Glad your back on THANKS.

You're BAAACK! So glad! Hope you have been well, Joe!

It’s been 40 years since I was a crane mechanic, this was a fun watch. Thanks Joe and glad you’re back.

Joe proving that a great story teller can make any subject interesting.

This was not only a great maritime video, it was honestly one of the best cranes and rigging into I have seen. And my comment comes from 15 years of working experience. They ( whoever they are) should use this video for training newbies!! Love you vids sir!!!!

Welcome back, Joe! I craned my neck noticing your post!

The mishap reenactment guy and the hardhat rolling away. 'Whoa!' 😂💀

Awesome to see you again, Joe! Great video! 😊

My first duty station in the Navy after graduating from air traffic control school was Kodiak, Alaska. Periodically a cargo ship would arrive and would need to be either offloaded or loaded or both. The call would go out for a working party to assist with this effort. I was part of this working party several times. Your points you made about situational awareness are excellent! You’ve got to keep your wits about you. It’s really easy to get hurt!

Joe, glad to see you back! We've missed you

Yeah, Joe's back! That's what's up!!

I'll join the "Joe's back!" Crowd. Glad you are.

Oh now this is what I’m talking about

Seems he should use bright reflective orange or green highlights viz gloves for easier contrast between background, or shadows

Welcome back mate. 👍👍👍👍😎✌️✌️✌️✌️✌️

Glad to see you back brother

What a cool and informative video, much i learned from that Joe, great to see your content again. Miss is it buddy when its not there!

5:29 It looked as if your camera was attached to the block facing toward the hook; that's an interesting camera angle providing a unique perspective. Your signalman, Jeff, gave clear, concise signals that were easy for the crane operator to see at a distance. That was a good technique.

This would make a great safety video. I've always had a very soft spot for cranes. They're just so...majestic.

thanks for making these videos i rewatch them all the time to remind me of where i want to be in life

Thanks Joe, Have you considered making documentaries your next gig?

Glad you’re back

Glad to see a new video from you! Appreciate it

Was on a laker once and signaled for more slack to toss off a mooring like. The mate went the wrong way and I almost found out what life without fingers was like. Got back after we were backing off and she asked “did I get you?” 😳

It’s so good to see a video from you again Joe. So many great story tellers have left The Tube lately and I thought you were another one gone. God Speed my friend.

we got crane hand signals from joe before gta 6 !!!😅😅👍

This is such a clear, well-edited, and well-voiced video. I've worked with multinational crane and lift manufacturers and I've never seen their professional media departments put out videos this good. Great to see you back, this is fantastic.

Joe! Where the heck have you been man? I thought you must have got lost in the Bermuda Triangle. Glad to see you back. Incidently what is this video about, I'm getting a feeling that it is about cranes.....🤣

Making amazing content man 👍👍

You packed a ton of info into this quick video. Very well done. I can tell this one took a lot of work!

Missed you. Good to see you back.

Joes back, we mussed ya bud.

Hey, welcome back!

You totally deserve to be granted as an educational channel.

Yey been waiting for your next upload!

Loved this Joe. It was an uplifting experience

excellent video... I missed them....

Joe, we have been waiting to hear from you. Glad you are back!

Always loving to see your video´s

Pumped to see you posting again! You've got a serious talent for documentary filmmaking.

Haha … cranes. I was working on a supply boat in the Gulf of Mexico. We hauled a huge Caterpillar generator to a super tanker. The crew on the super tanker wanted to only use slings. Our captain kept arguing with them that they needed to rig at least spreaders but the tanker crew refused. So, two wirerope slings on opposite corners of the skids of the generator. Our captain told us to be ready to bail over the side when the generator flipped and got squirrelly. Sure enough, in 6-8 foot seas, the crane operator lifts the generator a few feet off of the deck. It immediately flipped and started getting bashed to pieces on our deck as we moved up and down relative to the tanker. Captain was on the radio yelling to lift, lift. Then the operator instead of swinging over the stern, swings over the boat and wheelhouse. Cap ordered us to hang by our hands over the side of the wheelhouse. Then the cussing back and forth ensued.

