You're heck a lot better on backing up than many of the truck driver getting in and out of truck stops.

Jimmy, it's impressive -- your command of all 67 bazillion details that have to be dead on every time you make a pick. I think you would be one of the best crane instructors in our industry.

I've watched over 50 of your videos over the past year or so, and I'm going back to see if I missed any of the older ones. This is one I missed, and it's excellent - I think getting the crane set up is way more interesting than the lift itself many times, and your more recent videos seem to go from arriving on the site to having everything set up ready to lift; a little more on the prep work would be interesting, at least to me. I enjoy your stuff. Thanks.

Great video, very clear on the explanation.

Backing up the dolly deserved Benny Hill music. =) When you were first talking about it being articulated and like backing up a 4 wheel trailer/wagon, I'm thinking that isn't all that hard. Then in the video from your mirror I noticed the multi wheel steering and thought OH ! CRAP ! Between that and the fact that both crane and dolly are slightly [cough] longer than typical vehicles ... ... Yeah. Not jealous at all. Looks to me like you made it seem easy, all things considered.

This was one of the jobs that test your memory little❗️ You made it look easy but for the new operators there is a lot of finesse to it. Thanks again for sharing.

I think you did a fantastic job backing that! I've tried it with a sim and could not do it at all. In the dark when it's raining is even harder....(lol) Very cool so far. Thanks for the video.

I'm looking forward to the continuation of this job! This has been very interesting to watch.

I was on a job where we used old farm wagons to haul our footing forms from the boneyard to the job site. We used a three wheel cushman truckster to pull them with, when we had to back those bastards it was a circus as well, jackknifed constantly. There was one older guy that grew up on a farm, he could back those things anywhere he wanted.

Jimmy that was great backing up and an awesome video

Very enjoyable video Jimmy!!!

Tks for the video.. please keep posting more :)

This is so cool Jimmy, you are a master at your trade, great info and talking thru what and why 2 thumbs up from here brother! Love these technical videos with you in the seat! Work safe, stay warm! Doug@ the "ranch"

Interesting not a bad job on backing up the dolly. I can't wait for part 2 and ext.

Always interesting to see new things.

Sick video. So much info

Don't know how long you've been in this industry but I'm buying a 1976 Grove TM 180 crane and can find absolutely no info on how to extend the manual boom section on the 3 section boom. It has locks to hold the second hydraulic section but don't know if you use those to push the 3rd out to pin it or not? Sorry to ask on your page but I am having no luck anywhere so I'm hoping maybe you or another veteran watcher can help! Keep up the good work, love watching!

Thanks for explain the suspension information. Very useful and good explain this video thanks for again.. 😀 😀 😀 You'rs videos too good and informative..

Very cool videos keep up the good work

If you’ve done this already I apologize, but I’d love to see a video of you adding or subtracting parts of the line on the main block

Sho is a lot of stuff you have to know to run one of those cranes ! 😊 Ya done alright with the backing up, ain't no fun for sure. I've driven rigs with double fifth wheels and it can get aggravating at times ! I was kinda TALKING to my screen a little bit.......... 😆 Thanks for sharing and take care. 👍

My dad and I own a Liebherr ltm 1040/1 crane but ours doesn't have the double winch setup so to me it's interesting seeing it being setup

That's exactly why we never use a dolly anymore. The higher ups would much rather add another load or assist crane to put the jib or boom back on. Depends on what crane and where it goes. You gotta work with what you have though and you do a great job!

Lot to learnj immy.wow.nice vid

Why do you need the dolly for transporting the crane? The likes of Liebherr ltm range all have the jib facing forward and the block attached to the front. Love the content all the way from 🇬🇧

Your dolly, is it law in your country? I never seen a mobile crane like this before. Not bad bit of reversing ether! Shes a old crane too! I never seen a mobile with the second block on ether in 🇬🇧, only on big crawlers as when you have 8 falls it takes ages to go up and down! Single fall on a second rope is perfect for this! Do you use a lift plan or something so you know what you meant to be doing etc? Keep the videos coming as I learn something every day! 👍👍

So thanks sir ♥️♥️♥️

what is the circle thing under out rigger? what's the material of it ? usually in here we are use iron sheet plate

Seems like it would’ve been quicker and less activating to set up the crane in the street and pick the damn dolly up lol

Question! Maybe this has been asked before. With all the electronics on cranes these days, how reliable are they? Will they self-diagnose themselves enough to not have to rely on a service tech?

I caught that logger wade hat that's awesome

Nice backing up music:-) always wonder could you possibly build some sort of quick attach brace or some thing that would lock the boom dolly from articulating ?

What part of Missouri are you in? I'm down in Sedalia running crane on the Nucor plant.

Great job backing up, could have gone a lot worse. But what did that button do when you were talking about the counterweight? Right around the 23:00 minute mark.

You have skills 💪🇳🇦😷

I'm really surprised that thing doesn't have load cells on the counterweight lift. It seems to have them mostr everyplace else.

Nice video. I have a question. I'm new to Crane operations. After levelling the Crane. During operations will the Crane be out of level? If yes how do u get it back to level

Badass!

I thought you did a good job backing the dolly up 👍

Sure is a pain in the ass to back up with those compound dollies, eh?

Been wondering about the second winch for a while, great! And I can't imagine the struggle since I can't even back up a tiny U Haul. I need practice I guess. On the maximum rope pull, I've heard that it decreases as the number of winds on the drum decreases and vice versa. Wrap a string around your finger once or 20 times type stuff. Is it any kind of a factor that's ever considered?

I couldn’t do your job. What was the first heavy thing you picked up with this crane? How thick is the operators manual for this machine?

Also is there a pile driver somewhere on that site?

What diameter rope are you using? What's the "pill" weigh?

That thing looks mildly difficult to back up

me thinks would it be nice to have remote steer dollies there, hehe Hi bud, you may recall me from comments in another channel.

I can't back a 4 wheel wagon to save my life, Jimmy you look like a Mensa candidate compared to the fool I'd have made out of myself trying to back into that spot. And I'd have been cursing a blue streak the whole time. Knowing myself, I'd have gotten so hacked off after a couple minutes of farting around with the dolly I'd have set the doggon crane up and *put* the dolly somewhere out of the way. Anyhow, a quick couple of questions if you don't mind. How many parts of line can you reeve on the jib? And can you do what the big off-shore construction cranes do and use both winches simultaneously to increase your pick capacity?

How come your crane doesn’t have a back up beeper?

What's all the clicking noises when raising the boom?

Why don't. You just always use the maximum counter weight?

Do you ever get bird strikes ?

Are you tired of welding on Thor’s hammer yet Jimmy?

Was on a job in Darwin Australia about 5 yrs ago another company were putting in a machine through the roof of a building, they slung the machine up level and lifted on the main hook had machine hanging over hole in roof found it wouldn't fit through hole, I watched as they put machine on the ground again then slung so it picked up on an angle. This time still didn't fit through hole between portal spans back on ground waited for a couple of hours as these guy sitting around it got to me so went over ask crane driver what was problem, he said waiting on another crane asked what for said so can get machine in hole as it's too small. I then said why don't you use your second hook he looked at as though to say are you a smart ass, I explain the way to do it then just walked away.

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You definitely could tell you're wagon backing skills aren't that good Jimmy lol always gotta turn the way you want to go not opposite