How to Operate a Tower Crane - Rebar Column
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- Опубликовано: 14 июл 2012
- Running a Liebherr 550 HC (1992) and standing and placing a Rebar Column/Pilaster. This is the process operators go through in running the crane. The standing occurs about 160 feet out on the East and it is placed around 210 feet out on the West. Total boom length is 265', Maximum Boom.
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This video is what makes You-Tube so great, "to those of us who will never step foot inside a Tower Crane". Thank you,the commentary was like I was there. Excellent video !
And those of us who determine to operate them
yup
Thanks for the video - I tell everyone that professionals make it look 'easy' and everything is fun for the first five minutes - after that it is just work - even operating a tower crane!
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amazing video. Always wanted to see the cockpit view of these cranes . Thank you for sharing
yeh nice
Looks and sounds like a true professional. Great to see.
That was bad ass, dude! thanks for the vid. I used to rebuild equipment that required use of a little 20,000lb. hydro-crane. That was fun to operate and definitely an art form. Lotta props for what you do up there.
That's my dream job. Cranes have always fascinated me. Great video!
Thank you for sharing this. I have been watching one today and always wondered what it was like from the operators perspective. Very interesting!
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I don't know why I would enjoy watching someone I don't know do something I know nothing about in a place I don't know (apart from it USA) and doing something u would not get me doing.... No way. Thanks for upload... Was cool.
Love the old school Liebherr!!! The Litronic is a nightmare!
And thanks for sharing. It was a interesting visit :)
Good Show, I always ran the 80 to 150 Ton truck Cranes down on the ground
Looking up at you guys all day, never been up in one though.... 👍👷♂️🏗
Rob Fraley how did you get started? In the union or no?
Tyler Brown contact your local IUOE Hall see what their apprentice program looks like. I’m in Local 12 here in SoCal. I came in as an HDR but now on the crane operating side. Union is the only way to go. You can start out as a yard kid to get your foot in. Spend some cash on your NCCCO cert. good luck
First view from a crane! Nice touch with the controls. Thanks for posting this.
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From working in the construction industry for over 30 years a good operator is worth their weight in gold. You don't realize it until you've had to deal with a bad one. I'm sure a good signal man goes a long way with you all too.
They are invaluable. I was working for a General Contractor that had lost their way with skill sets with regards to cranes. I was on a 21 story and had over 20 different signal people. I would be tense all day and roll over to a concrete forming guy that knew the deal and the tension would dissipate. It was the kind of thing where I'd roll off the edge of the building and the superintendent signaled "Hoist down easy". No idea why he was there, but here I am countering on the radio to who is essentially my boss, "Do you really want me to hoist down easy from 14 stories?" A poor signal person just puts me on edge as I'm waiting for the accident to happen that I can't see. Worst one for me was coming up and over the edge of a building with a pallet of paint strapped. I can see it deforming so it was a run to get over the roof so no one would get killed. Since I've left the seat years ago, it seems that lift directors and structural lifters have become less and less optional.
This is great im doing my CPCS Tomorrow and wanted a little look what it looks like in a crane and some of the functions.
Thanks for the Video :)
Awesome video, very cool. Thank you!
Great video! Keep em comin
Nice video! Enjoyed watching it!
Love the no shoes, got your Starbucks coffee,great view very cool video, well done.
Cool perspective of inside the crane
Very cool video, I used to date a crane operator, very hard working guys, thanks for sharing.
Hard working guys ? 😂😂😂💀
@@lifeofacarpenterbridgebuil3487 Yep, especially when they work 10 + hour days. Ever run a crane? There's a lot more to it than sitting.
Thanks sir, i think I’m ready now to use my tower crane in my yard
If a guy leaves his boots on it gets dirt everywhere. I prefer to be comfortable. I'm often in shorts too.
As an old rodbuster, much respect to most of you
Great videos! I am getting ready to start training to be a tower crane operator.
sure why not
Going back to old school without a computer has been good for my depth perception. I get used to having radius indicators and end up memorizing too much versus having a good eye for it. Having a good bellman is a huge plus.
Very cool video
hearing the tower crane moving make me going goosebumps .
The coolest part about watching an operator is watching how fluid the motions are when doing lifts. I bet you could just do it with your eyes closed
Great video
the last time I operated a crane was on the mission of the mines at GTA San Andreas …. Great Video!!! Thanks 🙏🏽
Nice video 👍
Most new tower cranes are similar to hydros in that you apply pressure to the controls and ease out of them to come to a stop. Prior to about 2005, they are a completely different animal. This is a 92 model and the force, timing and duration of each input becomes a second nature art form. It's a lot of fun getting up to speed with each model but it can also be very frustrating in the learning curves. Going from hydro to tower, dealing with the torque in the tower will be the biggest change.
very cool video..always wanted to see from that prospective
awesome. always wondered how you guys communicate.
thx fot the video
with talkiwalkie :D
So cool!
