As an Ironworker or 18 years I flinched when she put her hand on top of the iron there. Touchy forklifts can take finger quick. Glad it worked out. What a nice shop.
When Abby put her hand on top of the beam mount I almost died. Ex forklift mechanic here, I've seen too many accidents but glad you guys got it done safely.
Agree, I was cringing when I saw her hand in-between that beam and the head. If something had happened bad things would have occurred. Abby if you read this, make sure always keep your hands safely away and out of areas between two heavy objects, if you must be in there use a tool not your hands. Ya'll got it done but definitely got lucky. Be Safe! JG
Long time subscriber. First time commenting on anything. Abby spotting the crane with her fingers inside made me cringe. She Could easily have lost all her fingers. Have her watch the video. Really like your work.
Swinging after the bell -- two useful tools when working high: A rigger's spud wrench, great for aligning bolt holes; tool tethers to keep the tools from falling all the way down. Great job putting everything together.
Adam, I really like your video, I have been following both of your channels for years. I know how easy it is to point out things that not right. Sorry but. The way you put the clamp on cable is backwards. For what your doing it's not life threating. There is a real good chance it will come loose over time. Remember in rigging for lifting use two clamps per side, And don't put a saddle on the tail of the horse.( The old saying) Don't saddle a dead Horse. My hope this information keeps you or someone else safe in the future. keep up the good content, Love you work.
I sometimes talk to the people in the videos, but when Abby had her hand on the boom support I was screaming get your hand out!!! Looks good and hopefully an omen of good things starting for you and this new year!
You never saddle a dead horse …but the comments section will sure beat it to death anyway!!! Next time you tell them the cable isn’t pre stretched so it all gets redone down the road anyway as part of the carrier and pulley inspection and maintenance…and you tell them with confidence !! Thanks for sharing … you made me proud of my lift truck operation and overhead riggings skills!! (Because I don’t get to work with as nice of gear as you)
I was screaming at the top of my lungs get your fingers out of there! she got my heart rate going. Abby we like your hair style. One step closer to a open Shop!
Abby! Pinch Points! You gave me a heart attack ever time you placed your fingers on the top of the post while you were lining up the holes😲😲 Great video, you guys are a good team :)
Abby's hand placement around 29:03. Push on sides and NEVER over the top edge. Love your videos ! Always well done.! I'm nearing my 70's here in rural Colo, I've seen a few accidents in my time. Just want you to be careful. :>) Thanks for the vids, and God bless you both !
Amazing job both of you. Just puckered a bit when she had her fingers curled over the top lip of the crane upright and said to bring the boom arm forwards. She quickly jerked her hand back, but dang.
I winced every time Abby wrapped her fingers over the edge of swivel box when you were positioning the beam. Especially at the 30:35 mark when you moved the forklift. Cheers
I always teach my apprentices when using Crosby clips "never saddle a dead horse". The hasp crimps down on the load bearing side of that wire rope so it should be placed on the excess side so as to prevent damage to the live side. It's what the old timers told me so I pass it on to the youngin's as it comes up. Best wishes
Years ago I worked for a sign company and we had to periodically shorten the load line to avoid wear from the headache ball. That's what we were taught as well. We were also taught to never alternate the clips --- to be sure they were all facing the same "side".
The episodes about this crane are especially interesting to me because not only did I wire the machines that made your crane I've wired at least a hundred of their products in the field as well. I worked for electrical contractor in the Rochester New York area for 20 years until last March and gorbel was one of our customers. I've done tons of work at their facility and they make a great product and it was so interesting to see how they pretty much do everything in house from making the I beams, assembling the control cabinets and even painting is done at their plant. It would make a great factory tour
You scared us all Miss Abby...each time your hand got close to the bottom of the beam while Adam was lowering it, we went crazy. We're OK now, but that was close......GOOD JOB YOU TWO!!!!
Don’t saddle a dead horse !!! See 7:20 minute mark. Not that it would matter much in the case of the wire rope that comprises the tag line, but cable clamps should be installed with the saddle on the live part of the wire rope and the loop part of the clamp on the dead part. The reason being that the clamping loop applies concentrated stress on the rope and you don’t want to do that on the part of the rope that has to carry the full tension. The dead part of the rope eye only has the resist about half of the tension on the main (live) part of the rope, so it doesn’t matter if is feeling a little choked. Love your work Adam. I always learn something from it.
Nice job Adam! Two minor issues however: - the wedged washers need to go on top, right underneath the bolt head - the dust seal needs to ride on top of the opening. Forcing it in will damage it over time as it is not designed to operate that way I’m also happy that Abby did not get hurt. I got shivers all over when she put her hand on the crane while you were moving the beam into position… phew…
Great videos ! I always watch never comment! As a Millwright for 23 years I did alot of cable changes on overhead cranes up to 20 Ton! I worked at a lead/ silver smelter for 12 years. Your Crosby clips are installed backwards. Not a big deal on that cable no load but you do everything perfect so just wanted to point that out! The saying is "never saddle a dead horse" so your dead end of the cable goes through the u bolt side not the saddle side! Great work though from New Brunswick Canada !
