Thanks for the info. Knowledge is power, appreciate your sharing
@ToTheTopCrane4 жыл бұрын
I agree that knowledge is power. Many thanks for watching! 🙂
@barryhansen68544 жыл бұрын
Thanks Jimmy wish you had been around when I started you did a great explanation on all the different type of rigging when I started though there was only wire and chain don't hold it against me. the only thing I would add is carry all slings no matter what type as you cause damage to all, I hope this goes viral as a great tutorial for all young and old to learn or re-educate how it should be done.
@ToTheTopCrane4 жыл бұрын
Thanks Barry! I too hope it goes viral. The only way that can happen is if everyone shares it. I guess we'll see. 🤷♂️. But really, if it helps one person, my time spent on it was worth it. Many thanks for watching! 🙂
@psidvicious4 жыл бұрын
Same here Barry. Chains and wire rope chokers were our main ‘go-to’ gear.
@psidvicious4 жыл бұрын
-All this stuff may seem very academic or ‘boring’ but people will watch these rigging videos and there’s a very good chance someone’ll learn something from them that’ll at the very least prevent a piece of expensive equipment from being damaged or ruined TO preventing someone from ‘getting dead’. -A pair of 20’x ⅜” chains w/shorteners was our main, every day rigging. Then wire rope chokers or slings from there as needed. We would switch over to quad ½” chains for flying large floor tables. I was always surprised at the weight difference between ½” and ⅜” chains. -Never knew it was acceptable to tip load a foundry hook (see? Even an old dog can learn something from this.) We used to use a type of foundry hook called a pelican hook for flying trusses so the crane op could free himself. Those are no longer allowed by OSHA for that application. -Anyway, didn’t mean to write a book. Just enjoying the rigging series. And from the comments, it looks like others feel the same way. -Chiefs are -1.5 today. I’m calling it, the Chiefs by 3!! 🤜🤛 Edit: Very cool new crane video, including Tadano jib assembly, for anyone interested. kzbin.info/www/bejne/j6KYYZJ3d6h_hM0
@sadhucat44762 жыл бұрын
Awesome videos, this dude is an A+ communicator, a teacher who should teach teachers how to teach!
@pellyrat14 жыл бұрын
Thank you Sir. Don't take what the haters say so serious, you are doing a good thing. I learned something and I've been around lifting equipment ( mostly shops ) for over 3 decades. Keep up the good work and you will never know how many accidents you kept from happening! and that is something good to think about after you read comments .lol.
@brucelott35834 жыл бұрын
Sharing your knowledge is something you should never apologize for. Viewers can watch or not watch by their own choice. Personally I enjoy learning something new. once in a while. Keep up the good videos. I turned my neighbor on to your channel a while back and he enjoys it too.
@ToTheTopCrane4 жыл бұрын
Thank you for the kind words, sharing the channel and for watching! 🙂
@psidvicious4 жыл бұрын
Agreed Bruce. Well said.
@BillyLapTop4 жыл бұрын
Nice presentation Jimmy. You would be surprised down the road how many seeds you planted with this video series. They will resonate with those who paid attention. Old saying "After the lessons are forgotten, what is left is the education." There will be fruit from this. Speaking of the Super Bowl, I lived in St Joe from '66 to '67 and remember watching the first Super Bowl in my apartment across from the Wyeth Tootle Museum on Charles St. I remember the Chiefs playing against the Green Bay Packers but to be honest, I forget who won but I know the Chief's QB was Lenny Dawson and he became a local TV personality after his playing was over. St Joe had cable TV in those days, simply amazing.
@ToTheTopCrane4 жыл бұрын
Thank you for the very kind words. If the information in this video helps just one person, the time vested is worth it. The super bowl back then must've been a sight to see. That was back when they didn't make much and left it all on the line. If you ever decide to make it back this way, please let me know. I'd be honored to be your personal tour guide. Hope you have a great rest of your weekend. Many thanks for watching! 🙂
@BillyLapTop4 жыл бұрын
Yes, it was a sight to see....on a 19 inch TV in glorious black and white. Thank you for the tour guide offer. Hopefully someday it will happen. Be safe.
@sadhucat44762 жыл бұрын
"It's not exciting, but it will keep you from getting dead.... and that's our goal." Don't work in industry, I'm just a dude who's watched cranes since I was a kid and and just watching this for fun! Not boring for all of us!
@ronbriggs69054 жыл бұрын
I am learning a lot watching your videos. Thank you.
@ToTheTopCrane4 жыл бұрын
Thank you, and many thanks for watching! 🙂
@psidvicious4 жыл бұрын
@@ToTheTopCrane There ya go Jimmy! People are getting stuff they need to know!
@cassrailroad53584 жыл бұрын
Great video, glad you do these videos learn from them. Keep them coming. Your videos are not boring it’s great to see someone teaching a lot of people does not know.
@ToTheTopCrane4 жыл бұрын
Thank you! I'm sure there will be more of them in the future. Many thanks for watching! 🙂
@raylz194 жыл бұрын
I think you taking your time to research and sharing the knowledge with your viewers is awesome. Thank you.
