Crane boom almost laid down flat | How far can a crane reach

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4 жыл бұрын

In this video, I use our Tadano 180g-5 to set some building materials onto a roof. I have the crane configured with 110,000 pounds of counterweight, 197 feet of main boom length, 43 feet of jib with a 20 degree offset. The maximum radius for the crane in this configuration is 223 feet. The farthest pick on this job was 217 feet.
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@wbball15 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks for sharing, Jimmy.

@brucet8551 4 жыл бұрын

a nice precise job.the sort of job thats done very carefully.thanks for posting.

@ToTheTopCrane 4 жыл бұрын

Thank you and many thanks for watching! 🙂🏗

@robertquast9684 4 жыл бұрын

It’s always amazing to see what cranes can do. The amount of leverage and strain placed on those parts is mind blowing

@ToTheTopCrane 4 жыл бұрын

Agreed! What these cranes can tolerate is nothing short of amazing. Many thanks for watching! 🙂🏗

@cassrailroad5358 4 жыл бұрын

Great video Jimmy 👍👍. It’s great to see work of crane.

@ToTheTopCrane 4 жыл бұрын

Thank you! Many thanks for watching! 🙂🏗

@johnwarren-649 4 жыл бұрын

Some good flexing in the boom the more you flatten it out Sir. Good to see you post again.

@ToTheTopCrane 4 жыл бұрын

It did have a little deflection in it. Hope you are doing well. Many thanks for watching! 🙂🏗

@MitzvosGolem1 4 жыл бұрын

Long ago I was boomed down to limit over roof 1 foot off wall. Steel erector s yanked roof sheets out to land it and tipped crane over on to building. Building steel touched boom stopped me from going over. That was a Link Belt Hc238a friction 150 ft lattice boom. I dropped my cigarette...

@ToTheTopCrane 4 жыл бұрын

I would not be very happy. I also would've dropped more than a cigarette. I would've need a change of pants. Many thanks for watching! 🙂🏗

@kennkrizsanitz7820 4 жыл бұрын

great video Jimmy, keep em coming if ya can.

@ToTheTopCrane 4 жыл бұрын

Thank you! I'll do my best to keep them coming. Many thanks for watching! 🙂🏗

@andyb9767 4 жыл бұрын

Great video Jimmy Hope you and your family have a great Memorial Day Weekend

@ToTheTopCrane 4 жыл бұрын

Thank you! Hope you and yours do as well! Many thanks for watching! 🙂🏗

@macarborist Жыл бұрын

Your buddy with the hand signals made the video for👍 great enthusiasm

@bjkerp 4 жыл бұрын

Nice work Jimmy! Wish our little Tadano's had the readout telling you how much weight you have on each outrigger. Thanks for sharing

@ToTheTopCrane 4 жыл бұрын

Thank you! I wish all cranes would give outrigger forces. Many thanks for watching! 🙂🏗

@joshwelner1951 4 жыл бұрын

The past two months I have been working under a 40 Crain truck. Tree work and when he puts it out 130+ boom at 30 degrees my but puckers. I'm guessing on that. But it's better then dragging the brush out from behind a house. He can move it a long way with little effort 👍👍👍 Great video as always

@ToTheTopCrane 4 жыл бұрын

Letting the machine do as much as possible is working smart. Those machines don't wake up with aches and pains. Lol. Many thanks for watching! 🙂🏗

@mlaksi79 4 жыл бұрын

I like yours videos,thanks for shearing.

@robward7662 4 жыл бұрын

Love doing those long reaches, but can get a bit arse puckering at times, trying to convert back to kilograms from your pounds makes it fun watching your vids, I operate similar size machine but do mainly precast concrete panels these days.

@A_Pa-Plainjane 2 жыл бұрын

thanks for sharing a little real life experience with us. there are a heck of a lot more factors involved than I imagined. Stay safe and may the good Lord keep His hand on your shoulder.

