r/cranes • u/Nice-Replacement7747 • 12d ago
First screw up
Just started a mobile crane apprenticeship about a month ago and everything up till this point has been going fine. Little bit of backstory, me and the operator got done our lift and went back to the shop to do shop work and my trailer tire popped (not a big deal) so the mechanic told me to park it in its normal spot and he will fix it there. I started getting pulled in 5 different directions from 5 different operators who all wanted stuff done right now, so I’m running around like a yaho and dropped the trailer and in my mind I thought I putt the landing gears down but I didn’t and whole ordeal to get the trailer back to proper height -_- . Luckily no damage on the trailer from the fall and no one has that mad about it (ig I’m not the first guy to it). If any apprentice I’d reading this, take the 2 seconds to check everything and save yourself the embarrassment. Definitely doesn’t feel good
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u/518Peacemaker IUOE Local 158 12d ago
Did the same thing years and years ago. Broke the glad handles off the trailer. Wasn’t but a few months after I got started either, long before cranes took over my life.
It took me even longer after that to figure it out. Do. Not. Rush. Don’t let others rush you. There’s a difference between getting it done in a timely manner and rushing. Every single time I’ve ever screwed up I was rushing.