Day 28 over 110°
Jul 27, 2023 16:40:37 #
Honey I think it's time for a new A/C.
Off with the old and on with the new.
Why do they have to lift it so high?
Off with the old and on with the new.
Why do they have to lift it so high?
Jul 27, 2023 16:44:07 #
Jul 27, 2023 17:04:28 #
alberio wrote:
Honey I think it's time for a new A/C.
Off with the old and on with the new.
Why do they have to lift it so high?
Off with the old and on with the new.
Why do they have to lift it so high?
Well, why so high
When they fall through several floors, the crew gets quite a bit of overtime😲😲😲😲😲
Jul 27, 2023 17:05:37 #
It could be worse. I work in a place that is surrounded by 20 foot fences that have razor wire on top. When our HVAC units are replaced, it is done with a helicopter and a very skilled pilot. 
Jul 27, 2023 18:57:32 #
Jul 27, 2023 20:59:18 #
Mike D. wrote:
It could be worse. I work in a place that is surrounded by 20 foot fences that have razor wire on top. When our HVAC units are replaced, it is done with a helicopter and a very skilled pilot.
Haha, I can imagine.
Jul 27, 2023 21:02:10 #
Curmudgeon wrote:
To clear the wires?
Actually the wires weren't a problem, 75ft or more away.
Jul 27, 2023 21:51:16 #
alberio wrote:
Honey I think it's time for a new A/C.
Off with the old and on with the new.
Why do they have to lift it so high?
Off with the old and on with the new.
Why do they have to lift it so high?
There’s a limitation on the angle of the boom which determines weight lifting ability and safety parameters. Horizontal distance quickly reduces capacity. Think of lifting with an outstretched arm as an example.
Jul 27, 2023 21:55:31 #
clickety wrote:
There’s a limitation on the angle of the boom which determines weight lifting ability and safety parameters. Horizontal distance quickly reduces capacity. Think of lifting with an outstretched arm as an example.
Yeah, I was thinking if he would shorten the boom, it would reduce the leverage and bring the unit off the roof only a few feet higher than the roof.
Jul 28, 2023 00:00:59 #
Curmudgeon wrote:
To clear the wires?
Ironically, a similar procedure would happen even if the used a crane.
I gave up trying to figure out why the upper management makes the decisions that they do.
They are the absolute masters of the old adage, penny wise and pound foolish.
Jul 28, 2023 00:12:04 #
alberio wrote:
Haha, I can imagine.
It’s kind of fun to watch though. The last time they did the replacement I was the control officer in Unit 5.
We put the inmates (official document wording, offenders) in the recreation yard and I was tasked with making sure that everyone was out, so I was the last one to leave and the first one back in after the helicopter had cleared the building.
I love getting paid to sit on my backside and watch other people work. Lol
Jul 28, 2023 04:41:14 #
alberio wrote:
Honey I think it's time for a new A/C.
Off with the old and on with the new.
Why do they have to lift it so high?
Off with the old and on with the new.
Why do they have to lift it so high?
Great set!!!
Jul 28, 2023 06:49:20 #
Jul 28, 2023 10:30:25 #
Aww...This is my former specialty. One of the many factors of selecting the proper crane, boom, and jib has to do with how far away the crane has to be located for the point of the load set down. Cranes are extremely heavy and the counterweights needed at times make them even more so. My best guess from looking at the boom is that this is a 35-ton crane.
The further away the crane sits, the longer the boom must be. There has to be enough upward angle to keep the load from tipping the crane over. We've had men pulling on the load as it was being lowered to cause cranes to lean. Think of it as using a fishing pole with a fish pulling on the line. The cranes must sit in an area that supports the weight which all bears on the outriggers of the crane. They are so heavy that they can crush concrete walks, asphalt lots, and even buried piping so it is not always a matter of where I want to place the crane, it is a matter of where I can place the crane.
The further away the crane sits, the longer the boom must be. There has to be enough upward angle to keep the load from tipping the crane over. We've had men pulling on the load as it was being lowered to cause cranes to lean. Think of it as using a fishing pole with a fish pulling on the line. The cranes must sit in an area that supports the weight which all bears on the outriggers of the crane. They are so heavy that they can crush concrete walks, asphalt lots, and even buried piping so it is not always a matter of where I want to place the crane, it is a matter of where I can place the crane.
Jul 28, 2023 11:11:14 #
Mike D. wrote:
It could be worse. I work in a place that is surrounded by 20 foot fences that have razor wire on top. When our HVAC units are replaced, it is done with a helicopter and a very skilled pilot.
You work, or you are incarcerated there??!!
AHH, your second post cleared that up!
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