@randolfr8871 4 жыл бұрын

Awesome picture

@andrewcrawley4429 4 жыл бұрын

Have you ever thought of using a wireless head set for communication? There is a commercial grade type out that are quite handy. I use a full duplex set that have a repeater box you set between you and other person that insures communication. They are nice because you always hear everything they are saying and them likewise with out ever having to use your hands, and you can have multiple sets all communicating with each other. It makes those blind picks easier.

@chuckmiller5338 4 жыл бұрын

I agree with you on being off the side . I took a 90 ton Grove picked 5,ooo lbs I had the operator keep it no 1foot of the ground an go as far as he could . Then I had him pick it an swing to the rear , thats been good many years ago but it went at 5 foot off the side I was shocked that was no the first and last I that.

@Mary-tr3vd 4 жыл бұрын

I try putting myself in your position not being able to see what you are doing just relying on other eyes.....that would be so hard. Just totally amazes me❣

@ToTheTopCrane 4 жыл бұрын

Not being able to see isn't really an issue if you have a good signal person. Many thanks for watching! 🙂🏗

@ryanburbridge 4 жыл бұрын

It definitely helps when your used to your single persons style. It’s no fun when the customer thinks they know how to signal and doesn’t pay for a signal man

@danielrandolph9170 3 жыл бұрын

Good job

@vewo234 3 жыл бұрын

Hi Jimmy, nice video! Does the crane show your hook height, calculated with deflection? Could you do a full job video, incl. job planning, setting up and tearing down equipment? I know you did a video about setting up the jib, but I don‘t remember a whole crane setup. EDIT: Just found some videos on your channel with crane setup included. „Usong two winches on a crane“ for example. Thank you for all the videos!

@chuckmiller5338 4 жыл бұрын

The boom angle you were when the man was at the edge of the building watching for you you wouldn't any more distance even if you had more room to boom down , the only thing that would help would be to have more boom ran out if you had the capacity .

@ManxAndy 4 жыл бұрын

Flattening the curve , springs to mind during this Covid 19 pandemic......nice work, if a bit butt clenching.....👍🇮🇲

@sandy1653 4 жыл бұрын

You're on the short end of a whole lot of leverage, which could get mighty exciting mighty quick. On a different note, have you seen the footage of the Liebherr ship crane failure? Fortunately, nobody was killed, but a couple guys were seriously injured. They were doing a 5,600 ton lift to validate her maximum capacity when the hook failed at 2600 tons. Smashed the everliving crap out of the boom (as you might expect).

@bibleandbibs6407 4 жыл бұрын

Very time I see a boom in the air in town I wonder if it is you and if a video will pop up about it. Keep them coming i really enjoy them.

@ToTheTopCrane 4 жыл бұрын

Thank you! If you were anywhere near downtown on Tuesday, I had a boom up pretty high. 230 feet or so. Many thanks for watching! 🙂🏗

@alexmatthews2332 7 ай бұрын

I did my first crane tree job yesterday with my baby 9 ton 60 ft pitman hydralift mounted on a 85 gmc brigadier, my first crane but not my last i need a bigger one 😂

@donstor1 4 жыл бұрын

I know that you know your stuff and use all safety practices but, dam I was holding my breath there for a bit.

@ToTheTopCrane 4 жыл бұрын

I thought about holding my breath. But, figured that would be a terrible time to pass out. 😂. Many thanks for watching! 🙂🏗

@imautuber 4 жыл бұрын

Hells teeth, you have nerves of steel, my ass would of been twitching like a rabbits nose !

@KB-gs8zi 4 жыл бұрын

Sir Jimmie !!! Thanks as would have been a GREAT DRONE video for sure !!! If you look at "'PEPE'S TOWING"" video with the concrete pumper ,,they had to get a crane to p/u the over extended piping as the operator DIDN"T have his rightside outriggers fully extended & the pumper fell over !! ""KEEP IT SAFE ""!!!

@ToTheTopCrane 4 жыл бұрын

Those concrete pumps can be pretty dangerous at times. People don't really think about just how much weight they are actually handling. A cubic yard of concrete is heavy. Many thanks for watching! 🙂🏗

@LimestoneCoastCustoms 3 жыл бұрын

Trust............ it's a wonderful thing ! 👍

@tophat8190 4 жыл бұрын

I always left the door open and my foot in front of the door to stop it from closing so I could jump if needed on max radius pick if something went wrong. Well not always, but you know what I mean!

