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PS - the plate says: 10,000lbs@10ft radius with the outriggers deployed (6700lbs on rubber)(2 part line); 20,000lbs@10ft radius with the outriggers deployed (3 part line); 20,000lbs@15ft radius with front outriggers deployed (rear stowed) and boom jacks to the ground. So riddle me this? How...

Ha ha - you mean like this? sucked in to 13 - 14ft radius and still lifted the front picking off the rear - not saying it's right as it is most certainly NOT - but it was a thing... That was only a tad over 12k of load... My question is how were the booms bent then if you can pick the nose of...

Probably not the best wording I chose but what do you think the SWL on the wrecker was based off of? The standards for mobiles include a 3.5 design factor multiplier - if you are within this limit and you go outside the allowable radius the machine will tip over prior to experiencing a...

Oh yeah - there are very few situations where you need to be under the overhang of a suspended load... I always tell the guys I work with when the do it "can you catch that? - what happens if something breaks and it falls?" Most of the time when we need to we'll either double rig it or block it...

The main signals for basic cranes are standardized - there is some variation once you get into machines that have multiple hooks and have additional axis' of movement like a dockyard rail crane or some of the overhead gantry cranes we had at the steel mill with bridge, trolley, twin hoist, and...