Please, please warn Abby about pinch points. She's a trooper, but it was scary to watch her reach over that edge. Not criticizing either of you, just concerned for her safety.
Hey Adam, you should put down a yellow safety line on the floor to mark the outside radius, or reach, of the crane. For one, people will know that they themselves are in reach of the crane, and also when you have a heavy part on a pallet or cart you know where you have to park it in order to reach with the crane.
I wanted to scream at Abby about where she placed her fingers! She had them in a potential pinch point between the moving steel beam and support. Fortunately all went well! Hope it all works as intended. Enjoy your steak, Abby!
My toes were curling... One important thing to highlight to anyone who doesn't do this as a day job is to warn them of where they place their hands whilst things are manouvering. Some may take it as your babysitting but it's a lot less painful than loosing fingers. Well done to Abby for identifying the issue, always consider where can I possibly lose digits(fingers) or limbs in the process.
Hey Adam, the rollers strike the end stop steel plates above their center line. I think that the edge of the stops is going to knick the rollers and eat into their material/create eccentricities. You might want to grind the paint off the lower 2" of the stops, weld a 3"x3" steel plates to each, and then epoxy some 3"x3" Delrin plates onto said steel. The rollers will have better longevity.
The wedge washers as you called them should go under the head of the bolt, they are designed to follow the slope up on the inside of the web. They are called “hillside washers”. (Used on structural steel)
This video is perfect as it is. Abby did a great job filming and helping you. One little tip. The wedge shim needs to be on the other side (inside of the beam). It compensate the angle on the inside of the beam. It helps to ceep the bolt in line and not crooked.
I thought a couple of amateurs did a good job all round, there was always going to be comments about the "right" way to do something or other, the "nail biting moments with Abbey lining the holes up" had me holding my breath! Overall a great job, well done!
This was handled about as professionally as a machinist and his wife could do. You and Abby did great. Thanks for a couple of great episodes. I do hope the electrical phase goes as well.
Abbey will make an excellent forklift operator. I worked in an a factory where we had ladies doing forkilft work as temporary drivers during strikes, they did a good job because they did not take risks an looked after the machines. That crane will really be a great tool for you, well done.
I enjoy your videos showing how you do so many things. I do admit to cringing many times as you were putting the beam in place hoping to NOT see fingers crushed, etc., but great to have someone to help out when you really need that extra set of eyes. I cannot believe that the holes ended up perfectly aligned on the base. That simply never happens.
Adam, when it comes to wire rope and wire clamps......."you never saddle a dead horse". Meaning the saddle belongs on the main wire, not the end of the wire. Hope makes sense.
This is fantastic seeing you get this all thrown together. The past many years with you in yoru shop has always been trying to figure out the best way to lift something heavy, whether its pipes, poles or odd bits of machinery/crane bits. Being able to see you back up, hook up and move through the shop is such a HUGE upgrade to both you and your health!
I've been watching this channel for years and I am so happy for Adam and all of his progress that he absolutely deserves. These couple of episodes involving the Gorbel Jib Crane have been uniquely special to me because I'm an electrician in upstate New York actually wired the machines that made this crane. Gorbel is in fishers New York about 15 minutes from where I live and years back they decided to rearrange their entire facility to make it flow more efficiently. I've actually done a ton of work in their facility and also wired many of their cranes in the field. If you can Adam you should try to do a tour of their facility I think your viewers would really enjoy seeing how these things are made. Funny how it's such a small world. So happy for all of your success keep up the great work
Very nice to see your joy, cooperation and positive energy assembling this smart jib crane. Your relation with Abby seems to be wonderful and full of respect, humor and happiness! Best wishes and love to both of you from Sweden!
Glad that you did as much pre-assembly while on the ground. My experience while working 60 feet up is that the probability of fumbling and dropping hardware increases with height.
Adam, have the electrician install a 110v outlet right next to the junction box on the crane. Later you can install a travel motor for the trolly and you can plug it inn right there. That is what I did to mine.
Love watching your videos, I know this probably doesn't matter for the wright on that wire rope, but always remember... NEVER SADDLE A DEAD HORSE. the live end of the wire rope should be agenized the saddle, the u bolt end should be on the dead end of the cable. Again doesn't matter so much for this project but good to be diligent, espacalay with rigging.
I am at 35:24, two things-the cable clamps are installed backwards, the saddles go on the running line and the tapered washers go under the head of the bolts on the beam so the bolts are vertical. To fix the bolts on the beam, take one loose, put the tapered washer on the bolt then the bolt in the hole on the beam and tighten, then do the other side. I suggest the next larger size propane fork truck for you to get to use in the shop. Also the side adjust of the forks.
