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Pro tip: don't cheap out on load charts like I did
Back when I first started, I thought I could save cash by using a bootleg, out of date load chart for an old truck crane. The thing was off by a good 15 percent on the radius numbers. I tried a 5 ton lift that should have been fine, but the chart was wrong and I almost tipped the rig. Cost me about $1200 in repairs and a full day of lost work. I felt like a total rookie. Now I only use the factory charts or certified digital ones. Anyone else get burned by bad info before?
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caseyl187d ago
Man that's a rough way to learn that lesson lol. Guess the chart was more of a "suggestion" than a rule. At least you only paid for it in cash and not with the whole crane going over. Some mistakes you only make once for sure.
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