Please upload more these videos are sick
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Very interesting vid! Thank you for sharing!...
That's my favorite height to operate from nice video nice go pro as well wouldn't be as nice without a badass camera make another one I might
Generally, the only cranes that have moving counter-weights are luffing tower cranes where the boom raises and lowers, and gigantic tower cranes like Kroll K10000's. Most lean back to their maximum moment design. When you apply weight to the hook, it just leans forward to either plumb, or to it's maximum forward moment. On some tall cranes, this might be 1 metter back, and 1 meter forward which means the operator can sway 6 feet. Quite fun on those cranes.
That lime green Jeep at 2:37 is so sick!
been wondering how people operate a tower crane for 3 years, thanks
cool vid👏
Very good you make a video
Fascinating
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good stuff..
Literally a video on everything....I did not think I needed to see what it's like to operate a tower crane. But I'm hooked now
wow!!! 🤔 working in your socks that is very safe work habits 😂😂👊👊
Great video, I am a Tower Crane Operator in NYC. The only one thing I don't like about my job is my phone bill every month other than that stay safe. "Safety first"
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I have operated some large machinery and I hate heights... This is horryfying. Great video. :D
The standard shift is 8 hours. You can find jobs with lots of overtime. 50 hours a week is pretty common, 60 is getting to be long for me. I just did a video walking around the crane as per your request. It went way too long, but the cab is a couple of minutes in if you wanted to just get to it then skip the rest.
Great thank you boss
We use mobile cranes that you might have seen driving down the road. Search for "Tower Crane Erection". In Europe you'll see many cranes erected short then "climbed" into position. In the US, we mainly erect them to the full height needed for the job. We climb them if the building will be taller than the crane can free-stand (usually 260' to 305') without external supports such as the building.
Considering the construction economy in Alberta where I live, I think I might consider this as a backup occupation.
thanks!
I recognize this landscape. The building by greenlake with the new pcc.
so basically if you want to sit in a chair and play a video game (a really awesome video game) but IN REAL LIFE become a crane operator
It's a dangerous job? how so?
Idk if they realize that it's not that dangerous, but there ARE a few dangers to consider. First of, don't be afraid of heights, tower cranes routinely cross the 300ft mark and even higher. Second of all, be in shape. There are platforms periodically on the way up and the ladder is encased in a cage, but still, get tired halfway and slip, and you'll be hurtin'. Probably not dead, because of the platform limiting how far you can fall, but hurt, bad. Wind is a danger too, but I'd say the most dangerous place to be is on the ground with all the weight swinging overhead. For the record, I'm not a construction worker of any kind, and I could be far from correct, but I watch a LOT of documentaries and things like that on big machines. Very interesting stuff. James Kingston's videos also helped me learn a lot about tower cranes just by watching the dude climb them.
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The Stoned Parrot "Not that dangerous"?
Operating any crane is very dangerous. That's what I do.
plainwornout3 how do you get started in it?
this looks like a fun job to do but i'm terrified of heights. my dads a construction worker and he keeps trying to get me into doing this.
it is amazing :)
You get used to it.
@White Mamba people always ask, how I became a crane operator. I give them an answer, construction worker, rigger,blah blah, but the truth is.
I didn't do well at school, I like my job, but things could've been better. Hindsights a bitch.
@Globalizmas - Keiksmažodis is this job getting me a good money?..
What's the average for the money i will take from this job?
@@MohamedGamal-oj7qs Depends on the company, but because training to be a tower crane operator and the potential risks and stress an operator has to go through, it can give a lot of money. Hell I drive a reach truck in a warehouse and I earn a lot more than average.
I can see my house from here?! Wait, who the hell is that in my backyard?
theylied1776 LOL
There was another job close enough that I was picking up other radio traffic. I got good reception from the job without it but lost reception of the other traffic.
We can’t use hammerhead cranes in NYC for obvious reasons, but you seem to be a good operator. I could work with you anytime. NYC Ironworker here.
Thanks Brother. I started out of Local 86 in Seattle. I own a company signatory with Ops and Ironworkers these days.
rotyag if I ever boom out to Seattle, I’ll be glad to ask the Hall if you have any work 👍
It's a GoPro 2. The Wingman is out now and is even less expensive with most of the same options and some advantages such as a good menu. Whole different manufacturer.
Thats the W.G. Clark crane. I see it all the time. Just finished a project in the U-district with the red potain and another right next to safeco field using a liebherr 550 litronic
I couldn't hardly see what he was looking at, but then these old eyes aren't what they used to be. I imagine having hawk vision would be a prerequisite to this job.