Enjoyed it alot Adam. Cool crane and I'm repeating others, but you're sticking to good safe practices is a great reminder to all of us that might be thinking about moving up to a bigger machine of any kind. Learn and be careful. Love seeing Abby helping out , and her enthusiasm. Gotta love a woman who gets a kick out of a fork lift. Not like there was a question, but definitely a keeper there. Enjoy the heck out of most of your videos.
the Wedge washer goes in between the bolt head and the beam as that is a tapered face you need to refit them correctly then the bolts will not be strained over on thye scunt
@Pete Nikolic : I was wandering if anyone else noticed that. I consider that mistake way more serious than saddling the dead horse (at least in this application).
22:20 finally.. the CRC makes an appearance. But in all seriousness, it is so great to see a couple, so in love, working together. Thank y'all for another great learning video.. We appreciate you.
Gorbel was the last job I worked before moving from Rochester, NY to Tampa Bay.. Gorbel is located in Fishers, NY. just outside of Rochester and it is a really nice little town.. Also, Gorbel was a great company to work for. I was sort of (on loan) from a Rochester compamy called KBH. Not that this will mean much to anyone, but it's just a bit of trivia for you...
Probably not going to make any difference, but that clip on the wire rope is installed incorrectly. The u-bolt part of the clip should be on the dead end of the cable, the saddle should be on the live end where the load is. "Never saddle a dead horse".
I've installed Tons of Gorbel systems. From Jibs to workstations and individual hoist swaps. That is pretty much par for the course for Gorbel to send the wrong parts or not parts for something, not a lot of jobs went 100% with their parts systems, and a lot of alignment and adjustments were needed to make sure things were straight and true in the end. Looks good!
If you ever have to do another, a tip for getting level perfect is to never use a torpedo or 4ft/8ft, you already know the bubbles are small on those, they'll be close, but not accurate to keep something like that from swinging. The best you can do is get a laser plumb, or regular plum. I use a magnetic back bosch laser plumb. stick it 6 ft up, measure right out of the bottom of it so the laser is 3 inches away from the pole. then mark a spot 3 inches away from the pole at the base. do this at 3 places, 120 degrees out from each other, when all 3 lasers are lined up with the marks you're as perfect as can be. And to level it, you could chase it all day, so only use 3 points to level it, run the others down away from it so they don't affect it. you could end up loosening and tightening things 3 or 4 times trying to see why it's not lowering like you want on 1 side. after it's level, run the other nuts up and snug them all!
Great to see you getting a start on your own shop and yes, got worried about Abbys fingers a couple times. Looking forward to seeing your shop evolve and more Abom Adventures cooking!
I think Abby did great! Not easy to film and be that accurate on such a high stakes lift and the hand thing she noticed it the minute it got sketchy and didn’t put her self at risk again
Painting a blue line on the floor in an arc where the new crane will lift vertically will help to easily decide weather you can use it to lift heavy objects or if you have to come up with another method ! just a simple line will speed up things alot !!!! congratulations on the new shop I'm happy for you !
Suggestion from a high rigger: on the off chance you ever need to mount a beam like that again, a couple of drift pins make life easier. Once the beams get within a couple inches of each other, you can thread the pins through the holes and lever them into alignment. The lift/crane operator can bring the beam closer without having to be as precise (you did an amazing job of that BTW - getting that close from a fork lift is tricky).
I really enjoyed these two videos. They go to show what a dedicated man with help from his interested and cooperative wife, along with the right tools and equipment can do. From another resident of the Panhandle, I'm proud of you.
Nice work, you two kids! The old telephone company supervisor safety nazi in me did cringe at Abby's hand placement a couple of times. A nice spud wrench will help keep hands and fingers from under the load. However, all's well that ends well.
7:54 Never saddle a dead horse. Also I generally put the nut on the more accessible side for tools. The backup wrench (Most of the time, box wrench) goes on the head in the harder area to reach. 4:18 44:45 Great, just lovely. LOL Thanks, made me laugh. I personally would put washer on the inside of that bracket to lock it up. But it's not essential. You cut the rope kinda short, two crosbys would have been better, but it just for a traveler line, so maybe leave it alone. Don't forget the friction tape to wrap the rope ends.
I love you both. Epitome of go getters. Thank you for putting us in the driver seat of your adventures. Please keep your hands clear of all pinch points.
Your cable clamps are on backward. "Never saddle a dead horse" the live end is the load-bearing side, the dead-end is the stub. The U bolt pinches and crushes the cable, you do not want to do that to the load-bearing part of the rope. Another factor, if the rope slips, it will slip on the saddle side and not the Ubolt side as it pinches and deforms the rope.
Cable clamps should be done with the saddle on the horse. Meaning the cable with the pull on it should have the saddle and the round clamp on the tail end. You don't have much weight so it will work but my dad taught me the correct way.
Really enjoyed seeing the Gorbel finally assembled. I've watched the new shop series from the beginning and was looking forward to these two videos. Nice to see good things happen to good people. Also looking forward to when the Pacemaker is ready for action.
it looks to me that if you need to do any work on the hoist in the future, you could swing the crane boom over the office to give you a good work platform for accessing the hoist itself.
I have always put the wedge washer on the web of the I-beam. This allows the bolt head, to sit 'flat', on the angled web of the I-beam. The bolt head is then in contact all the way around the circumference of the head. i suppose if you orient the wedge on the bottom to match the angle of the bolt that works too. But then the bolt is holding the I-beam at a slight angle, don't know if that would matter.
