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Crane ball came loose mid-lift, now I chain it off every time
Up in Tacoma last spring, we were setting a 60 foot maple over a client's garage when the crane ball slipped its shackle pin about 20 feet up. Nobody got hit, but the ball swung hard and cracked a gutter on the way down. The operator swore it was seated right, but I'd skipped double checking the cotter pin because I was in a rush. Now I always wire tie that pin after hookup, even if the operator says it's fine. Anyone else had a small rigging piece nearly take out a roof?
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hayden_rivera1mo ago
Skipped the cotter pin cause you were rushing is the whole story right there. Small parts fail way more than big ones and nobody respects them until a ball drops. That wire tie trick is smart and cheap insurance. Chain it off and tie the pin, takes ten seconds and saves a roof.
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