@andrewlasure78284 жыл бұрын
Doesn’t matter if it’s monotonous. It’s important!! Keep it coming brother. 👍🏻
@stevedonoghue10972 жыл бұрын
Thanks for the video brother, it was very informative. Keep up the great work. 🤘🏼
@ahmadalkhalili81132 жыл бұрын
Thanks for the knowledge keep up the good work brotha
@mattharper5884 жыл бұрын
When chocking nylon chockers the eye with the tag always goes to the hook and it is a good practice to do that also when chocking steel chockers so the tag does not get damaged in the bite I’m a retired Union Boilermaker and if any rigging did not have a tag it was taken out of service until corrected
@KevinJones-pj8kx4 жыл бұрын
From what I have learned from Ron Pratt in the towing industry the also use the G100 and the G120 Chain. There the G120 has a square link cross-section and is painted gray. It has blue hooks specially radiused and reinforced. At least that is what is on his trucks. They heavily use slings as well. I much appreciate your taking the time to make these videos as is is always good to learn the best ways to do things safely.
@douglasfogerty71534 жыл бұрын
Quote of the day “keep you from getting dead”
@elliotkramer27144 жыл бұрын
Thank you for sharing this!
@stevenshaw55414 жыл бұрын
I applaud you for doing videos like this it needs to be said cranes only as good as you're rigging. People want excitement Don't educate yourself and see what happens. The boring stuff is what keeps the exciting stuff you don't want on your job site
@jonathanrambo724 Жыл бұрын
Great way of explaining.
@VideosByAl4 жыл бұрын
Great video. I waited until I could watch on my PC to get the best education . Thanks for your efforts.
@anthonyrobertson17874 жыл бұрын
Thanks Jimmy, I'm Learning alot from you, like Rigging I watch Trent from plaza towing Ron from Midwest Towing and Mackey from Johnny's Towing 👍 Sunday green bay packers will win
@ToTheTopCrane4 жыл бұрын
Funny you mentioned that. I am chatting with Trent from Plaza Towing, via text right now. Lol Many thanks for watching! 🙂
@psidvicious4 жыл бұрын
Absolute guarantee Packers will not lose 🤪
@Satchmoeddie2 жыл бұрын
Grade 70 is gold anodized steel ADOT chain. G70 has that gold color so DOT inspectors and highway patrol or police can verify it's grade 70 on sight. In a pinch, we use Grade 43 and a backhoe to lift steel plates off of open trenches, but we are only lifting to a height of maybe 6 or 8 feet and it does sometimes break too.
@MitzvosGolem14 жыл бұрын
Excellent One thing to explain is how dropping a load even a foot increases load by several times breaking rigging and or crane. Shock load bad.
@sgtmjbyers3 жыл бұрын
Super informative. Thank you much
@kmakattack894 жыл бұрын
I Really appreciate you doing these videos.
@keatonloudamy91604 жыл бұрын
Great video
@marksullivan23334 жыл бұрын
Nice job!
@Satchmoeddie2 жыл бұрын
I plumb forgot about Grade 63 chain. The steel mill and copper smelter & foundry still used grade 63 on their bridge cranes to stack billets, anodes, etc. Most of that chain has been replaced with Grade 80.
@andyb97674 жыл бұрын
Another great video. Good luck tomarrow my friend. Go Chiefs
@ToTheTopCrane4 жыл бұрын
Thanks Andy! Hope you have a good rest of your weekend. Many thanks for watching! 🙂
@baileysylve84 жыл бұрын
Love your videos
@RambozoClown4 жыл бұрын
Great video. Can't wait for next part. Keeping someone from getting dead is usually a good thing, unless you're rigging a gallows. Then it might get you fired.
@annquach66133 жыл бұрын
This is good stuff
@thomaswalker60414 жыл бұрын
Thanks for the video. Your helping me with riggers 1 lol.
@ToTheTopCrane4 жыл бұрын
Glad I can help! Many thanks for watching! 🙂
@J-WHO3124 жыл бұрын
I could always use more insight appreciate you sharing your wisdom.
@chrish46004 жыл бұрын
Thanks for sharing and keep it coming please!
@davidrigoni82314 жыл бұрын
Thanks for the education Hopefully you can record some in your company's shop sometime so people can see some of the different things you talked about , like master ,and sub links, bridels? Guessing you and Mike? could set up some nice examples
@ToTheTopCrane4 жыл бұрын
At somepoint, I'll have to move the rigging series to the shop. The rigging videos are getting pretty in depth. So, visual references will be necessary. Many thanks for watching! 🙂
@chrismackavich40614 жыл бұрын
Very good overview, I’m forwarding this to my apprentice . Woodpecker lips 😂😂😂 love it
@45NUTS_PART_DEUX4 жыл бұрын
Thank`s again Jimmy
@ToTheTopCrane4 жыл бұрын
Thank you for watching! 🙂
@tex45g4 жыл бұрын
Top video jimmy We don’t use swr very often here just chains and synthetic Everything is the same just called a whole different things And fondary hooks are illegal here
@psidvicious4 жыл бұрын
SWR meaning ‘steel wire rope’? Like chokers? Interesting. We used to use them a lot and synthetics/nylons.