A small point on the ‘cable clamps’ (Bulldog Clamps). They should be installed with the cast clamp on the ‘live’ side of the cable and the ‘u-bolt’ side on the spare or ‘dead’ side. The reason is the cast saddle does not damage the cable where the loading is, whereas the U-Bolt can compromise the strength of the cable. In this application it probably is not that important as the cable is not under huge tension.
Great video Adam and Abby! Yea, get a fork lift! To echo a previous comment when dealing with wire rope and cable clamps, "don't ever saddle a dead horse" The round part of the clamp can degrade the cable so always put the saddle on the Main cable, not on the short end.
Cool thing about being a Machinist and missing pins for assembly. "I just make them". I'm surprised though that you didn't improve on the design and make a shoulder on one end and only one cotter pin. Not trying to being critical, it's easy being an armchair quarterback. Keep up the great content, you're my favorite content creator!
Insurance companies won't cover an accident if original fittings/fasteners have been altered by the owner. (even if they're better!) Liability issues now become a court nightmare. Best to leave OEM equipment as supplied and not modded, you'd be messing with the warrany.
Great video Adam. You did a great job on the installation of this crane. I was also very proud of Abby. She did a great job getting up on the man lift and guiding you in there and getting the holes lines up for the bolts. I'm not so sure my wife would of been willing to operate and go up on the man lift. lol
I think that the step 5 instruction called for placing the boom tip higher than level. The boom length formula was not for the shims, but for the tip height over level, measured in inches. By measuring the 15 feet in inches, like it says in the manual, the boom tip should be 0.60 inches above the height measured at level. Your shim should be near 0.52 inches, and the hoist and cable carriers should naturally roll back to the boom stem. You'd have to install the rear plate bolts, check for level and measure to the ground from the boom tip, then raise the tip to +0.6 inches higher, add the necessary shims, then tighten everything down. I could be wrong, but I've seen one installed and operated a couple similar. the rollers shouldn't stall or settle in the middle of the boom. And every pedestal/jib might be just a couple mill off plumb, so this has to be set at installation by the rigger. I'm pretty certain that Gorbel wouldn't want you to run it this way. Not trying to be a nit picker. Good video and I enjoy the channel.
As an Ironworker or 18 years I flinched when she put her hand on top of the iron there. Touchy forklifts can take finger quick. Glad it worked out. What a nice shop.
Yeah, I was hollering at the monitor for her to get her hands away from the work area. I've seen a lot in my 42 years too.
every time I SCREAMED GET YOU HAND OUT OF THERE, SHE DID. Glad she could hear me!
I'm with you brother...
I cringed too!
I knew I wasn't the only one screaming. lol
@@Popson2wheels I was shouting as well, at one point I thought she going to put her finger in the bolt hole.
@@derekwilkinson7939 Because that's where they go ,RIGHT? LOL!
Oh man. Abby's fingers wrapped around that beam around 30:00 as you were moving in and my eyes got so big. So glad no one lost any fingers!
When Abby put her hand on top of the beam mount I almost died.
Ex forklift mechanic here, I've seen too many accidents but glad you guys got it done safely.
Same. "Come towards me!" Them fingers could have gone pop. Be careful out there friends ❤
@@yohell MY HANDS WERE SWEATING!
Agree, I was cringing when I saw her hand in-between that beam and the head. If something had happened bad things would have occurred. Abby if you read this, make sure always keep your hands safely away and out of areas between two heavy objects, if you must be in there use a tool not your hands. Ya'll got it done but definitely got lucky. Be Safe!
JG
29:08 - who else was thinking "just one slip and her hand is gone".... That was a buttpucker moment.
I was like MOVE YOUR HAND!!! MY anxiety went thru the roof!!
Yes, she should have grabbed the sides of the box to swivel it, her hands well away from the pinch point.
Long time subscriber. First time commenting on anything. Abby spotting the crane with her fingers inside made me cringe. She Could easily have lost all her fingers. Have her watch the video. Really like your work.
Swinging after the bell -- two useful tools when working high: A rigger's spud wrench, great for aligning bolt holes; tool tethers to keep the tools from falling all the way down. Great job putting everything together.
Adam, I really like your video, I have been following both of your channels for years. I know how easy it is to point out things that not right. Sorry but. The way you put the clamp on cable is backwards. For what your doing it's not life threating. There is a real good chance it will come loose over time. Remember in rigging for lifting use two clamps per side, And don't put a saddle on the tail of the horse.( The old saying) Don't saddle a dead Horse. My hope this information keeps you or someone else safe in the future. keep up the good content, Love you work.
I sometimes talk to the people in the videos, but when Abby had her hand on the boom support I was screaming get your hand out!!! Looks good and hopefully an omen of good things starting for you and this new year!
Do they ever talk back?