@2009dudeman 4 жыл бұрын

Isn't it safer to stay in the cab if you don't risk falling into water or something of the sort? Yeah it'll tip over, but once the boom lays down the cab is just tilted. Never operated a crane, but forklifts and loaders and what not they train you to stay inside the cage if at all possible as thats the safest place in an accident.

@ke6gwf 4 жыл бұрын

@@2009dudeman you should watch some crane collapse videos. They do funny things as counterweights and booms and and outriggers rearrange themselves, much more dynamic and creative than just a forklift tipping over lol Sometimes staying in the cab would be safer, but other times they get crushed.

@deadslow201 4 жыл бұрын

Next time put another gopro on the end of the boom.

@edgarsp182 4 жыл бұрын

Nice

@ToTheTopCrane 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching! 🙂🏗

@nicholasoliver4128 4 жыл бұрын

Noticed that there wasn't alot of radio chatter witch helps a little when your laid out like that...been places where the single person screams at the radio the whole time your boomn down... Eventually have to get rude and ask they tone it down a little, multiple max radius picks are a little grating on the nerves to begin with... Good job, way to stay chill

@famousamoso7 2 жыл бұрын

Question- Do you prefer to use hand signals from the workers or is it more advantageous to have some sort of radio communication?

@Reedic20 4 жыл бұрын

Just look at that boom deflection

@stevesmith-wc2gb 4 жыл бұрын

I love that xtreme telehandler forklift

@ToTheTopCrane 4 жыл бұрын

Extreme does make a good machine. Many thanks for watching! 🙂🏗

@stevesmith-wc2gb 4 жыл бұрын

@@ToTheTopCrane I have operated one it was the xr 842 it look like that was the same model in the video

@stevenbanks3626 4 жыл бұрын

What pressures do you have on your outriggers on Initial set up?

@tex45g 4 жыл бұрын

Ok this is cool here in Australia we call that “sending it” stretching to max limits blind and praying lol

@ToTheTopCrane 4 жыл бұрын

Thank you! We kinda call it the same here. Lol. Hope you all are doing well! Many thanks for watching! 🙂🏗

@kennkrizsanitz7820 4 жыл бұрын

hey tradie need some more from ya if possible , even a show and tell on the working of your 30 ton pick an carry from inside stay safe

@ryanburbridge 4 жыл бұрын

Yeah that’s something no one should get too comfortable with. The engineers say it will do it and the crane will but when something gives its over. Good job.

@ryanburbridge 4 жыл бұрын

I’ll have to check out your vids! Tradie

@ToTheTopCrane 4 жыл бұрын

@@ryanburbridge I agree! Getting too comfortable with picks such as these, could definitely get some people in trouble. The margin of error is minuscule. Hope you are doing well out west! 🙂🏗

@Wade-yt8ed 4 жыл бұрын

12:38 pucker factor 10....

@mikey9823 4 жыл бұрын

i love yur vids ... wish you''d show yur controls while working tho

@ToTheTopCrane 4 жыл бұрын

Thank you! I have shown the controls in a few videos. I'll do it more in future videos. Thanks for the feedback and for watching! 🙂🏗

@longcaster 4 жыл бұрын

You don't want me to tell you about dragging the headache ball another 100" away with the welding truck to drag and then pick that small "I" beam we shook out in the wrong pile.

@ToTheTopCrane 4 жыл бұрын

I've seen it done. Sometimes creativity wins and sometimes creativity leads to catastrophe. Everything we do is a calculated risk. Many thanks for watching! 🙂🏗

@capman911 4 жыл бұрын

Do you have to have the boom or the crane checked for stress cracks after a job like this?

@kkingquad 4 жыл бұрын

And I thought I was doing something picking 5,000# at 60’ on a 50t crane, lol!

