"seiscat" wrote:

Hi ROME K/G, I was the winch cat for Rig 10 in my area. They preferred to use a D8 or at least a D7 but that's another story! I knew the crane operator and he told me that he had the boom all the way up and he said the crane was crazy overloaded. This was back in the day and there was no computer or load sensors on that crane. He told the Truck Pusher(his boss) the situation was dangerous and the Truck Pusher said $%#&* swing it!! The operator said he tried to swing it as gently as possible but the boom gave way in an instant.
Craig

i used to run a link belt just like that one. there are many many things to consider when lifting and never ever side load a boom. as for the pusher>> there was never a pusher with more authority than a crane operator. i used to tell the pusher i would get off of the crane and allow him to lift the load as soon as he took full responsibility for of wrote me a check for the machine. i never got ran off and never had an accident. i did get yelled at by some pushers though.

Hi bursitis, I was repeating what the Crane Operator told me, he told me the Truck Pusher was giving the orders and I believed him until your post! Hmmm. I never talked to the Truck Pusher.
This might be the first time I have been told a "different version" of the truth in the oilfield!
Yeah right,
Craig

seiscat;237661 wrote:

Hi bursitis, I was repeating what the Crane Operator told me, he told me the Truck Pusher was giving the orders and I believed him until your post! Hmmm. I never talked to the Truck Pusher.
This might be the first time I have been told a "different version" of the truth in the oilfield!
Yeah right,
Craig[/QUOT

yeah you know the oilfield,anything goes. i was just quoting my experience and for sure there are probably some who were intimidated by pushers. i don't doubt that you were told the truth about that incident. good story!!!