Prepping for the Missouri River flood of 2019

[@raylz19]

Always heard about catching the block or load on crane videos. I even saw it on a container ship crane but it was never explained. Your explanation made it clear how it is done. Thank you Jimmy.

[@ToTheTopCrane]

Glad I was able to explain it well. Many thanks for watching! 🙂👍

[@dave5065]

Well you had time here where I live in Nebraska no one had anytime, they had to leave fast and some had to be rescued, It flooded here at 42 1/2 feet close HWY 75, I-29 in Iowa to Missouri border. Both railroad bridges over the Platte River where taken out BNSF and Missouri Pacific, we had a lot of damage here.

[@ToTheTopCrane]

I know you all got hit hard. My thoughts and prayers are with everyone affected up there. It has been terrible for sure.

[@kengamble8595]

Thanks Jimmy, good video ! Thanks for sharing and take care. 👍

[@ToTheTopCrane]

Thank you! Hope all is well! Many thanks for watching! 🙂👍

[@kevinmatthiesen8961]

Got plenty of water here too. Have you checked with Tadano ,spell check won't work with that one, if they have a retro fit to park the wiper to one side. I think it would drive me crazy.

[@ToTheTopCrane]

I think I just need to adjust the park setting. I just need to remember to pop the windshield open to access the wiper motor and adjust it. If you are curious.....it does drive me crazy. Lol. Many thanks for watching! 🙂👍

[@thomaslee4725]

Dude man I can't tell you how cool this is I just found your channel but but I cannot tell you how cool I am always wanted to see what it was like to pick stuff up with the crane and how it how it was and how you work it and how it goes and everything about it that is so cool congratulations keep making videos I love them

[@motercycles6]

great video stay safe jimmy will always be watching and waiting for the next video

[@ToTheTopCrane]

Thank you! I'll try to get another video out this week. Many thanks for watching! 🙂👍

[@motercycles6]

@@ToTheTopCrane your welcome jimmy love your videos im probably one of the few that has watched every video you have put out i even have a lot of fun on the live streams

[@MrSea2river]

Love the narration. Thanks.

[@Theriverman1000]

Interesting they are not equipped to raise their own spuds. Very narrow barge too. Be tricky to keep a load balanced on it. Used to work on barges of all sizes.

[@kevinwatts1835]

Gotta love the boom out signal when you have a load on the line.

[@ToTheTopCrane]

It's about as good as getting the boom extend signal while sitting in a lattice boom rig. Lol. Many thanks for watching! 🙂👍

[@kevinwatts1835]

To The Top Crane keep em coming and I’ll keep watching them.

[@ToTheTopCrane]

@@kevinwatts1835 will do! Thank you!

[@MrTodd51]

That was one of your best videos. These floods are going to create some major damage this spring.

[@ToTheTopCrane]

Thank you for the compliment! There is definitely going to be lots of clean up and rebuilding involved after all of this is flooding is over. Many thanks for watching! 🙂👍

[@ПартияСлугаНародаГОЙ]

Yosemite super volcano will soon erupt. And then the water will flood the States. America needs a GREEN ECONOMY!

[@ConstructionKronies]

That rig is awesome Jimmy!

[@barryhansen6854]

I was wondering about the effect of those floods in Nebraska and Kansas were having on the Missouri down your way and further towards Daniel Turner. The guys helping weren't much help you answered my question when you said you stopped the video too have a word.

[@ToTheTopCrane]

We are supposed to have our worst day with it on Wednesday. Thankfully they have been predicting a lower crest than they were before. Many thanks for watching! 🙂👍

[@MrSuzuki1187]

Man, look at the current! Must be 8 knots or so. I grew upon the Missouri in North St. Louis County. I spent my childhood on Pelican Island where it was not unusual to see a 9 knot current.

[@andrewhansen4179]

No time for fishing? I've had good luck using RainX on my windshields, making wipers unnecessary most of the time. That wiper is a pain in the ?

[@iainbrims3776]

That wiper would do my head in!🤣🤣

[@Jtex95]

got some roads flooding outside my town here in Iowa. took my brother 45 minutes to work instead of 15 minutes last week.

[@ToTheTopCrane]

That's terrible! Hope you all are ok up there. Many thanks for watching! 🙂👍

[@FiremanSVFD-cf1jn]

Wishing everyone the best with the flooding. On the spuds whenever you put everything back, is it just there weight that sinks them or do they use a driver?

