Can we talk about how I used to skip daily walkarounds?

I used to think daily crane inspections were just a waste of time before a job. Always figured, hey it ran fine yesterday, why bother checking again today. Then I found a cracked hook throat on a Grove RT650 last March during a quick walkaround before a 10-ton pick. If I had just hopped in and started lifting, that hook would have failed under load for sure. Now I do a full 15-minute check every morning no excuses. Who else has caught something scary during a walkaround that saved their butt?

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karen_perry3812d agoMost Upvoted

i mean yeah that's a good catch but is a 15 minute check really necessary every single day? feels like overkill tbh, you could probably get away with a quick once over most mornings and just do the deep dive once a week or something.

riverreed12d ago

Tried that, my truck battery died on day 4. Never again.