Sorry that I missed the comment. Yes, 20 metric tonnes to 20 meters or so. We are using this crane for the 80 meters of reach primarily.
Man, all of the advice I want to give. Yeah, I'm pretty relaxed. It took a while until I was able to 100% relax. Some stress during break-in is good. You should be overwhelmed an pushing yourself, but very attentive to all details. Not only for safety, but to pick up all of the little tricks like the lay of the slings or shadows telling you if you are centered. Getting the block 100% stable prior to hoisting up to get a read on it. Getting in tune with your bellman. It all takes time.
What are the shifts for a tower operator? Could you do a vid of the cab
been a crane operator for six months now and I make $23 a hour. Miami, fl
Albert Bringas that's it?
So I want to work in socks no shoes lol...I'm currently in the military as a logistics guy (box kicker/warehouse guy) but I definitely wouldn't mind doing this..of course I'd probably want to start lower in the crane department, but I could see myself as a tower guy...great video btw
WitX916 You'll want to start with signalling cranes and really learning that side of it. Most people never really learn that part even after 30 years. Timing and nuance is so critical to understand that if you don't learn that, you'd be dangerous as a crane operator. Then most people move into the boom trucks and small cranes then work up in size. I find running small cranes actually harder. But the skills you learn there translate fantastically to a tower then it's just a matter of getting used to the speed of a tower versus a truck crane. Good Luck! Depending where you live, if you have strong enough unions there, training is all free and great quality through the Operating Engineers and you'd make a good living.
This has got to be a good paying job
wow
Your rigger radio is missing it's anntennae(sp?) Nice crane. I've operated the 316 and 630 EC-H. THe 316 had heat sensored hurst style levers and frequency drive trolley.The 630 was a monster! 11,000 lbs at 287 ft.
Is there a ladder to go in and out on the tower crane
Super video! Thank you veru much!
Maximal lifting capacity 20 metric tonnes?
Nice video, been flagging for 3 1/2 years now, my dad and uncle are both tower crane operators, I have operated 3 times with the last time being alone for 4 hours on the worlds most expensive YMCA off of Preston Rd in Dallas. Thank you for making this video when I get my license I am sure your tuition will be utilized.
Liebher 👍
honest it is very easy to catch up.. very nice bro,,, thanks for sharing skills, please my question is there are two gears there and which is the gear for leaf thing up and to put it down and which is to control in an out and which is to move around like? please may you make another video please?
Noticing a Jeep 300' away. You must own one.
Hello Lakhvir! Does ARAMCO have a lot of use for tower cranes or mostly truck cranes and crawlers?
Building boom here in New Zealand at the moment, cranes waiting for operators.
Wish I could send some your way. Working in New Zealand would be a great way to get Americans travelling more. We're too busy here for me to suggest losing anyone. After the Christ Church earthquakes when I was still and operator, I pondered the idea of moving and working in New Zealand myself.
@@rotyag hahaha, yeah nobody wants Christchurch, riggers and welders are driving at the moment, they ain't happy but if the cranes stops, everybody stops.
What's the going rate for crane operators?
Hi, what are the best settings in the Likas board computer of a lieberr towercrane…? thanx
If you are asking about the screen, I don't recall my preference. I want to say it was the third screen on the 2005 to 2015 generation. I'm not sure I've ran a crane newer than that. I've stopped operating. I own cranes and elevators now.
Another job I wish I could do. I don't see how it could be done without a radio- yes, I heard the radio in this video but his signalman couldn't possibly use hand signals that far away.
Working in his socks ... Damn must be easy ahaha
it is :)
they should put a camera on the snatch block then you would have a birds eye view of the load even down shafts are stuff
the newer cranes do actually have cameras on the trolly
tosspot1305 Which manufacturers are doing that? Or are you referring to aftermarket cameras?
Liebherr and potain do it. I'm sure others do too but usually the crane has to be very tall..(over 300ft) or have a large blind section i.e. behind a building
ur crazy
I am an Ironworker currently working a job with the 2 tallest free standing tower cranes in the US and neither have cameras on the block. One stands 400ft other is right at 300ft.
Just close your eyes and be the crane
Most cranes like yours, would have a counter-weight of concrete blocks behind the driver: are these moveable....in and out ? to counter the different weights on the jib.
Awesome to see you operate the crane in socked feet! Is this common practice in the industry, or something you do as personal preference and taking advantage of lack of close supervision? (Just curious)
That's funny. I think everyone who worked under me always knew that I was in socks. The white feet on the glass is a give away. Most safety folks would agree that there isn't a hazard to be concerned about in a crane cab. I would often wear shorts up there in the summers too. My reasoning is that I don't want stinky feet from just leaving them in shoes. I don't want dirt on the glass. And I just want to be comfortable. I keep a clean cab as an operator. What's more common than socks is slippers. Some operators have pig sties as cabs. Others of us want it to feel like home.
