Badger wrote:jack
have you got any job offers for a crane job yet?
ive just spoke to the work manager from volker rail about photo from new street
and hes going to download them on to a disc for me and theres hundreds of them
so ill send you some if you want
Out of interest what is the job progression to become a crane driver these days?
When I was in the industry in the 60s and most had strut (lattice) jibs you would start as a mate on one of the larger cranes (35 or 50 tons - 100 ton was as big as they got) helping with the rigging and de-rigging and then graduated to your own a small crane such as a Muir Hill, Hydrocon or Redler - again strut jib, and from there worked your way up in size.
The company that I worked for had one of the first Coles 12 ton telescopic cranes for spot hire in central London - what a revolution! In those days small cranes went out on a 4 hour minimum and it was amazing just how many 4 hour jobs could be got into an 8 hour day with no rigging and de-rigging to do! Good for the driver and good for the firm.
Some of our regular work was installing office safes into the upper floors of low rise office blocks working for Chubbs, Leveys and Apostolides - much of it in narrow streets in the City of London. With strut jibs it was often necessary to close the street or to do the job on a Sunday - with the telescopic it was in and out in double quick time with a minimum of disruption.
Angus
