Looked at my logbook and saw I've lifted exactly 10,000 tons this year

It hit me when I was filling out the daily sheet after setting a 50-ton bridge section in Portland. That number felt huge, but it's just a normal year of steady work, nothing fancy. What's the biggest weight number you've ever seen in your own books?

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rose_cooper1mo agoMost Upvoted

Ten thousand tons is a crazy number to see written down. My biggest was moving a 300-ton generator last fall, and just that one load felt massive. Seeing a whole year's work added up like that must be wild. What kind of gear are you running to hit that?

nathana481mo ago

Used to believe the big numbers came from one or two monster loads. Actually saw a breakdown from a guy hitting those totals, and it's the daily grind. His fleet of 40-ton rigs running five days a week, plus regular 100-ton crane lifts for steel. It adds up way faster than you'd guess just moving normal industrial parts. Changed how I look at the whole operation.

hannahs4518d ago

Don't you think those daily grind numbers get padded a bit too? I've seen guys count every partial load and half-empty return trip as if the truck was maxed out. It seems like the totals look impressive on paper but the real tonnage per run is way lower when you factor in deadhead miles and partial loads. Not saying the guy you saw is cheating, but the math gets fuzzy when you're adding up a year's worth of trips.