You never saddle a dead horse …but the comments section will sure beat it to death anyway!!! Next time you tell them the cable isn’t pre stretched so it all gets redone down the road anyway as part of the carrier and pulley inspection and maintenance…and you tell them with confidence !! Thanks for sharing … you made me proud of my lift truck operation and overhead riggings skills!! (Because I don’t get to work with as nice of gear as you)
I was screaming at the top of my lungs get your fingers out of there! she got my heart rate going. Abby we like your hair style. One step closer to a open Shop!
Adam, please remember, never saddle a dead horse, your cable clamps are on backwards. A little ironworker memory. Love your videos keep them coming.
Thank you for not making us wait until next week for part 2
It is wonderful how the both of them work together as a team you can see how much they apreciate and help each other out.
Abby! Pinch Points! You gave me a heart attack ever time you placed your fingers on the top of the post while you were lining up the holes😲😲
Great video, you guys are a good team :)
LOL my wife is looking at me like I'm crazy yelling "GET YOUR HAND OUT OF THERE" at the TV.
Abby's hand placement around 29:03. Push on sides and NEVER over the top edge. Love your videos ! Always well done.! I'm nearing my 70's here in rural Colo, I've seen a few accidents in my time. Just want you to be careful. :>) Thanks for the vids, and God bless you both !
glad abbi still has hands!
Amazing job both of you. Just puckered a bit when she had her fingers curled over the top lip of the crane upright and said to bring the boom arm forwards. She quickly jerked her hand back, but dang.
I winced every time Abby wrapped her fingers over the edge of swivel box when you were positioning the beam. Especially at the 30:35 mark when you moved the forklift. Cheers
Oh Abby, I was so scared for your fingers !! 😱 You’d be amazed at how many accidents have happened like this !
I always teach my apprentices when using Crosby clips "never saddle a dead horse". The hasp crimps down on the load bearing side of that wire rope so it should be placed on the excess side so as to prevent damage to the live side. It's what the old timers told me so I pass it on to the youngin's as it comes up. Best wishes
Years ago I worked for a sign company and we had to periodically shorten the load line to avoid wear from the headache ball. That's what we were taught as well. We were also taught to never alternate the clips --- to be sure they were all facing the same "side".
"Sigh" (Algore).. you and 500 other commenters...
That's a better explanation than all this dead horse stuff
That's a clearer explanation than all this dead horse stuff, repeated constantly
Did you teach them how to beat a dead horse? This is mentioned 100’s of times by all the experts in the world
The episodes about this crane are especially interesting to me because not only did I wire the machines that made your crane I've wired at least a hundred of their products in the field as well. I worked for electrical contractor in the Rochester New York area for 20 years until last March and gorbel was one of our customers. I've done tons of work at their facility and they make a great product and it was so interesting to see how they pretty much do everything in house from making the I beams, assembling the control cabinets and even painting is done at their plant. It would make a great factory tour
OMG my nerves can not take fingers being so close to such heavy moving equipment!!!!!
You scared us all Miss Abby...each time your hand got close to the bottom of the beam while Adam was lowering it, we went crazy. We're OK now, but that was close......GOOD JOB YOU TWO!!!!
Don’t saddle a dead horse !!! See 7:20 minute mark. Not that it would matter much in the case of the wire rope that comprises the tag line, but cable clamps should be installed with the saddle on the live part of the wire rope and the loop part of the clamp on the dead part. The reason being that the clamping loop applies concentrated stress on the rope and you don’t want to do that on the part of the rope that has to carry the full tension. The dead part of the rope eye only has the resist about half of the tension on the main (live) part of the rope, so it doesn’t matter if is feeling a little choked. Love your work Adam. I always learn something from it.
Nice job Adam! Two minor issues however:
- the wedged washers need to go on top, right underneath the bolt head
- the dust seal needs to ride on top of the opening. Forcing it in will damage it over time as it is not designed to operate that way
I’m also happy that Abby did not get hurt. I got shivers all over when she put her hand on the crane while you were moving the beam into position… phew…
"PINCH POINTS ABBY" 🤣
29:08
"LIVE LOAD ADAM DON'T STAND BENEATH"
31:18
Loved the video guys.
Great videos ! I always watch never comment! As a Millwright for 23 years I did alot of cable changes on overhead cranes up to 20 Ton! I worked at a lead/ silver smelter for 12 years.
Your Crosby clips are installed backwards. Not a big deal on that cable no load but you do everything perfect so just wanted to point that out! The saying is "never saddle a dead horse" so your dead end of the cable goes through the u bolt side not the saddle side! Great work though from New Brunswick Canada !
Please, please warn Abby about pinch points. She's a trooper, but it was scary to watch her reach over that edge. Not criticizing either of you, just concerned for her safety.
Hey Adam, you should put down a yellow safety line on the floor to mark the outside radius, or reach, of the crane. For one, people will know that they themselves are in reach of the crane, and also when you have a heavy part on a pallet or cart you know where you have to park it in order to reach with the crane.
Or you can just look up.
I wanted to scream at Abby about where she placed her fingers! She had them in a potential pinch point between the moving steel beam and support. Fortunately all went well! Hope it all works as intended. Enjoy your steak, Abby!
