Showerthought: I used to run my boom out before extending the jib every single time

For like 8 years I always extended the main boom first then pinned the jib, figured that was just the way. But last month on a job in Akron an old operator told me to try the jib first when the load is light and it cut my setup time by almost 15 minutes. Any of you guys switch up your sequence depending on the pick or do you stick with one method?

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james67223d ago

Tbh I switched it up last spring on a small residential job and now I do it all the time when the load is under 10k. Running the jib out first on a light pick feels backwards but it saves a ton of cranking. I had a 30 ton Grove in Columbus where the boom was all the way out and doing the jib first cut my walk around time by like 12 minutes. Now if the load is heavy I still do boom first but if it's light I flip it no question.

charlesj4623d agoTop Commenter

Ngl that's exactly what I started doing too. Jib first is the move on light loads.