This is Chris's crane. We use it to work on structures we can't climb. Imagine tying a basket to the end of a 150' long fishing pole, then climbing in and being lifted high in the air on a windy day.
In truth, the basket weighs about 400 lbs and the crane weighs a lot more. See the outriggers at the four corners? They keep the whole thing from falling over...so far.
The most fun experience with a crane I can remember was working on a flagpole on a cold and windy day. When we got to the top, experiencing 30 mph wind gusts, it was a challenge to coordinate the sway of the crane with the sway of the pole on which we worked. I almost puked several times, but we got the job done. I remember calling down to the operator and asking him if he was confortable with the wind gusts, kind of hoping he'd elect not to risk the danger that day. His reply was "It ain't windy down here!" What a turd.
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