Gettin High (albums, cover, quote, hands)

Predator · 02-21-2008, 10:37 PM

125 feet over the top of a steel yard. The machine I was in was having issues with failing in the raised position. To verify the complaint, I had to ride it up to the top and see if it would die.
The truck down there is a 13 ton GMC Top Kick.

This is the steel yard. Millions of dollars just sitting there waiting to be melted down.

~~Farfisa~~ · 02-21-2008, 11:42 PM

I would have fainted

adidasss · 02-22-2008, 02:09 AM

Fucked up.

pheurton · 02-22-2008, 08:58 AM

ha my hands just suddenly got sweaty

GravitySlips · 02-22-2008, 08:59 AM

I hate heights.

Heights are shit.

ghostonstage135 · 02-22-2008, 11:08 AM

So what exactly does it mean when that machine 'fails'? Like it comes crashing down or it gets stuck?

I don't think I'd volunteer to be the test dummy for that....

Predator · 02-22-2008, 09:53 PM

Depending on the fault, it could mean anything. Crashing down would result in the machine being scrapped. The failure I was dealing with was an electrical problem. The engine would die and not restart from the platform. That problem has a nasty habit of trapping the operator in the air. It did die on me, but I took someone out with me to recover the machine if I needed it. I can and have refused to operate one if I think it is unsafe.

Seraphina · 02-22-2008, 10:25 PM

I bet that high up, the wind was making that thing sway!! I'd think it would be very cool for a few feet, then get really scary after 100 feet hehe

Predator · 02-22-2008, 10:38 PM

The wind can make them sway quite a bit. It sometimes feels like about 10 feet in either direction. I'm not sure how it can be measured though. When you look down the boom, you can watch it flex and bend. Next time I work on one, I'll take a video to post showing what its like that high up.

Urban Hat€monger ? · 02-22-2008, 10:42 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Predator

I can and have refused to operate one if I think it is unsafe.

Hell i'd refuse if it WAS safe

02-21-2008, 10:37 PM	#1 (permalink)
Predator Whatever Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 344	Gettin High 125 feet over the top of a steel yard. The machine I was in was having issues with failing in the raised position. To verify the complaint, I had to ride it up to the top and see if it would die. The truck down there is a 13 ton GMC Top Kick. This is the steel yard. Millions of dollars just sitting there waiting to be melted down. __________________ Jack be nimble Jack be quick I be a lunatic The answer is hidden in plain view. [SIGPIC][/SIGPIC]

02-22-2008, 02:09 AM	#3 (permalink)
adidasss Slavic gay sauce Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Abu Dhabi Posts: 7,993	Fucked up. __________________ “Think of what a paradise this world would be if men were kind and wise.” - Kurt Vonnegut, Cat's Cradle. Last.fm

02-22-2008, 09:53 PM	#7 (permalink)
Predator Whatever Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 344	Depending on the fault, it could mean anything. Crashing down would result in the machine being scrapped. The failure I was dealing with was an electrical problem. The engine would die and not restart from the platform. That problem has a nasty habit of trapping the operator in the air. It did die on me, but I took someone out with me to recover the machine if I needed it. I can and have refused to operate one if I think it is unsafe. __________________ Jack be nimble Jack be quick I be a lunatic The answer is hidden in plain view. [SIGPIC][/SIGPIC]

02-22-2008, 10:25 PM	#8 (permalink)
Seraphina Groupie Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Louisville, KY Posts: 12	I bet that high up, the wind was making that thing sway!! I'd think it would be very cool for a few feet, then get really scary after 100 feet hehe __________________ Being married to a programmer is like having a cat. You talk to it but you're never really sure if it hears you, much less comprehends what you say.

02-22-2008, 10:38 PM	#9 (permalink)
Predator Whatever Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 344	The wind can make them sway quite a bit. It sometimes feels like about 10 feet in either direction. I'm not sure how it can be measured though. When you look down the boom, you can watch it flex and bend. Next time I work on one, I'll take a video to post showing what its like that high up. __________________ Jack be nimble Jack be quick I be a lunatic The answer is hidden in plain view. [SIGPIC][/SIGPIC]

02-21-2008, 11:42 PM	#2 (permalink)
~~Farfisa~~ Account Disabled Join Date: Feb 2008 Posts: 2,773	I would have fainted

02-22-2008, 08:58 AM	#4 (permalink)
pheurton n/a Join Date: May 2007 Posts: 990	ha my hands just suddenly got sweaty

02-22-2008, 08:59 AM	#5 (permalink)
GravitySlips Music Addict Join Date: May 2007 Posts: 1,578	I hate heights. Heights are shit.

02-22-2008, 11:08 AM	#6 (permalink)
ghostonstage135 Music Addict Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: TX Posts: 89	So what exactly does it mean when that machine 'fails'? Like it comes crashing down or it gets stuck? I don't think I'd volunteer to be the test dummy for that....