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Try watching it full screen on a decent size monitor. That might help. If you’re trying to watch it on a phone it’s not going to work very well. Phone screens are too small.

I’m with you. I would ask for the dry erase board and draw it out. I would not try to use the computer whiteboard to draw it out.

Too far. If you had been Texas or OK I was going to offer to come help you get set up to study. If there is anything I can do let me know. I’d hate to see you retire before you’re ready.

I agree. Operating a crane should be enough. I have a video showing how you can set up computer to practice and I have practice problems. It is a pain in the ass but it is the hand that's dealt.

Where are you at?

Thanks. I’ll take a look. These are old question sets. Cross referencing, looking up the answers, to each question is great way to prep for test. I’ll eventually have new questions and there will be explanations for each question.

@@LoadChartLab love the load chart problems I have been using them to get my speed up 👍👍

dumbass me. Yes #52 is B, lay. #9 is A, use main hoist. Thanks for finding these typos. Please let me know if you find others.

You are absolutely right! The last thing I want to do is rush the planning for a lift. I don’t know why but as long as I’ve worked with CCO it’s been a timed test.

At Kiewit we would spend 3-4 weeks planning some jobs. Double, triple checking everything. Meetings (sometimes too many meetings), district manager approval, etc.

Yes. When using jib with swing cab there will not be a deduction for the weight of jib or line. Manitowoc you do deduct the weight of line.

@@LoadChartLab thank you

This is optional. Do it however you want. Do it how you did in school.

Hang in there. I do not like the new changes requiring everything on the computer. Not only do you need to know the material you have to be able to use the damn software they are requiring. I’m afraid we may lose our safest operators because they are going out of their way to make the test harder than it should be. We are going to end up with a bunch of operators who can pass the test but can’t run a crane. I am starting to think CCO wants people to fail so they have to pay for retakes.

I’m concerned with the use of the programming…you have made it seem easy…I may opt for a physical whiteboard..,if I do is it something I would have to show my work on? Also is your work on questions viewed by others? Appreciate your help with these videos… Grateful~

@@Mshoister1 The physical whiteboard (dry erase) is how I would do it. I would draw out the configuration and do it jusst like I do in my other tutorials. As far as I know they will not be looking at what you put on the dry erase and what you have on the dry erase will not affect your exam score. I do have to admit that I have not taken CCO exams with the new format. Last time I tested was three years ago. Good luck--practice.

Sounds like a good time. Should learn a lot in a month!

@@LoadChartLab second my friend, thanks for explaining the load chats for me, that really helped me out andawful lot. Been watching since December 2023. And perhaps one day I. May see you on a keiwit job somewhere.

Don't have to worry about that. Just tip to ground.

Good luck on the recerts. I'm a paper guy too. The Garby book is consistent with the OSHA and ASME standards on number of full wraps on the boom hoist or load hoist drums. If you're talking about the Crane Institute of America, headquartered in Florida, I agree. When I was starting out in the late 90s / early 2000s I was in several of their workshops. Don't remember instructor names. Wraps on hoist drums: When it comes to wraps on the drum the following statement appears in paragraph 2-1.14.3 of ASME B30.2, paragraph 11-3.2.3 of ASME B30.11, and paragraph 16-1.2.6 of ASME B30.16. "No less than two wraps of rope shall remain on the drum at each anchorage of the hoist(ing) drum when the hook is in its extreme low position. If a machine is equipped with a lower limit device no less than one wrap shall remain" From an OSHA letter of interpretation: ". . . the extreme low position would be the lowest point that the hook could rest on the ground or floor while maintaining at least two wraps of rope. The requirements in the standard are designed so that sufficient and properly fastened rope remains on the drum and the rope does not slip off the drum." The following quotes are from the Crane Institute material, the Florida training organization: "No less than two full wraps or rope shall remain on the drum with boom point lowered to the level of the crane supporting surface" (ASME B30.5-1.3.1) "No less than two full wraps of rope shall remain on the drum when the hook is in its extreme low point" (ASME B30.5-1.3.2) www.osha.gov/laws-regs/standardinterpretations/2006-04-25-3#:~:text=No%20less%20than%20two%20wraps,than%20one%20wrap%20shall%20remain. I think what we may be running into is industry best practice versus legal mandates. Industry best practice followed by many companies is 3 wraps. If I saw the question I'm going with 2 wraps. CCO tests are largely based on the most widely applicable regulations, not best practices or company policy.

The core is way different now

I hope you guessed successfully. Did you pass?

@LoadChartLab yes I baught a online course. For core and 75% of the questions where not on it and scrolling down threw the load charts was very confusing. I think they should have paper charts again.

@@brianwills6796 congratulations on passing the test! Do you mean that 75% of the questions on the test were not covered in the online class? I'm going to work on developing an online class for the core and want to make sure I'm giving operators what they need. It has been a few years since I took the core myself. I should probably take it again.

Great to hear!

Cool. Do it how ever you want. It has worked for hundreds of operators. Read the comments.

@@LoadChartLab I ha e looked at Comme ts a d there are people on here that are voice issues stuff they haven t seen the more that fail the more money ccco makes right.

It's because of the load chart note requiring crane to be derated for duty cycle operations. I explain this starting at about the 4:15 mark in the video. We have to derate the crane by 20 percent (.2) when swinging a concrete bucket (duty cycle). 1.0 - .2 = .8. If the cranes gross capacity (from chart or line pull) is 6,000 lbs, we derate by multiplying 6,000 by .8. The crane's capacity during duty cycle operations (concrete bucket in this case) equals 6,000 x .8 = 4,800 lbs. If the manufacturer required a 25% (.25) derating we would multiply our gross capacity by .75.

If you average 4 minutes per question you will be alright. Done it. Hundreds of others have passed exam using this method. But operators can do it however they want--whatever works for you.

Great to hear!

Late reply. Sorry. Why do you need the Liebherr charts? Don't need those for CCO exams. Best bet would be to contact Liebherr.

Great to hear!

Late reply. Sorry. I hope you got it passed.

TLL are new to go along with the change CCO made--using Link Belt RT charts instead of Grove charts.

Yes--new problems to help prepare for TLL test, uses Link Belt RT charts.

Gross capacity is lessor of the chart capacity or line pull (line capacity).

For this crane the load chart notes only require deduction for "excess wire rope." Not like the LAT (Manitowoc) test where all wire rope is deducted. Pain in the ass but we have to go with the instructions in the load chart notes which means a change up from one test / crane to another.

Not at the moment. I will be starting a new venture over the summer with online classes and I will also be able to do face to face classes for companies. Online classes will have several variations but focus on CCO mobile crane certification--core and specialty exams. I will eventually expand to include materials for tower crane and lift director certs.

They are videos related to selling practice problems on Amazon. When I quit using Amazon I made them unavailable. More material is coming. I'm going to be going all in on Crane Operator test prep over the next several months. I'll be developing material to help operators prepare for the core exam and eventually will develop "classes" for the lift director and tower crane operator certifications.