@rdavit 4 жыл бұрын

Nerves of steel! Great video. How do you determine the size of your outrigger pad with not knowing thickness of concrete, gravel or stability of soil ? Is there a table or formula you use? Thank you

@larrysgarage1682 4 жыл бұрын

There is a general table for load psi on different materials. Such as gravel rock, dirt, sand. Usually you'd find out thickness of concrete or asphalt but with this extreme setup, no doubt he went with the large set of pads for how much ground pressure over the side boomed down causes

@jameshardy6277 Жыл бұрын

Always have the client provide maximum GPB values so that mats can be specced to suit. Puts the onus back on the site/client to understand their ground conditions.

@stevenworstell1927 4 жыл бұрын

I operated a 200 ton tadano few years ago I was out 214ft

@frotobaggins7169 4 жыл бұрын

so far out that it takes the whole sky with it as it lowers. 11:04

@lh9876service 4 жыл бұрын

Does anyone check or do calcs for mat or ground pressure capacity at that limit?

@ToTheTopCrane 4 жыл бұрын

The load charts actually list the outrigger forces for a given radius. With our mats, this pick worked out to around 44 psi of ground pressure. Many thanks for watching! 🙂🏗

@carlwilliams8354 4 жыл бұрын

My Dad called that “grabbing the cat by the tail”

@ToTheTopCrane 4 жыл бұрын

I have heard that expression. Many thanks for watching! 🙂🏗

@Newberntrains 4 жыл бұрын

whooo man did u suck up some chair with that one that pick had me nervous due to not seeing the load then hearing the alarm beeping did not help you must have alot of faith in that guy with the signals cause hes pretty much driving the load and crane as much as u are

@ToTheTopCrane 4 жыл бұрын

It was definitely nerve wracking. The signal person and I have worked together quite a bit. He's good and knows his stuff. He also knows that I'll give him all I can. So, if I tell him "that's it", he knows that's it. Many thanks for watching! 🙂🏗

@famousamoso7 2 жыл бұрын

As a crane operator, what is it like sitting there not being able to see exactly what is going on when you cannot physically see the load from the cab? I was nervous watching. Is there any accessories for the crane where you can have a camera placed on the boom so you can physically monitor the action when you cannot see it from the cab?

@avodacado Жыл бұрын

Tower cranes sometimes got cameras, but I've never seen a mobile or crawler with it.

@barryhansen6854 4 жыл бұрын

How's thing Jimmy, hope you and the family are staying safe.

@ToTheTopCrane 4 жыл бұрын

Doing well here, Barry. Hope all is well down your way. Many thanks for watching! 🙂🏗

@barryhansen6854 4 жыл бұрын

@@ToTheTopCrane all's well only 20 active cases now and NZ will be clear, I see it's pretty bad over your way hope it gets better soon for you.

@waltermattson5566 4 жыл бұрын

How much deflection did you have being that far out?

@ToTheTopCrane 4 жыл бұрын

I had around four feet of deflection. Many thanks for watching! 🙂🏗

@RambozoClown 4 жыл бұрын

What runs out first, capacity or radius?

@ToTheTopCrane 4 жыл бұрын

They kind of run out together. However, at the maximum rated radius, it still has a capacity of a few thousand pounds. Given that fact, it is probably physically capable of a little more radius as long as nothing is on the hook. Eventually, it would reach a point where it would no longer support itself. Many thanks for watching! 🙂🏗

@yvon-loupjean284 4 жыл бұрын

A cam at they end of the boom....can you do it?

@ToTheTopCrane 4 жыл бұрын

I have videos with a cam on the end of the boom. Some jobs I can....others, I can't. Many thanks for watching! 🙂🏗

@cbigclarke 4 жыл бұрын

I can hear you know the song of my people.. Beep.. Beep.. Beep..etc

@Noneofyourbiz123 Жыл бұрын

Jibs are for height not distance.

@bparsons72007 4 жыл бұрын

Heck of a pucker factor.......

