Posted by OTM Mike Stone (Idaho, USA) on Thursday, March 24, 2005 at 12:43PM :
In Reply to: Winching question posted by Mark S. on Thursday, March 24, 2005 at 12:17PM :
2. read it very carefully
a quote from my dad years ago my first day
on the job - transmission line construction
"Winches are the most dangerous pieces of equipment we have on the Job!!" and then
proceeded to tell me all the things to watch out for on the job
winches were always run by Journeyman Operating engineers.
ask VPW about the danish pw's and winch usage
just a few words of caution
you can really do some damage (to yourself and others) if you are not properly trained
you might also want to take your truck to a crane/rigging company and have the line and the ends checked by a professional
mike stone
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