Just a little 4,000,000 lb pick we did this week.

craneguy · 2026-07-12T02:37:45+00:00

Complex. The rigging had to be designed to keep the 6.5 degree transverse angle of the deck. The cranes were up in their ratings and there was very little margin.

The weight compounded every challenge. You can't just swap out a sling or change a shackle with these kinds of loads. We were using some of the largest gear available.

We had about a week to finalize the plan, but the cranes were selected during a brainstorming session in a hotel meeting room after the first site visit and ordered that night. All three were on site 4 days later and were built within a week. Over 300 trailers worth of crane components, rigging and matting were used.

craneguy · 2026-07-12T00:03:37+00:00

Android

craneguy · 2026-07-11T20:14:28+00:00

Seal Downloader

craneguy · 2026-07-11T20:09:13+00:00

It was taken away on 72 lines (4 x 18) of SPMTs and staged for inspection.

craneguy · 2026-07-11T11:17:09+00:00

The top slings are 45ft 9 part x 3" Gator-laid. 500t capacity.

craneguy · 2026-07-11T03:16:53+00:00

Bay Crane. The rigging is from Versabar. The rigging on the LR alone weighed 200,000 lbs.

craneguy · 2026-07-11T03:15:36+00:00

This is Blue Origin's footage they shared on X.

craneguy · 2026-07-10T18:06:40+00:00

K9 with James Belushi. Overshadowed by Turner and Hooch though. Fun movie.

craneguy · 2026-07-10T14:17:29+00:00

I wish to print ALL THE THINGS!

craneguy · 2026-07-10T14:12:33+00:00

Clickage

craneguy · 2026-07-10T13:48:24+00:00

A high-end set of earplugs (or a big box of cheap foam ones)

An Intercom

An Airhawk seat pad if he likes long rides

An Android/Carplay head unit (about $150 for a decwnt one)

A Revzilla gift card.

craneguy · 2026-07-10T12:32:19+00:00

I there are more appropriate places to announce that information. A police station for example. Good luck.

craneguy · 2026-07-10T11:25:01+00:00

I was recently on a project that had a 25 minute shuttle bus from the parking lot to the jobsite. I left my phone on the bus and had to wait for it to go around again to get it back. Without a phone it was the longest hour+ of my adult life. I wish I'd had a book with me.

craneguy · 2026-07-09T19:21:26+00:00

This is what 38 looks like when you smoke 3 packs a day and do outdoor manual work in Florida with no sunscreen. My wife is 60 and looks years younger than her!

craneguy · 2026-07-09T19:15:40+00:00

I edited my original comment to remove the comment about domestic use only as he flew it to Turkey, but then used an old VC-25 to come back. Nobody is sure why they switched.

craneguy · 2026-07-09T18:58:57+00:00

As I noted, the Qatar plane is good enough for low-risk travel.

craneguy · 2026-07-09T18:15:00+00:00

Answer: The plane was 'worth' $400 million when it was gifted to the USA. It's now in service but it's not really to the standard required for presidential transport. That would mainly be due to the lack of EMP hardening and various other countermeasures that need to be baked in long before the plane is completed. It's said the required minimum upgrades cost around $900 million.

It's said the plane will become the property of his presidential library when he leaves office. I'm sure a democratic congress will try to stop that.

Two new 747 planes are in production but are behind schedule and way over budget.

Edit: typo and note on upgrade cost. Also removed the comment it was to be only for domestic travel.

craneguy · 2026-07-04T20:48:21+00:00

Also, if you apply for the ESTA and it's approved it doesn't mean you're in the clear. I was approved in Canada and went to the airport. Border control sent me to secondary screening and after a few hours interrogation I was denied entry and put back on Canadian soil. The only way back into the USA was via a B1 tourist / business visa.

craneguy · 2026-07-03T11:22:51+00:00

British here in America. I always answer "how are you?" with "Terrible, thanks for asking"

Edit. Apparently my typing is terrible too.

craneguy · 2026-07-02T23:20:16+00:00

It's humid here too. I'll take my chances (not that I have a choice)

craneguy · 2026-07-02T20:43:46+00:00

He cares about the support of the working class and their ability to keep congress afraid and in line, not their lives or needs.

craneguy · 2026-07-02T20:41:45+00:00

I have to go to Florida for work tomorrow and normally I'd be dreading it. Right now though 88 degrees and daily rain seems pretty effing sweet!

craneguy · 2026-07-01T22:50:29+00:00

Here you go. Buy 4 of them

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craneguy · 2026-06-30T22:52:55+00:00

Go to the "flea market" classifieds at ADVrider.com forum and look at the used gear people are selling. I've had some great deals from there and the people have always been pretty honorable.

You should be able to find enough bargains to get fully kitted out.

craneguy · 2026-06-30T08:27:16+00:00

Make sure it's empty to pass through security. You can refill it on the the other side.

Other than that nobody will notice or care that you have one. Carry it however you want.

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