Picture puzzle, guess the job

Deadly Ferret

Deadly Ferret

Deadly Ferret

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I've had a recent change of career. Here's a glimpse of my new workplace. Can you guess what it is I now do?

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PS: If you understand the german on the wall and it gives it away, please don't spoil it. :)
 
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Crispy Pigeon said:
Crane operator?
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Yeah. Thought it would take longer than that for someone to work it out as there weren't many clues in the picture.

What you're seeing there is part of the small cab attached to a Piener SN-86 luffing tower crane. It's 120' up in the air, so it's just a baby.

Here's a bit more interesting picture:

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would love to have a job like that :cool:

but one thing i've always wondered... what do you do in an emergency? like a fire in the cab or something like that? just scramble down the ladder as fast as u can?

im not trying to scare ya or anything, but its one of the things i've always wanted to know, what do ya do in an emergency?
 
Wow, that really is a good view. Does it sway in the wind though? That would scare me. :(

I would also like an explanation of the fan. Did you deliberately turn it upside down to try and confuse people? :p
 
Out of interest, do you get many decent views? Although you, primarily, be working up "there", if I were in your feet I'd enjoy the view at the same time. While working safely, of couse. :)

Off topic: Where have you been, DF? I've missed your raw comments. :(
 
Akira said:
That's a crappy seat considering the time you spend in it and the concentration required.
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It may not look it, but it's actually quite comfy on the whole. I suffer from ants in the pants a lot of the time, but I don't get that with this chair. However, it could do with being a few inches wider. It gets hot up there, and so it would be nice to be able to sit with my legs spread a bit more, air the old cream crackers and thighs.


Regarding emergencies, it depends. If there's a fire in the cab, the idea is shoot down the ladder if that's possible, which it very probably is. If not, then just wait it out on the back jib whilst the cab burns out. There's nothing flammable really apart from what's in the cab.

If lightning strikes whilst on the ladder, anybody on it is completely safe because the tower is designed in such a way that it travels straight down the outermost part of the structure. It virtually never strikes the cab because the crane itself attracts the lightning.

If it's medical, then it's probably a case of a rescue worker absailing with the operator strapped on...


The fan is upside down because the cab is so small that where it is located is the best place for it, and is there is nothing for it to rest on...it dangles. :D

Yeah, it sways quite a lot, but more to do with the how far along the jib the load is than the wind, as well as the magnitude of weight of course. The tower itself is designed to sway, not just the cab. The main effect of wind is that causes certain loads such as windows and sheets of wood to be caught & spin round madly, which can be quite frustrating when it comes to landing them in confined spaces without collisions. My current crane can officially work in winds upto 50kmph.
 
I guess wages are good, eh?

You wouldn't see me up there for less than a pretty penny! :D
 
Whats the SWL on a crane like that, ones im used to are 50 tonne beasts but i just use the overhead cranes with the pendants hanging down, gonna be starting work in the shipyards next week me thinks so it'll be interesting to see what i'll be dealing with in there.... :eek:
 
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