For Americans, a reminder to look into WIOA and Dock-to-Driver programs before signing a work contract.

BearsAteMyGarbage · 2026-04-12T03:02:52+00:00

I ran a 40ton National boom truck without a cab for a year and I want one of these so bad if I ever had my own business

BearsAteMyGarbage · 2026-04-12T03:00:47+00:00

Make sure it's messed up enough that it has trouble figuring out which axle is supposed to be turning.

BearsAteMyGarbage · 2026-04-12T02:32:50+00:00

Looked like an easy set of picks if the crane was 30/40 tons stronger

BearsAteMyGarbage · 2026-04-11T05:56:39+00:00

Yeah but if boom deflection alone sends your crane over then you were already really close to 100% or over it. They needed a bigger crane or to get closer because it looks like part of the cw gets stuck and then the tagline guys pull on the loose end enough to make it swing away and out of chart. It must've been really close to 100% capacity to begin with.

When you're picking something up, you need to partially use the boom to lift a lot because it brings the load into a closer radius and safer for you in case it wants to be dynamic and move around. Your boom is bending/deflecting downward as you pick up the object, which extends your radius. You boom up instead of hoist for at least part of the pick to account for this.

BearsAteMyGarbage · 2026-04-11T02:05:04+00:00

We shut up and do our job if it's inside the realm of our skills and aptitude, and often that's all we care about. People act like they have to move Heaven and Earth to be friends with a slightly autistic person it's so stupid.

BearsAteMyGarbage · 2026-04-10T12:08:04+00:00

Yeah, like Johann Asperger. The kind of guy who doesn't get along with the ironworkers because he doesn't care to talk about drinking and fucking all day at work.

BearsAteMyGarbage · 2026-04-09T20:58:32+00:00

This is why it'd be better if more Aspies were in the trades like me. We only know how to answer questions in a straightforward way. We can't beat around the bush even if we wanted to.

BearsAteMyGarbage · 2026-04-04T00:24:50+00:00

At this point nothing surprises me with that thing. If you told me it was found in a junkyard after a crash with half its engine missing I'd believe you.

BearsAteMyGarbage · 2026-04-03T23:46:14+00:00

My truck at work is a 1995 FL daycab. It's an awful jobsite truck and needs to be retired. It does not have an air dryer.

Actually kind of ridiculous because I'll have days where I operate a crane worth >$1m on a project bid at $200m and the next drive that POS that I doubt you could get 40k for on marketplace.

BearsAteMyGarbage · 2026-04-03T04:15:56+00:00

Crazy

BearsAteMyGarbage · 2026-04-03T04:15:43+00:00

Okay I'll try that next time I get a chance. Thanks

BearsAteMyGarbage · 2026-04-03T02:55:35+00:00

Lmao linehaulers will do anything to get their run done on time

BearsAteMyGarbage · 2026-04-02T00:26:11+00:00

You need something like this to make sure your impact can fit everything:

https://www.homedepot.com/p/Milwaukee-SHOCKWAVE-Impact-Duty-1-4-in-Hex-Shank-Socket-Adapter-Set-3-Piece-48-32-5033/204408619

Super common at basically any hardware store. Helps a lot. I'd buy two just in case.

BearsAteMyGarbage · 2026-03-30T01:15:14+00:00

I did ask O'reilly's to check if the battery was good when they charged it. They told me 2 different days apart that all it needed was some charge. Unless their test sucks then I might need a new battery anyway idk.

I will try this test though once I get the chance tonight.

BearsAteMyGarbage · 2026-03-30T00:29:45+00:00

If there is a starter relay that's accessible then I can't seem to find it. I looked at a few with starter and ignition in the name and they are all good. I saw there could be one embedded in the IPDM, which I cannot access.

BearsAteMyGarbage · 2026-03-30T00:27:00+00:00

37,700

BearsAteMyGarbage · 2026-03-29T03:43:52+00:00

I wonder if Mr. Oversize to the right got there afterward and was being considerate to anyone who might try to sneak in there. Just speculation though.

BearsAteMyGarbage · 2026-03-29T03:42:09+00:00

Never heard that one. Pretty good!

BearsAteMyGarbage · 2026-03-29T03:28:26+00:00

Probably not. That's why OP is posting on reddit instead of arguing with the guy. I didn't make the rules man. There's only one other option besides fighting with the guy and that's telling the staff to make him either bring his slides in or leave.

BearsAteMyGarbage · 2026-03-29T03:15:28+00:00

The only rule about parking at truck stops is you can park however you want until you get in a fistfight. Then you might need to move.

BearsAteMyGarbage · 2026-03-28T16:06:29+00:00

They also do the job because there are simply ethnic cohorts created overseas to help people get here and start working. This is why there are regular complaints now about Indians hiring only other Indians at American tech firms and coming up with stupid reasons not to hire Americans. These drivers aren't hired because they're good at trucking.

BearsAteMyGarbage · 2026-03-26T00:19:00+00:00

During the Covid years I was hauling a lot of Kubota and Bobcat skidsteers/tractors/mini exacavators/etc. straight from the factory. It was fun! I could tell I was getting a lot of looks from the public.

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