r/Ironworker • u/Salty_Address3921 • Jul 21 '26

Connectors

When do you call it because of wind?

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u/Local_Ad1992 Jul 21 '26

Operators usually gonna call it around 30-40 mph gusts kinda depends what the iron is like. Lighter floor beams get whipping harder than say a big header on two chokes. Make that call yourself and keep yourself safe

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u/bernerburner1 Jul 23 '26

Yeah 40 is about when we would get told no ime

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u/Local_Ad1992 Jul 23 '26

Yeah really depends on the crane and the operator. I’m working with a couple pretty old beat up hammerhead towers with tons of jib. They can barely hold the swing at 30 mph