My toes were curling... One important thing to highlight to anyone who doesn't do this as a day job is to warn them of where they place their hands whilst things are manouvering. Some may take it as your babysitting but it's a lot less painful than loosing fingers. Well done to Abby for identifying the issue, always consider where can I possibly lose digits(fingers) or limbs in the process.
I saw her put her hand down and almost jumped out of my seat to grab her and pull her away. 😳 yikes.
Yes, heavy gear is a rat trap. Never put digits in a vice. Ouch!
Those moments with the fingers and then later switching out the pins got me sweating.
I just want to say the same thing. I cringed at Abby's fingers, Safety meeting before doing any work. Patrick
I’m never going to get my Saturday chores done. Adam posted another video!👍
Hey Adam, the rollers strike the end stop steel plates above their center line. I think that the edge of the stops is going to knick the rollers and eat into their material/create eccentricities. You might want to grind the paint off the lower 2" of the stops, weld a 3"x3" steel plates to each, and then epoxy some 3"x3" Delrin plates onto said steel. The rollers will have better longevity.
I wonder if Gorbel a) ever encountered it in their entire business life, or b) if it's ever been a problem? Things that make you go Huh!
The wedge washers as you called them should go under the head of the bolt, they are designed to follow the slope up on the inside of the web. They are called “hillside washers”. (Used on structural steel)
Yep, I had a ball watching you guys get it installed. Thanks for another evening of quality relaxation.
This video is perfect as it is. Abby did a great job filming and helping you.
One little tip. The wedge shim needs to be on the other side (inside of the beam).
It compensate the angle on the inside of the beam. It helps to ceep the bolt in line and not crooked.
7:50 "Never saddle a dead horse". The U-bolt should be on the 'Dead End' and the Saddle on the 'Live End'.
I came to say the same thing! That saying has saved me a few times!
I thought a couple of amateurs did a good job all round, there was always going to be comments about the "right" way to do something or other, the "nail biting moments with Abbey lining the holes up" had me holding my breath! Overall a great job, well done!
This was handled about as professionally as a machinist and his wife could do. You and Abby did great. Thanks for a couple of great episodes. I do hope the electrical phase goes as well.
Abbey will make an excellent forklift operator. I worked in an a factory where we had ladies doing forkilft work as temporary drivers during strikes, they did a good job because they did not take risks an looked after the machines. That crane will really be a great tool for you, well done.
Agreed. I have noticed that, usually, women tend to be more proactive when it comes to driving where as men are more reactive.
I enjoy your videos showing how you do so many things. I do admit to cringing many times as you were putting the beam in place hoping to NOT see fingers crushed, etc., but great to have someone to help out when you really need that extra set of eyes. I cannot believe that the holes ended up perfectly aligned on the base. That simply never happens.
Adam, when it comes to wire rope and wire clamps......."you never saddle a dead horse". Meaning the saddle belongs on the main wire, not the end of the wire. Hope makes sense.
I would add that it's not really a load bearing wire, so you're probably fine. Just want to make sure people watching know. ;)
This is fantastic seeing you get this all thrown together. The past many years with you in yoru shop has always been trying to figure out the best way to lift something heavy, whether its pipes, poles or odd bits of machinery/crane bits. Being able to see you back up, hook up and move through the shop is such a HUGE upgrade to both you and your health!
Great teamwork, impressed by how smoothly you work together.
I've been watching this channel for years and I am so happy for Adam and all of his progress that he absolutely deserves. These couple of episodes involving the Gorbel Jib Crane have been uniquely special to me because I'm an electrician in upstate New York actually wired the machines that made this crane. Gorbel is in fishers New York about 15 minutes from where I live and years back they decided to rearrange their entire facility to make it flow more efficiently. I've actually done a ton of work in their facility and also wired many of their cranes in the field. If you can Adam you should try to do a tour of their facility I think your viewers would really enjoy seeing how these things are made. Funny how it's such a small world. So happy for all of your success keep up the great work
i promise im not being picky, love the content. the cable clamps are backwards (the dead end gets the shackle side). new shop looks awesome
Very nice to see your joy, cooperation and positive energy assembling this smart jib crane. Your relation with Abby seems to be wonderful and full of respect, humor and happiness! Best wishes and love to both of you from Sweden!
Glad that you did as much pre-assembly while on the ground. My experience while working 60 feet up is that the probability of fumbling and dropping hardware increases with height.
Abby did a great job, I’m sure she didn’t know to keep her hands clear. But my heart was racing every time I saw her hands.
The amount of support you get from your wife is incredible that's a key factor to success she well deserved the steak dinner
You know it's love when your partner is excited to help out with something they don't know anything about.
Adam your Crosby clips are on backwords you never saddle a dead horse.
I don’t know anything about this stuff and I’m curious if he could add another clamp rather than take the whole thing apart.
Adam, have the electrician install a 110v outlet right next to the junction box on the crane. Later you can install a travel motor for the trolly and you can plug it inn right there. That is what I did to mine.