Excellent! I prefer working with no shoes too - even though I'm in an office. I think it promotes a less stressful and overall healthier environment. Kudos!
lol
Cause we dont want to get dirt and stuff off boots on the glass bottom floor.
Most all operators do that, my dad and uncle sure do, I am pretty sure I will as well.
Where about is it ? I had a look but I couldn't find it,What is it listed under?
At 2:40 that's a nice Green Jeep
Not really
Bottles. The days can be long in a tower crane. You will need to urinate. People that have to poop often will have camping style toilets. Women often choose this option. But if you have an issue where you aren't regular, this wouldn't be the job for you.Probably the most common question I get about my job is about the bathroom.
I was up in a tower for the first time for training and it's something you have to get use to. My local provides all the training I want do you have any advice for me to feel more comfortable and confident.
Heights are just something you have to get used to. Eventually you only focus on what you are doing. But to be fair, I started as an ironworker. So getting into a cab feels very comfortable for me. I think that you might just need to do it repeatedly until it feels natural. It's normal and healthy to be uncomfortable with heights.
if the movement of the crane is the concern, I would say that a properly maintained and erected crane is extraordinarily strong. The minimum design factor for a static load is that the load cannot be more than 63% of the toppling capacity. when you add in wind and live loading it's at 77% of it's ultimate failure. So your load chart is saying the crane is maxed out, but you really have a safety margin of another 50% if you are static. Of course there will be some live loading. The point is that the cranes are really over-designed even though they move a lot. In my days of erecting cranes, erecting a PECCO (old blue and white cranes) at 300' on loose bolts lets you know how much they will flex. They were sickening to look down those old towers. You could see 4-5 feet of bend before you tightened the bolts. I've heard stories of the old Linden's twisting towers 1/8th of a turn on an old swing brake test method. I guess what I'm saying is that I've seen some stuff. What we see in the field everyday... meh. It does take some getting used to. If you run the crane safely trying to avoid shocks, you'll be fine. You'll get used to the threshold of the cranes bending. I've been in an overloaded tower crane (nearing 130%) due to a computer failure.and there was no question about something being wrong no matter what the LMI screen was displaying. "Why am I staring at the ground and the boom at the same time?"
Good luck. just keep exposing yourself to it and focus. Eventually you won't care about anything but the rhythm and being sure you are clear of obstacles, smooth, accurate, fast, and safe.
Thanks for the reply it's greatly appreciated. Great advice I'll keep working on trying to get seat time .
***** Funny enough last year i moved into skydiving. Tandem from 4000 meters. Then doing the progression to get licensed I climb out on the wing strut. All systems normal, release to go into an arch and my mind goes blank. I come to under canopy. Do it two more times with better control each time but not normal. I conclude that I've worked so long at heights ignoring the threat of falling that the initial overwhelms my brain and it shuts down. I think that I could break past it but what if I have a highspeed while moving past the problem? I decided to give it up rather than push through. Funny how that works. Bouncing crane... meh.
The do point downwind. This allows the crane to lean back into the wind and survive 160 mph winds.
sure
Lol if I I'm going to die it's with out shoes lol nice Video......
Where's the steering wheel and do you have AC up there ?
Can I see the outside tower crane ground pls
My channel should have one called walk around a tower crane, or something to the effect. It has some jib walking and looking down from the tower top. It seems to have good effect on people.
@BigRolleTheDon Vares by area. NYC 200k. Seattle 100k. They are often the first on site and .last out.
Is there schools that I could check out that you or anyone knows about? I currently have my CDL license and was thinking about doing this as well.
What happens if you have to go to the bathroom?
It's a very tough job especially doin it from over 200 feet high. Do those crane operaters have AC up in the control room??
+Dan Rhone Some modern cranes have AC built in. It gets hot in direct sunlight up there. Most of them don't though. I just bought one and made sure to have it. I'll let the best operators fight to run my crane. Some guys buy aftermarket systems and give up the space for the comfort of cool air.
yes ,but here use all types cranes
Your answer to the dump is yes m8 .!! Ex Banksman / driver .!! Pissing in the rain is always the best .!!! Who can tell the difference from piss and rain when it's hitting u from 30 meters up :)
looool
I was a tower crane operator. But two years ago I was almost killed in a fatal accident. So I had to retire on 25 years of age
Hate heights! You couldnt pay me enough to do your job. Great video though!
tim h what if I pay you 1 trillion per year.