RSJ, hoists and winches

[Stuart Giles]

Am I the only one who uses a crane?

That's an interesting non engine lifting use for a crane.

I use one sometimes, still never lifted an engine out with mine, I was using it here to manipulate the steel roof trusses for my 'new' garage while I was cutting the steel and welding the joints; the high tech wooden pattern I lashed up is in the background of these two photos. I don't do much of this sort of fabrication these days, it was so satisfying to be using a stick welder @ 250+amps with the arc just lighting up and not having to worry about weld distortion on the finished job.





Thankfully the farmer who lives behind my place bought his big toy round to put the trusses into place.