Great job, Abby! My wife was the first person on our tractor and the brush mower is *hers*. It's great when your lady is a partner in all things.
Love watching your videos, I know this probably doesn't matter for the wright on that wire rope, but always remember... NEVER SADDLE A DEAD HORSE. the live end of the wire rope should be agenized the saddle, the u bolt end should be on the dead end of the cable. Again doesn't matter so much for this project but good to be diligent, espacalay with rigging.
I am at 35:24, two things-the cable clamps are installed backwards, the saddles go on the running line and the tapered washers go under the head of the bolts on the beam so the bolts are vertical. To fix the bolts on the beam, take one loose, put the tapered washer on the bolt then the bolt in the hole on the beam and tighten, then do the other side.
I suggest the next larger size propane fork truck for you to get to use in the shop. Also the side adjust of the forks.
omg , lol I gasped when she put her fingers under it. ~ ! glad it went ok. looks good
Enjoyed it alot Adam. Cool crane and I'm repeating others, but you're sticking to good safe practices is a great reminder to all of us that might be thinking about moving up to a bigger machine of any kind. Learn and be careful. Love seeing Abby helping out , and her enthusiasm. Gotta love a woman who gets a kick out of a fork lift. Not like there was a question, but definitely a keeper there. Enjoy the heck out of most of your videos.
the Wedge washer goes in between the bolt head and the beam as that is a tapered face you need to refit them correctly then the bolts will not be strained over on thye scunt
@Pete Nikolic : I was wandering if anyone else noticed that. I consider that mistake way more serious than saddling the dead horse (at least in this application).
Awesome that she helped you. Perfect lining up those bolt holes. You both are amazing.
You have to love a Gal who gets as excited about a machine as you!
There is not anything as wonderful as making your own shop. Congratulations...
Every man should have a woman like Abby by his side. She rocks.
Amen! Few are that lucky!
22:20 finally.. the CRC makes an appearance. But in all seriousness, it is so great to see a couple, so in love, working together. Thank y'all for another great learning video.. We appreciate you.
Gorbel was the last job I worked before moving from Rochester, NY to Tampa Bay.. Gorbel is located in Fishers, NY. just outside of Rochester and it is a really nice little town.. Also, Gorbel was a great company to work for. I was sort of (on loan) from a Rochester compamy called KBH. Not that this will mean much to anyone, but it's just a bit of trivia for you...
Abby, you are a PRO! You managed to capture it and got it home! Awesome work, both of you!
Probably not going to make any difference, but that clip on the wire rope is installed incorrectly.
The u-bolt part of the clip should be on the dead end of the cable, the saddle should be on the live end where the load is.
"Never saddle a dead horse".
You said it better than I could have!
I've installed Tons of Gorbel systems. From Jibs to workstations and individual hoist swaps. That is pretty much par for the course for Gorbel to send the wrong parts or not parts for something, not a lot of jobs went 100% with their parts systems, and a lot of alignment and adjustments were needed to make sure things were straight and true in the end. Looks good!
If you ever have to do another, a tip for getting level perfect is to never use a torpedo or 4ft/8ft, you already know the bubbles are small on those, they'll be close, but not accurate to keep something like that from swinging.
The best you can do is get a laser plumb, or regular plum. I use a magnetic back bosch laser plumb. stick it 6 ft up, measure right out of the bottom of it so the laser is 3 inches away from the pole. then mark a spot 3 inches away from the pole at the base. do this at 3 places, 120 degrees out from each other, when all 3 lasers are lined up with the marks you're as perfect as can be. And to level it, you could chase it all day, so only use 3 points to level it, run the others down away from it so they don't affect it. you could end up loosening and tightening things 3 or 4 times trying to see why it's not lowering like you want on 1 side. after it's level, run the other nuts up and snug them all!
Mrs Abom, I love your manicure! I'm so glad your fingers didn't get squished.
Great to see you getting a start on your own shop and yes, got worried about Abbys fingers a couple times. Looking forward to seeing your shop evolve and more Abom Adventures cooking!
I think Abby did great! Not easy to film and be that accurate on such a high stakes lift and the hand thing she noticed it the minute it got sketchy and didn’t put her self at risk again
Painting a blue line on the floor in an arc where the new crane will lift vertically will help to easily decide weather you can use it to lift heavy objects or if you have to come up with another method ! just a simple line will speed up things alot !!!!
congratulations on the new shop I'm happy for you !
Suggestion from a high rigger: on the off chance you ever need to mount a beam like that again, a couple of drift pins make life easier. Once the beams get within a couple inches of each other, you can thread the pins through the holes and lever them into alignment. The lift/crane operator can bring the beam closer without having to be as precise (you did an amazing job of that BTW - getting that close from a fork lift is tricky).
Was thinking spud wrench at least
I really enjoyed these two videos. They go to show what a dedicated man with help from his interested and cooperative wife, along with the right tools and equipment can do. From another resident of the Panhandle, I'm proud of you.
Nice work, you two kids!
The old telephone company supervisor safety nazi in me did cringe at Abby's hand placement a couple of times. A nice spud wrench will help keep hands and fingers from under the load. However, all's well that ends well.
