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Implement 'Cowboy Up' Strategy with Telehandler

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Crane Operator refuses Lifting 5000 LBS Beam Safely! (ep. 4)

What happens here

Faced with the unsuitable crane, the team decides to improvise. They use the Genie GTH-844 telehandler, equipped with straps, to drag the 4500-pound beam up the sloped terrain toward the A-frame structure. This is a high-risk operation due to the weight of the beam, the steepness of the incline, and the telehandler operating beyond its comfortable limits for such a task. Once the beam is positioned over the A-frame, multiple workers manually guide and adjust it. The presenter expresses immense stress and admits they are 'inches' away from failure at multiple points. This step is a testament to determination but also underscores the extreme hazards of operating heavy machinery and handling massive loads without proper, specialized equipment.

Goal: With the crane proving inadequate, the team adopts a desperate 'cowboy up' strategy, using the telehandler to drag the heavy beam up the hill and manually guide it into position on the A-frame.

Tools and materials

  • 60-foot Wooden Beam
  • Genie GTH-844 Telehandler
  • Heavy-duty Straps
  • Wooden Blocks/Supports
  • Workers (multiple)

What they say

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tiny crane so they connected me with another Crane company they got a big boy that has all the capabilities that's going to come next week so we're set back even more my framewor guys are incredible we're going to try to Cowboy Up So what Alex is going to do this is also Alex is we're going to try to drag that beam up here again remember 4500 lb based off of the specs of this machine it could reach up to that height uh with a Max Capacity of 5,000 lb we're dealing with 4,500 lbs we're going to try to drag it out and then try to set the sucker on top let's do some cowboy [Applause] [Music] who who [Music] whoa right now right but we got this tree in the way you're a loov vato man I know the only way to drag it is if one corner goes across that road and then we pull it through [Music] here you'd have to go from probably this angle here n there's no way this is going to [Music] [Laughter] it's a oh so we went from only dealing with three miracles to now having to do six miracles in exchange for the miracle of the crane situation uh the fourth miracle was to bring it up here from the hill now we're going to try try to center it we literally only have three extra feet before this thing maxes out so the ropes can't be too long if this works out I owe these guys a lot of cases of beer a lot they're adding blocking there so when the ropes are there they don't start moving around and getting our beam off balance here it's actually a really brilliant idea it's sounds like it's not their first rodeo [Music] spe spee oh easy we need about another foot I think that one can clear it we we can we can we push it up onto it and then we we can we would have to shorten the strap we need one more foot out of this thing to clear we're going to try one of two options either spreading the ropes wider or uh shortening the ropes a little bit so uh at least we know that we can get it up there so far is if we spread them wider they're going to want to come together so I think trying to Loop them through again that's good I think we got there what if we Center him connect the beam with whatever Hardware is needed and then we swing this side over that what we're trying to do but it's kind [Music] of we are still inches just absolutely inches we can get one side on but the other side swings out one option could be move mov the straps closer to the end of the fork Cliff prongs but I mean that's suicidal borderline so um we're going to try to put a screw underneath once one side Center…

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