There are two ways to learn about the load limits of your equipment: from the manual or from experience. This video is a great expample of why you should always choose the former.
Note: They say at the end of the clip that (incredibly) no one is injured. Still, you’ve got to imagine this likely damaged the operator’s career a bit. “Why’d you leave your last job?” Hmm…)
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He might have been able to manage the job with that crane if:
1. He didn’t stick the arm out so far
2. He had the crane parallel to the arm, not perpendicular.
But what do I know about cranes?
That was amazing. I am not a crane technition nor do I play one on tv but just basic common sense tell me that the bus is too great a weight and the crane extended too far. What were these people thinking? Did NO ONE say “Uh, that doesn;t look very safe there dude.”?
anybody ever wonder why theres a red stop button on most equipment? Because some people are just dumb.
Notice that there is a 2nd crane in the background at about the 1 minute point. Did they think the first one wasn’t big enough?
I used to be very involved in the crane business. Mike R.’s points are all valid. I investigated many accidents involving cranes and water. And in every case, the operator did not properly account for the weight or suction of the water/mud. Since this appeared to be over a river, the current might have also played a factor.