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Hey, can anyone tell me about the pay & lifestyle as well as how to get into mobile cranes I am based in Coventry in the UK I am 27 I have a class 2 license

Hello, I am 24 years old autistic unemployed loser, a not long ago, 1I got my CSCS green card. I would like become a crane slinger/Signaller, fix my life, and I need to move out within the next 9 months.

l'm planning To complete the CPCS A40B soon Unfortunately, due to me being a complete idiot I no longer have a driving lisance for the next 18 months (totting up disqualification).

I'm willing to get on sites by any means necessary, train bus, uber, a lift whatever, I'l fucking bike if I have too, it's not a problem and hasn't really been so far

Will companies not immediately reject because they will straight away ask for a driving lisance ?

Been in the crane game for a little while now and I just wanna know why crane rental companies are a revolving door I always see and here buddies quitting just wanted peoples opinions who’ve worked at crane rental companies.

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In a large city (Manchester, Leeds, Liverpool). After

completing the A40B, working on cranes

What about London.

Most sources say 30k ish give or take a few

Can anyone provide any good informative sources online

what would be the rough salary for a worker in the first

year at work?

Good morning. I am an Overhead Crane Inspector at TRHON. I'd like to share this experience from a few years ago and get your opinion on it.

At a gas-fired power plant, on a new 25-ton overhead crane (the plant wasn't operational yet), a non-destructive testing was performed on the hook of the main trolley using dye penetrant testing.

The first indication that something was wrong was that the entire hook was painted. We proceeded to remove the paint, which took a considerable amount of time. We then discovered grinder marks on the hook. The marks weren't from leveling bumps; they were quite deep.

The dye penetrant was applied, and the result was that the hook had no cracks, so it could be certified. However, due to the grinder marks, I refused certification unless the hook manufacturer had issued documentation detailing the grinding marks and the reason for them. If such documentation existed, with the manufacturer's endorsement approving this anomaly, then I would proceed with certification.

The hook documentation did exist, but it didn't mention the marks, so I refused certification, which caused a major conflict with my client, who initially refused to pay for the service.

The client (a German company) initiated a traceability investigation with the overhead crane manufacturer (a Finnish company), which revealed that the hook left the factory in perfect condition. The problem lay with the company that assembled the equipment.

This was all resolved with a load test conducted by the client, which resulted in the hook being approved.

All of this resulted in a delay of more than eight months in payment for my services. My initial decision was to reject the hook due to anomalies that lacked justification and explanation. The client insisted that these anomalies appeared minor and wouldn't affect the equipment.

In the end, they issued a partial certificate only for the penetrant testing, contingent upon subsequent certification through a load test. What are your thoughts on this?

Backstory. Ive got my TLL and LAT and have been running cranes for about 3 years now. The past 2 years I’ve been working for the same company building water treatment plants. Work is guaranteed 40hrs possible ot. Started with the company at $32 and now I’m at $45. The company only has 1 other crane op in their TN division and he’s older guy but pretty green to cranes and had an accident from side loading earlier this year. With that said I’m not sure if I should stay and pull as much leverage as I can or if I could make more with a local taxi company. All input is appreciated

Looking to find a place where you can man the sticks on various types of cranes for practice and fun. A coworker told me abt a place on the east coast (jersey?) that had an amusement park of sorts for heavy machinery. He said it was called Digger World but maybe it’s closed or the named changed. Any chance anyone knows what the hell im talking abt?