That conversation with a retired ironworker changed how I see the load

Had a smoke break with an old guy named Pete last week at the yard. He used to run a manitowoc back in the 80s, before all the load cells and computer monitors. He told me he never trusted a crane that didn't make him feel the weight through the seat, like a truck driver feeling a trailer. Said he'd rather have a gut feeling from the sway than a digital number on a screen. I laughed at first, but then I thought about last month when my sensor glitched and I had to guess the pick. He hit different because he wasn't talking tech, he was talking instinct. How do you guys balance the computer readouts with what you feel in the cab? I'm still figuring that out.

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finleythomas24d agoMost Upvoted

Yeah it's wild how much we've traded gut feel for data in everything, not just cranes. I swear my GPS has made me worse at navigating my own town lmao.

victor_lane6024d ago

So do you actually override the screen if your gut tells you something different?