I plan to have minimal interaction with this thread as I don't do much crane work (<100 hours on the crane)
I figure this to be a good place to discuss crane pick techniques, rigging, cuts, go crazy
a few questions, I usually try to maintain the angle/rotation of my picks as they were on the tree and have no movement, I see a lot of guys that like to "stand" a piece up, I assume they mean to tip tie and walk the piece up with the crane while its cut off?
and also cuts for a straight spar, what say you?
typically I come in right to left about 95% of the way, then almost vertical down on the left side to intersect the first cut, gives me more control I feel, the crane operator that works for us would rather use snap cuts so he can break it with the crane, ive done straight slice cuts, and V cuts, always ends with a stuck saw in my experience...
if you have something to add feel free to comment, if not then just read along, hopefully we all learn something new
im down to set up mock examples with string and sticks as well but may not reply with pictures right away
I figure this to be a good place to discuss crane pick techniques, rigging, cuts, go crazy
a few questions, I usually try to maintain the angle/rotation of my picks as they were on the tree and have no movement, I see a lot of guys that like to "stand" a piece up, I assume they mean to tip tie and walk the piece up with the crane while its cut off?
and also cuts for a straight spar, what say you?
typically I come in right to left about 95% of the way, then almost vertical down on the left side to intersect the first cut, gives me more control I feel, the crane operator that works for us would rather use snap cuts so he can break it with the crane, ive done straight slice cuts, and V cuts, always ends with a stuck saw in my experience...
if you have something to add feel free to comment, if not then just read along, hopefully we all learn something new
im down to set up mock examples with string and sticks as well but may not reply with pictures right away