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Spent a whole shift trying to get a load level on a 200-foot boom in a tight Boston alley
The wind was gusting and the building was blocking my sight lines to the tagline guy. What should have been a 20-minute pick turned into a 4-hour mess of tiny adjustments and radio calls. Anyone have a good trick for judging level when you can't see the load directly?
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rose_cooper6mo ago
That 200-foot boom in a Boston alley sounds like a nightmare. For judging level blind, I've heard of guys using a small, clear tube half-filled with water as a level you can tape right to the load. Your mileage may vary, but it's a cheap trick to try.
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victorb175mo ago
Just picturing that setup is giving me secondhand stress lol. The water tube trick is clever, but honestly if you're relying on that in a Boston alley you've already lost. Feels like trying to use a teacup to bail out a sinking ship. Some jobs just look like a bad idea from the parking lot.
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zara_kelly276mo ago
A 200-foot boom in a Boston alley? That sounds like a total setup for disaster. I can't even picture how you'd get something that big down there without hitting everything.
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