[@ToTheTopCrane]

The spuds just drop in under their own weight. They sometimes use the tug to wiggle the barge a little and make them settle in. Many thanks for watching! 🙂👍

[@williamjacobs236]

Nicely done !

[@ToTheTopCrane]

Thank you!

[@arizonasnowman6838]

I am 64 now and no more seat time for me (piss me off). Have my CCO just can't get moving anymore Lots of pain 40 years in the seat God speed my friend. 🇺🇸

[@scruffy6151]

Thak you for the video, well done

[@barrysimmons5489]

How far is the safety of high ground for the crane to in the event of flooding?

[@ToTheTopCrane]

The crane will be fine. The river would have to get up to aground 34 or 35 feet in our area to put our crane shop in jeopardy. Before it got to that level, it would overtop the levee on the Kansas side. Many thanks for watching! 🙂👍

[@joshwelner1951]

Yup get stuff out of there what I've see on TV don't look good. Nice job 👍👍 Stay warm and dry and safe. PS people don't drive through moving water

[@ToTheTopCrane]

It's supposed to Crest here Wednesday. So far they have lowered the forecast maximum here. Everyone up north sure could use some prayers. Nebraska and Iowa got hammered. Many thanks for watching! 🙂👍

Thats not just any generator. Thats a Lincoln welder man. LOL

[@SoUThCReATiOn]

TOP CRANE Excellent video!! I love videos like this it caught my attention cause I fish the Mississippi River alot

[@MrDaniel3105]

Be safe Jimmy hope all is well. Will that One low bridge in the background be under water

[@ToTheTopCrane]

It probably won't be under. But, it will probably have water touching it. That is a really old railroad swinging bridge. It rotates on the center footing to allow river traffic through. So, it will probably be turned so debris doesn't get caught on it as bad. Many thanks for watching! 🙂👍

[@MrDaniel3105]

@@ToTheTopCrane that's cool. I never heard of that

[@ToTheTopCrane]

@@MrDaniel3105 if they have it turned tomorrow, I'll try to get a pic for ya.

[@MrDaniel3105]

@@ToTheTopCrane thanks

[@arizonasnowman6838]

Just had to say i ran a1964/70 ton Bay City on a 90 ton carrier BAD ASS (Thanks again my friend) 🇺🇸⚡️⚒

[@cindytepper8878]

A friend of ours had a 50 ton Bay City that he had a 5 ton wrecking ball on. He never put the outriggers down. It took a lot of abuse, a real brute

[@clydeacor1911]

I actually have a 1967 40 ton Bay city crane on a Pierce carrier that is in mint condition. I bought it at a county road and bridge auction. They had just put new rubber all the way around and done a complete rebuild of it and had just pulled it out of the shop just in time for the auction. The road and bridge guy's were not happy that the county commissioners had decided to sell it! Lol...

[@waynetharp]

So are spuds easier to take out or put back? I watched a yt video a year or so ago about soaking wipers in a rubber conditioner once or twice a year. It is supposed to keep it soft and pliable, but haven't tried any myself. I do know wiper blades use to last 10 or more years and now they last about 6 months! Thanks for video....Cool stuff!

[@cntslesfabrication]

That's crazy how quick you can slow down the swing. What do you have to do after this area has been flooded to make sure that nothing has been compromised for the crane to be used safety?

[@coopermeshew4298]

What is the clicking sound when lifting?

[@ToTheTopCrane]

It's an indicator that tells me the winch is turning and how fast. Thanks for watching! 🙂👍

[@billmckelvey602]

Another awesome video. Great job Jimmy

[@richwielechowski5191]

Just north of you in Nebraska and we have record flooding on the Missouri. It’s headed your way! Catch phrase we are hearing is: turn around don’t drown.

[@ToTheTopCrane]

Hope you and yours are all ok. It's been a bad one so far. We are supposed to have our river crest Wednesday. Many thanks for watching! 🙂👍

[@neb4x4]

I'm west of plattsmouth ne along the platte river. It was real bad Saturday evening. My friend lives in plattsmouth right on the river. His house is 10ft under water. 😕

[@neb4x4]

* has 10 ft of water... not 10 ft under

[@richardbourque2604]

That was awesome watching you in like the way you explained everything in plisit detail Really appreciate the time Got to go but I will be watching y'all more Thankyou and God bless Be safe in Jesus Christ name Amen 🙏 🙌

[@Brandon-yp2wy]

Stay safe Jimmy!