@ToTheTopCrane 4 жыл бұрын

There definitely was some of that. Lol. Many thanks for watching! 🙂🏗

@michaelcampbell6079 3 жыл бұрын

The crane I operate won't allow me to boom under 40 degrees with the fly jib on 🙄🤦‍♂️

@tinram745 3 жыл бұрын

A jib is used for height, not radius. That's one of the exam questions they give you when go to write for your ticket.

@ToTheTopCrane 3 жыл бұрын

False. The manufacturer load charts dictate what the crane is capable of.

@TheJttv 4 жыл бұрын

Never seen a crane do that.

@ToTheTopCrane 4 жыл бұрын

It does happen from time to time. Many thanks for watching! 🙂🏗

@oscarthecat5985 4 жыл бұрын

100ft out. Near flat. Picked up did job 3 months later main nut. 6 inch. She red of thread put down fracture when reaching out god bless peter. Just married. Aucklands cranes 1976 les nz morning side

@drubradley8821 4 жыл бұрын

I woulda had a cow... Does the counter weights on the back slide outwards the further you lay the boom down?

@ryanburbridge 4 жыл бұрын

Some of the larger cranes and newer cranes have adjustable counterweight positions. But most of them you set before the lift. The largest load you will put into the ground will be full CW with fully retracted boom at a high boom angle. Some of the large cranes will tip over backwards if you rotate over the side in that configuration.

@ToTheTopCrane 4 жыл бұрын

The counterweights do not move once they are hung on the back of the superstructure. It was definitely one of those jobs that makes the blood travel around a little faster. Many thanks for watching! 🙂🏗

@ToTheTopCrane 4 жыл бұрын

This crane has a mid span outrigger chart for all counterweight configurations except max counterweight. With full counterweight on, boom retracted and boomed up to say...70°, I can really feel the carrier flexing under it as I rotate.

@ryanburbridge 4 жыл бұрын

To The Top Crane exactly. That’s actually a good practice once set up to rotate around and test your stability. I sunk a few holes the other day. Was set up by another operator but made some bad calls that added to it. It may be hard to slow down a bad situation but as operators it’s our responsibility to stop before things get out of hand. Great video.

@gregfields9882 4 жыл бұрын

A 5 gallon bucket is the capacity

@EyEleSS1980 4 жыл бұрын

You have a 360 dg chart.. why worry being over the side?

@ToTheTopCrane 4 жыл бұрын

There's just a little extra safety margin over the rear. But, you are correct. As long as the crane stays in the chart, over the side is just as good as over the rear. Many thanks for watching! 🙂🏗

@EyEleSS1980 4 жыл бұрын

@@ToTheTopCrane When you have vario-base you have an extra over the back side over the left an right outrigger..An whitin chart with good setup of your computer there is no risk..only when you putt falls info in it or turning the key you can get into problems..

@MitzvosGolem1 4 жыл бұрын

Over side loose from flex of carrier undercarriage. Over rear always much more capacity stiff and more counter weight.

@ToTheTopCrane 4 жыл бұрын

That is also true. The carrier does flex A LOT more over the side. Many thanks for watching! 🙂🏗

@MitzvosGolem1 4 жыл бұрын

@@ToTheTopCrane some really bad. I had Terex 40 ton flex omatic .

@codylake361 4 жыл бұрын

Did you have to add extra counter weight for security reasons?

@ToTheTopCrane 4 жыл бұрын

I had the maximum counterweight package on the crane. 110,000 pounds is the maximum for this crane. It requires all of it to reach out this far. Many thanks for watching! 🙂🏗

@firedavin 4 жыл бұрын

Did you wear your brown pants that day?

@thomasnelson2463 4 жыл бұрын

I can't lower the boom below 39 deg. with the jib on. The longest reach I've made was a roof truss at 94.4 ft. of radius with a 101 ft. boom. You couldn't have pulled 18 guage wire through my a$$, you must have been sweatin' at 217' !

@ruf753 3 жыл бұрын

문닫히면 스톱 할라고 문열어 놓으시네

@ke6gwf 4 жыл бұрын

The stupid constant music made this video unwatchable. Would much rather just hear the crane sounds than have my brain attacked by Mad Max raiding parties.