Keep the vids comin

I work on ship to shore cranes. I’ve done a few small repairs on ships cranes but not many.

Awesome dude 👍

Very inteersting as always!

Yessss, cant wait for more!

YES HES BACK

love your videos man always excited to see a new one drop

Thanks for the video, I usually learn something and always enjoy watching! Glad to see you again!

Informative and entertaining as always. Love cranes. Years back my neighbor had a 40-year-old Pin Oak taken out. Very close to both houses. They brought in a huge crane on wheels. Actually, had to take out a hedge to get it in close. Lifted 8-10 foot sections of that tree and dropped it neatly onto the street. Hello from sunny Oregon.

Thanks Joe. The signals shown were exactly the same ones used in my 24 year USN career.

Thanks! A world I know nothing of,.. but yet, I feel compelled to learn. My own personal quote here: "ife is full of merit badges waiting to be earned...."

Glad you’re back!!

good to hear from Ya !!!!!!

Glad to see you are back with a video!

Glad you're back!

Whooo hooo a new video from Joe :)

Glad to see you back!

Glad your back

good to have you back Joe

good to see you back joe

Awesome stuff... glad you're back

Glad to see you back on

Thanks Joe. Great to see you again...

Joe good seeing new content!

Great to see you back. Great content as always mate!

Yo, thanks Jeff!

So glad to have you back! Amazing channel!

nice to see you're back again!

Welcome back!!!

Welcome back!!

Great to see you back Joe, really look forward to your videos.

Great to see some content again Joe. Welcome back 🎉

yes! I love this content!

Thanks for the new video joe. We missed ya

Good to have you posting videos again.

Great to see you back Joe! You have been missed

Great video. Well explained.

Yay you’re back!!! Great video. Learned a lot. 😊

Interesting, educational, and entertaining. Thanks.

Nice video, Joe!

Hi Joe. I really like your videos. You do a great job teaching people what it is like at sea. I dreamt of it as a kid. In the 80's the opportunities were far, few and in between. You had to know somebody to get in. I became a Union Carpenter and am almost ready to retire. I have been an avid Lake Michigan sailboat sailor most of my life. Every time I see the big ships, I think...wow....I so wanted that trade. But I'm ok with my 30+ years in commercial construction. I'm glad you are sharing your experience in a humble way. Great job!!

Finally got some Quality content !

Interesting!

I am glad your back I hope so that is

Most all crane operators “office” is something out of a Stephen King novel as well. Cramped, dirty, smelly, damp, greasy, oily, has 46 layers of paint, is made of steel and hurts you if you turn your back on it. They usually have a dirty, nasty, oil and grease encrusted radio up there. The mic cord is somehow holding on to its final days………one screw holding the whole thing down, speaker shot out years ago. I had to service said radios. My legs tired from the staircase just to get up there. Every inch of me became just BLACK. I had bruises on every square inch of every body part. I threw away my jeans and shirt each day. You can’t wash that oily, grease ridden, sweat filled bacteria out of it if you tried. I had some pallets being shipped to me anyway and my secretary shopped for 30 sets of jeans, 4 stores she said and threw it all in with the shipment ❤. She has no idea ❤️❤️🍺🍺 Motorola actually tacked on extra money called clothing pay on my paycheck, swear to god. That was a tough project, Panama Canal project, early 90’s I think. 8 months, during the summer of course. Bad times👍😞

Glad you're back. Good episode. 👍👍🇺🇸🇺🇸

Ah, your back! Good to hear from you.

I really enjoy your videos! Happy to see some fresh content!!!!

So call to see you back!!!!

Kept searching for you every day,glad you’re back🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

Hey Joe don't forget boom up or down holding the load that is opening and closing your fist with the thumb up or down and for extending the boom u can do 2 fingers pointing in or out using just 1 hand which every way u want this keeps 1 hand free good to see u back

Happy to see you are back at sea.

Welcome back!

THE RETURN OF THE KING

Welcome back Joe, cheers from Australia.

Welcome back, Joe.You were missed.

Expecting more videos to come!! ❤

hell yeah new vid

Pretty much the same signals as we used when I was in construction. The signals portion felt a little like a training video. LOL. Great video!!