[@kylekelley213]

Where's this at on the Mississippi.

[@ToTheTopCrane]

It's on the Missouri River. Thanks for watching! 🙂👍

[@kylekelley213]

@@ToTheTopCrane What part of the Mississippi river?

[@ToTheTopCrane]

@@kylekelley213 it's not the Mississippi River. It's the Missouri River.

[@billb3374]

Looks like st joe

[@ToTheTopCrane]

@@billb3374 it is indeed St. Joe. Thanks for watching! 🙂👍

[@ITG45]

As a union carpenter for 30+ years, it would be nice to hear from a crane operator what your pet peeves are when it comes to dealing with the person rigging or landing a load.

[@63256325N]

Thanks for the video.

[@michaelowen1750]

That Old Lincoln Welder never moved so good...

[@ToTheTopCrane]

Thanks for the compliment! Many thanks for watching! 🙂👍

[@terryken12]

Or so slow.

[@dennisemanuel3559]

I have seen that river flood before but man it is really rollin here. I live south of the river in Raytown and am pretty familiar with it. I remember in 93 when it got a lot worse and pray it does not do that again. Be careful and God bless. Dennis

[@brianwebber7168]

Did you have a PFD on? What's the clicking noise?.Good video .

[@dennisemanuel3559]

PS- what is your wiper grating on, sounds terrible.

[@thomasnelson2463]

We've had record snow up here in Northern Wisconsin, it's melting now, look out down there! One good thing about a stand-up rig, I don't have noisy windshield wipers! It's fun watching a fresh high school grad tag line operator trying to keep up with swing when you're at a wide radius. Jimmy, I bought a GoPro Hero 5, keep your eye out for some more really lame KZbins!

[@hillbillyb4u]

7:15 nice signals

[@ToTheTopCrane]

I know. Those were the new telepathic crane signals. Lol. Many thanks for watching! 🙂👍

[@lakesideranch]

Ahh, The wrath of Mother Nature is on ya! Work safe, nicely done video with your phone, thanx for sharin! Doug@ the "ranch"

[@ToTheTopCrane]

Thanks Doug! Hope all is well out there. Things are pretty bad in the midwest. Many thanks for watching! Nice seeing ya on Ron's livestream last night too. 🙂👍

[@lakesideranch]

@@ToTheTopCrane Be safe Jimmy! Great work as usual, total BOSS, was cool to see you on Ron's livestream as well!

[@ПартияСлугаНародаГОЙ]

Yosemite super volcano will soon erupt. And then the water will flood the States. America needs a GREEN ECONOMY!

[@psidvicious]

Couple Comments: - Good vid Jimmy. I have to confess it never even occurred to me how those barges anchored. I guess I always assumed they threw out a cpl regular anchors like other boats. I’m left with the question - When you put the spuds in, how do they sink them into the mud? Do they just sink on their own weight or do they have to be mechanically driven in somehow? - Those windshield wipers would drive me crazy! Why do they choose the middle of the window as the stationary (stop) position. [Actually I’ve noticed that on a lot of the endurance race cars too] - Nice job laying those spuds down. It’s not as easy as it looks. The bottom always has a tendency to slide out and slam into the most expensive piece of equipment on site. Nice job! 👍 🤜🤛

[@johnwarren-649]

You get to come back an drive them back in?

[@ToTheTopCrane]

When the river recedes, we will be back there putting everything back the way it was. Many thanks for watching! 🙂👍

[@proletariatbourgeoisie9929]

My company just sent a couple tractor trailers down to your neck of the woods to pick up a small Manitowoc crawler we bought from a company that's apparently closing its doors.

[@robertbradford2734]

How do you do down at the Crane Yard with this high water?

[@davidrigoni8231]

Well if you built a release for the Hammer you could test it when you put the spuds back in. LOL

[@ToTheTopCrane]

The ole hammer isn't done yet. Getting there though. I was going to post an update video on the other channel. But, I somehow lost 36 Gigs of footage. So, now I have to record more. Many thanks for watching! 🙂👍

[@SMBATAVTANDILYANCraneOperator]

Hi jimmy! Good job )

[@ToTheTopCrane]

Thank you!