@tex45g4 жыл бұрын
Yep When you say chokers do you guys choke with the chains ?? That’s a very common practice here that’s one I can do with my eyes shut or slings which jimmy called synthetics here most cranes carry a full range of them
@psidvicious4 жыл бұрын
@@tex45g Yes, choke with chains is standard rigging practice. Wrap the material and attach the chain back to itself with the hook. I always preferred a basket rigging to keep from squeezing the material under its own weight but the pair of 20’ (6 meter) chains we used for standard rigging generally weren’t long enough to rig like that safely.
@tex45g4 жыл бұрын
psidvicious yeah we normally run with 8m 100 10mm in all our cranes I have shorter ones as well in the franna due to head height issues
@lakesideranch4 жыл бұрын
Great presentation Jimmy! Work safe, stay warm. Doug@ the "ranch"
@rp82284 жыл бұрын
This was very informative!!
@Quadflash4 жыл бұрын
Good info, Jimmy. Nobody needs to be near a crane unless they understand rigging
@dougb61834 жыл бұрын
Thank you for doing this!
@J-WHO3124 жыл бұрын
Checked out a few of your videos awesome, ever think about keeping one rolling while you’re on the highway so we can see some of the Prius drivers getting upset. LOL
@rp82284 жыл бұрын
What’s most critical information one most know , when entering the crane industry? I’m a rigging by trade for 10 years plus. I just got selected for an interview for my local heavy operator crane apprenticeship!!! Just wanted to know if you could give an pointer or two ! Thanks 🙏🏿
@rotam86804 жыл бұрын
I dont know if you covered it but with synthetic slings but (in Australia at least) you cannot lift on a sharp edge unless the sling has proper packing and the packing radius has to be 5 times the compressed thickness of the sling. Over here rigging malpractice is so bad people think that packing rubber or carpet is adequate
@psidvicious4 жыл бұрын
Hey Jimmy, ‘Crane Day’ on Essential Craftsman’s channel (2/4/20). If you watch that one. Would love to see your thoughts on it.
@ToTheTopCrane4 жыл бұрын
I commented on his video. Thanks for recommending it!
@jimharris40134 жыл бұрын
Tell us about spreader hooks, used to shake out loads of "I" beams/
@ToTheTopCrane4 жыл бұрын
I'm sure I will get to spreaders at some point. These rigging videos are getting pretty in depth, and will probably go much deeper. Many thanks for watching! 🙂
@psidvicious4 жыл бұрын
That’s a good one. We used to use spreader bars off of spreader bars for complex 6 or 8 point picks on tilt-wall jobs.
@MitzvosGolem14 жыл бұрын
Pelican hooks. We set steel with them for decades totally illegal.
@joshwelner19514 жыл бұрын
👍👍👍
@christophercarlberg66573 жыл бұрын
Is the grade 80 the bottom for all lifting? If so I was doing some contractor work at cargill where they insisted on using their tagged grade 70 chain
@TheStanley652 жыл бұрын
What is foundaryvuse ?
@TheStanley652 жыл бұрын
Foundry use ?
@johnwarren-6494 жыл бұрын
G 70 is the industry standard. Witch opens up a whole new can of worms how you can get maximum
@cammac13934 жыл бұрын
Alloy chain rigging also does not take well to any type of shock loading
@mode1charlie1704 жыл бұрын
Foundry hooks are not allowed for overhead lifting in our jurisdiction.
@WoodCutr14 жыл бұрын
7th view and first like probably not first comment lol
@ToTheTopCrane4 жыл бұрын
It looks like you are the first comment! Thanks for watching! 🙂
@WoodCutr14 жыл бұрын
@@ToTheTopCrane actually thank you for putting up these awesome video's :)
@chefmatthammerschmidt84084 жыл бұрын
8:00 referring to railroad car camera incident. Jimmy, we are human. Perfect and real are opposites.
@chefmatthammerschmidt84084 жыл бұрын
-40 F and C are the same.
@chefmatthammerschmidt84084 жыл бұрын
20:00 nice truck.
@davidrigoni82314 жыл бұрын
Congrats to the Chiefs:-):-)
@KB-gs8zi4 жыл бұрын
Sir Jimmie !! What about using Poly rope instead of wire cable on the cranes like they are using on the 50k rotator wreckers now ?? Don't think Ron Pratt uses it yet ,but they do on the new rotator on ROTATOR WORK on KZbin ??? Would it be safe enough for your operation ??? ""KEEP IT SAFE ""!!!
@ToTheTopCrane4 жыл бұрын
I don't have enough experience with synthetic crane rope to do a video or give an opinion. Many thanks for watching! 🙂
@KB-gs8zi4 жыл бұрын
@@ToTheTopCrane Can understand that as this is really something new for everybody to consider !!!
@CooKiesHouseCannabisCo4 жыл бұрын
Rigging? OwO Oh OH.... that kind k thx bye *slowly closes door*
@sgtmjbyers3 жыл бұрын
Yeah, so there's that.... You can Google it. Haahaa
@mikegallegos72 жыл бұрын
😆 mundane commentor should only school on tuesdays