Visited that big job site in Seattle last week and I think the tower crane setup there is actually a mess.

Everyone keeps saying how well organized it is but I watched the operator struggle to clear a 3-story building because they put the jib at the wrong height, has anyone else run into sites where everyone just assumes the plan is solid without checking real conditions?

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robert_anderson6911d ago

Yeah but "plans look good on paper" doesn't really fit here though. I was out there last Tuesday and watched the same operator clear that building clean without even touching the load line. The jib height was set based on the final steel height, not the temporary structure below. That three story building is getting stripped back in two weeks anyway. The operator was probably just fighting a crosswind that day, not wrong height. I've seen way worse setups that actually had people running for cover, this one at least has good separation between swing zones and public access roads. Sometimes we jump to blame the plan when it's really just a bad day for the operator.

william_carter11d ago

Seen plenty of plans look good on paper but fall apart on site, this one's no different.