[@robertjames3788]

U top op!!

[@AllanLoveJr]

WHAT MAIN RADIO FREQUENCY DO THEY RUN ON?

[@felixthecat777333]

ILLUMINATI JEW

[@jeffkeller1669]

I see a Snorkel lift off in the distance. I use to work for Snorkel back in the 1990's (1991-1995). I can spot them things a mile away.

[@williamjacobs236]

Wa ho new video !

[@williamjacobs236]

If they just cut the two corners ! Or put a round top on the spuds so the chains would slip by !

[@psidvicious]

Right. I was thinking If the chains were about a foot or 2 longer might have helped.

[@arizonasnowman6838]

Get,er Done Big HOOK 😎 (thank you for this)

[@ToTheTopCrane]

Thank you for watching! 🙂👍

[@gordbaker896]

You need new wiper blades and have the mechanic change the Park on the wipers off to one side.

[@ToTheTopCrane]

I know. 😕 I'm also the mechanic. I just need to remember to do it. Lol. Thanks for watching! 🙂👍

[@gordbaker896]

@@ToTheTopCrane First time here. Interesting . I had a project beside the Ohio River one year. I couldn't believe how much it raised and lowered over night.

[@ToTheTopCrane]

@@gordbaker896 it can happen fast, that's for sure. I've seen equipment get destroyed because of a river and thunderstorm.

[@Nudnik1]

Sad so many people places are destroyed by floods there. In 1994 big one I recall

[@ToTheTopCrane]

It is sad. There was a big one in 1993 and another in 2011. This one has hit historic levels in many places. Even wiped out a dam and numerous roads and bridges.

[@Nudnik1]

To The Top Crane Wow we had Sandi hurricane but you guys have worse floods . Hope all is well. Tornado season now.

[@lawncommander]

That song reminded me of Gilagans Island

[@g4outdoors]

Proof you don’t need experience video gear for KZbin. We are under on our rout as of this morning.

[@ToTheTopCrane]

No travel to Jefferson City on the rail?

[@g4outdoors]

To The Top Crane we have alternative routes. That means more congestion. That means more time on duty. That means a LOT more $$$$. That means this guy might be buying a boat this year! 🤣

[@whirlwindworldwide7898]

Flash floods from dams failing are a reality now old dams need replaced

[@waltermattson5566]

The only thing wrong was the windshield wiper noise. I might be more annoyed than most others though. It’s great to see a video though.

[@ToTheTopCrane]

I know. It wasn't raining quite hard enough to keep the wiper quiet. But, still enough that I needed to use them. I thought about just overlaying music. But, didn't want to lose all of the commentary. Many thanks for watching! 🙂👍

[@nogoglobal]

No reason for those floods.That water should be pipelined to the southwest

[@williamjacobs236]

Use that big block like a hammer to lossen it up !

[@ToTheTopCrane]

No can do. I try not to bang the ole block into anything. Thanks for watching! 🙂👍

[@williamjacobs236]

I know ! Lol

[@devildog8016]

Missouri bois good ol home state bois

[@VideosByAl]

Your area is going to get hit hard. Lots of water north of you.

[@ToTheTopCrane]

VideosByAl, Nebraska and Iowa really took a hit. We are going to too on Wednesday. Many thanks for watching! 🙂👍

[@johnwarren-649]

@@ToTheTopCrane their calling Wednesday for you're Crest?

[@johnwarren-649]

@ViedosByAl you guys get any of the flooding or you far enough west of the river?

[@ToTheTopCrane]

@@johnwarren-649, I saw that. Fortunately, they have downgraded their forecast crest for our area.

[@VideosByAl]

Our property is 130’ above the Cedar River, however Cedar Rapids is having minor flooding. But no houses or businesses will be impacted.

[@Nudnik1]

Oh no...not again

[@ToTheTopCrane]

Not what again? Flood? Many thanks for watching! 🙂👍

[@jamescox7007]

Fix the wiper.

[@BrysonSmith82]

I think that kansas side is better.

[@ToTheTopCrane]

I'm sure that has been an ongoing debate for years and years. Lol. Many thanks for watching! 🙂👍

[@webbwalle]

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