That day everything went wrong at the Port of Tacoma

Last Tuesday I was setting a 40-ton generator on a foundation and the wind kicked up to 25 mph right as I was making the final swing. My tagline crew froze up and the load started spinning like a top, nearly taking out a nearby fuel tank. Anyone else have a job where the weather totally turned on you mid-lift?

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kais674mo ago

Your tagline crew sounds like the weak link here, not the wind.

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taylorhunt4mo ago

Totally. My old crew was useless once the gusts hit 25 knots.

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noah_chen173mo ago

Nah, taglines don't work in 25 mph gusts-crew wasn't the issue.

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