music on this one is "Mountain Top". It is from the RUclips music library. Many thanks for watching! 🏗
How long did you have to hold the ball till they got it welded and why the tower on top of ball ? 🇺🇲
I only held the ball for about 20 minutes. The last piece is called a "dry well". It went inside the ball. Many thanks for watching! 🏗
How much travel of the cable does one of the clicks we here indicate? Thanks for the video.👍
Doggo trust your cables without wearing a hard hat! :D Nice church bell also. Combined with a water tower?
Why not lower the tower part over the Porta Potti and then go for lunch?
They didn't have a care in the world. Lol. Many thanks for watching! 🏗
Jimmy I just found your video. Great job as always. I hope you have new windshield wipers by now. When you have to hold that much weight for such a long time do the hydraulics or winches want to settle down at all so they need to be readjusted? I hope you had a great Christmas and have a Happy New Year!
Just curious why the guy was banging on the end of the tube, possibly to scare out varmints or remove debris from assembly.
I'm not sure why they were banging on it. Many thanks for watching! 🏗
@@ToTheTopCrane It can also relieve stress from welding.
Nice job..
Thank you! Many thanks for watching! 🏗
Why did that guy beat the base of the stem with a hammer? Getting out some frustrations?
Damnit! who brought there kid and gave them a hammer! put him in time out for that noise! :)
Built a few of those back in the day. Tankees hanging steel.
Very interesting to say the least.
Are you sure that not for Mosque . lol Merry Christmas,Hope you have a Busy, Safe, Profitable, Healthy New Year
Would color coding the line at given boom configurations be worthwhile when figuring out how close you are to “two blocking” or is it meaningless when taking into account for outside temperature making cable shrink/expand those few inches? (I mean, your anti-nesting camera on your cable reel can show you how many inches are left before two-blocking occurs with color coding seen on the reel through your camera)
I wouldn’t think it would work given the grease/lubricant on the load line and the tendency of paint not liking to liking to stick to unprepared steel. Also the cable has to roll through sheaves and general wear would probably knock any paint that sticks right off
Anyone besides me notice the top wiper blade was keeping beat with the music when the video playback was sped up?
Sorry I disappeared for so long brother. Life’s been quite the adventure. I’m back now lol. My phone number changed so I’ll figure out how to get back in touch soon! Been catching up on your videos a bunch here lately.
Does the drum rotation sensor work in conjunction with the Parts of line, to give an accurate measurement each time it clicks. For example if you have 4 parts of line, to move one foot takes a lot longer then a single line. Great videos By the way!
The rotation sensor clicks at the same rate of drum rotation regardless of how Jimmy is reeved. However, I am %99 sure his crane is equipped with a hook height display, which is corrected based on parts of line. The hook height display also follows boom movement as well, to keep the displayed height accurate-ish.
Caldwell Tank ? building the water tower I have hauled a few loads for them
I'm not sure who the contractor was. Maybe one of these days I'll get the chance to offload something you are hauling. Many thanks for watching! 🏗
@@ToTheTopCrane Hi Jimmy yea Caldwell in Louisville Ky forms the steel and ships to jobsite they usually have a Grove crawler to unload pieces off their trailers, I posted a photo over on Facebook of me delivering to a Jobsite in New York in January of 2020 take care
I'll go check it out!
Welding in the rain..... Still better than working at Wal-Mart.
Working in the rain and you don't even have to put on a jacket, except to walk over to the Porta-Pisser. Now I'm really jealous!
It has to be nerve-wracking when you're pushing your A2B weight, and have to count on someone else as you're holding the over ride.
There are definitely benefits to sitting in a glass box. Lol
It does get a little nerve wracking, lifting the ATB when you can't see it. Many thanks for watching! 🏗
How did the guy inside get out?
There is a ladder that runs from the bottom to the top, inside the tower and ball. Many thanks for watching! 🏗
That big ball looks like a hot air balloon
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That weighed a lot less than I would have thought.
Doing that in the rain? If we got caught doing that in Australia, heads would roll. I have done emergency welding in the rain which is not fun but that was sketchy. Why are they building a water tower next to a water tower and who gets the job of painting it?
Who was the contractor? PDM or CBI?
I've worked with both. Then my wife told me I needed to find a job where I could stay home and not travel. It was the right call. I raised 4 great kids and coached all their football, baseball and softball games for years. Saw all the school activities, proms and games. I made less money but I am much wealthier with kids that love me and still like their old man.
@@briangarrow448 I worked with PDM for a few months after high school building spheres in TX. Never worked a water ball job.
Neither. PDM was sold to CBI 20 years ago and CBI can't compete in the small tank market.
Looks like another pdm water tower going up Jimmy
No. PDM (as a tank company) has been gone 20 years.
@@556NGerard pdm steel is still going in Des Moines Ia
@@johnwarren-649 Nope.
Farmers must really love Municipal or State stuff being put up in the middle of they're cornfields
They love that lease and access agreement that gives them a steady check for the next 30 years. And they don't have to worry about it not clearing the bank.
@@briangarrow448 I never knew about that thank
You for explaining that to me
Rubbing is racing. I say that all the time in the crane.
I'd definitely applies sometimes. Many thanks for watching! 🏗
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Many thanks for watching! 🏗
no stress in your job huh