Just realized how much crane tech changed in 3 years

Back in 2021 I was running an old Link-Belt in Houston. No cameras, no load indicators that worked right. Last month I hopped into a new Grove at the same yard and it had a screen showing me everything. Load radius, wind speed, even a camera on the hook. First day I kept looking down at my hands thinking I was doing something wrong. Third lift I nearly clipped a beam because I was staring at the screen instead of the boom. Old guy on site shook his head and said 'put the iPad down kid.' Took me a week to trust the tech but now I get why the younger guys love it. Has anyone else had to unlearn old habits to use these new features?

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jesse_cooper13d ago

Man those screens just teach you to forget basic hand signals and common sense.

aaron_ellis4213d ago

Teach you to forget" is exactly it Jesse. I've seen people stare at those screens like they're hypnotized, then freak out when the guy in front of them brakes hard. All that tech just numbs your instincts.