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[jack be nimble]

changed jobs again...

got this for a toy:

i dont get the bit on the top yet (luffing boom), and the trailer at the back comes next month..

as it was 2 days ago..

last weeks toy was this one, in background is perth city, i standing up on roof, so i about 4 floors up driving crane with remote control.

[Evo-00x]

Thats unreal!!!
That shits all over my son's Cranky the Crane at Brendam Docks toy!! lol
Yours is a real one!

[EVL20T]

CRANKY RULEZ!!!!

[jack be nimble]

fat controller ftw

[Rumbuck]

Niiiiice, I want one!!

[jack be nimble]

$7m

[jack be nimble]

Job was meant to last till November, but some contractual crap went down in the office and now I have 2 weeks to find a newer bigger toy.
Grrr

[jack be nimble]

Havent been in here for ages. But im building a bobber at moment. Cause the ute is going good and not willing to pullit apart at moment. Also only have a motorbike as transport and its winter now.
Tank and wheels are at beauticians, and rear fender isnt fixed in place yet. But you get the idea.

Ive gone for black wheels, and will be whitewalls. But I saw another with red wheels and it looked great.

[jack be nimble]

Was ugly before

[jack be nimble]

Built a bar for the mrs 40th (other month). First time ive layed bricks and tiles. Lol

Edited by jack of all, 07 June 2014 - 05:03 AM.

[Missile]

What size is your new toy.

I have some ripper photos of us lifting some tug pen pontoons.

The flex on the boom of the 350 tonner  was insane!

[jack be nimble]

The red crane was a 400t, but that was 2 years ago. So ive had about 4 more cranes since then.
I had a new liebherr 200t for 12 month.
Inside:

I am the big one in this pic, the lift is about 100t so 50 each. Cranes are 150t sumi, 200t liebherr, and there is a 70t grove with its butt poking up behing the steel:

This was a good lift. 75t @ 9.9m. Just a large module of steel thing:

I got a new boss and he wanted me to share the crane with his best buddy. I didnt want to share my toys, so I got a new job.

Edited by jack of all, 08 June 2014 - 01:18 AM.

[jack be nimble]

Moved a 80t demag from geraldton to telfer via port headland (4days) and a week later , its twin from telfer to perth (4 days). 70kph, 1.5km/l diesel. Got to see plenty out the window...

Start new job on monday, I think its a old clunker crane in perth cbd. We see how that goes...

Edited by jack of all, 08 June 2014 - 12:42 AM.

[jack be nimble]

The flex on the boom of the 350 tonner was insane!

Yea the hydraulic cranes bend a long way with a bit of boom out. That liebherr pulled down about 300mm with 40t on it. Solid. The hydraulics will pull down 2m sometimes. They look nearly like a fishing rod.
Not me, but this is similar size (200t+) and great pic.

Edited by jack of all, 08 June 2014 - 12:56 AM.

[jack be nimble]

I got a new boss and he wanted me to share the crane with his best buddy. I didnt want to share my toys, so I got a new job.

Nothing pisses me off more than nepotism. Mostly because im bad at kissing ass and networking. I struggle to pretend I like some asshole boss so I can get the good jobs. They generally get the idea that I think they are a dickhead (if in fact they are) pretty quick.
Im good at doing a good job and that should be enough.

Edited by jack of all, 08 June 2014 - 01:25 AM.

[Dave_GSR1.8]

Sadly the world lives on nepotism, I see it at work all the time; the worst story I have heard to date is that some law firm always bins job applications from kids who didn't go to the right schools... do not pass go, do not collect an interview... merit is only a small part of it.

[Benzo4gT]

It's their loss, the best employees I ever had were ones that had to struggle their way up through life and grew up tough on the wrong side of the tracks.

[jack be nimble]

Was ugly before

Getting closer to done. Just the rear fender to finish.

[MDK87]

Jack I've finally found a meter that you can use

 

[MDK87]

And here's a laptop for Brian... with additional storage.