From the main bearing to the main Bolts you hit your numbers. Nobody should be surprised. Great work thank you Abbey for all your help
7:54 Never saddle a dead horse.
Also I generally put the nut on the more accessible side for tools. The backup wrench (Most of the time, box wrench) goes on the head in the harder area to reach. 4:18
44:45 Great, just lovely. LOL Thanks, made me laugh.
I personally would put washer on the inside of that bracket to lock it up. But it's not essential. You cut the rope kinda short, two crosbys would have been better, but it just for a traveler line, so maybe leave it alone. Don't forget the friction tape to wrap the rope ends.
I love you both. Epitome of go getters. Thank you for putting us in the driver seat of your adventures. Please keep your hands clear of all pinch points.
Your cable clamps are on backward. "Never saddle a dead horse" the live end is the load-bearing side, the dead-end is the stub. The U bolt pinches and crushes the cable, you do not want to do that to the load-bearing part of the rope. Another factor, if the rope slips, it will slip on the saddle side and not the Ubolt side as it pinches and deforms the rope.
I was going to say the same thing lol
Great observation and great piece of knowledge with memory jogger for these guys out there in the field.
Abby did great, spotting and running the camera!
Great assist; those holes are spot on. Watch those hands around moving metal...gave me a panic attack she'd get a pinch.
Very impressed you tackled the majority solo and shared that its possible for the right person.
Cable clamps should be done with the saddle on the horse. Meaning the cable with the pull on it should have the saddle and the round clamp on the tail end. You don't have much weight so it will work but my dad taught me the correct way.
Really enjoyed seeing the Gorbel finally assembled. I've watched the new shop series from the beginning and was looking forward to these two videos. Nice to see good things happen to good people. Also looking forward to when the Pacemaker is ready for action.
it looks to me that if you need to do any work on the hoist in the future, you could swing the crane boom over the office to give you a good work platform for accessing the hoist itself.
Bet it’s how some of Abby’s stuff gets move up there.
It’d be funny to deliver lunch to her with the crane!!
You looked like a professional crane installer! Probably better than the professionals!
Her fingers in there made my toes curl!
Looks great Adam.... great help with Abby on the forklift... Cheers Blessings!
I have always put the wedge washer on the web of the I-beam. This allows the bolt head, to sit 'flat', on the angled web of the I-beam. The bolt head is then in contact all the way around the circumference of the head. i suppose if you orient the wedge on the bottom to match the angle of the bolt that works too. But then the bolt is holding the I-beam at a slight angle, don't know if that would matter.
Good to see the crane go up Adam you did a fine job there on your own and with Abby helping in part 2, thanks for the vids!
A small point on the ‘cable clamps’ (Bulldog Clamps). They should be installed with the cast clamp on the ‘live’ side of the cable and the ‘u-bolt’ side on the spare or ‘dead’ side. The reason is the cast saddle does not damage the cable where the loading is, whereas the U-Bolt can compromise the strength of the cable.
In this application it probably is not that important as the cable is not under huge tension.
Great video Adam and Abby! Yea, get a fork lift! To echo a previous comment when dealing with wire rope and cable clamps, "don't ever saddle a dead horse" The round part of the clamp can degrade the cable so always put the saddle on the Main cable, not on the short end.
Cool thing about being a Machinist and missing pins for assembly. "I just make them". I'm surprised though that you didn't improve on the design and make a shoulder on one end and only one cotter pin. Not trying to being critical, it's easy being an armchair quarterback. Keep up the great content, you're my favorite content creator!
Insurance companies won't cover an accident if original fittings/fasteners have been altered by the owner. (even if they're better!)
Liability issues now become a court nightmare. Best to leave OEM equipment as supplied and not modded, you'd be messing with the warrany.
I have had 7 back surgeries so this maybe will keep you from having the 1st!!! This would be nice in anybody's shop. Nice work!!
Great video Adam. You did a great job on the installation of this crane. I was also very proud of Abby. She did a great job getting up on the man lift and guiding you in there and getting the holes lines up for the bolts. I'm not so sure my wife would of been willing to operate and go up on the man lift. lol
You guys actually made that look easy. and it is Not. Great Video ,God Speed. Thank You.
Awesome job Abby! I did yell move that hand girl though!!!!
The dialogue between you two put a smile on my face.
I think that the step 5 instruction called for placing the boom tip higher than level. The boom length formula was not for the shims, but for the tip height over level, measured in inches. By measuring the 15 feet in inches, like it says in the manual, the boom tip should be 0.60 inches above the height measured at level. Your shim should be near 0.52 inches, and the hoist and cable carriers should naturally roll back to the boom stem. You'd have to install the rear plate bolts, check for level and measure to the ground from the boom tip, then raise the tip to +0.6 inches higher, add the necessary shims, then tighten everything down.
I could be wrong, but I've seen one installed and operated a couple similar. the rollers shouldn't stall or settle in the middle of the boom. And every pedestal/jib might be just a couple mill off plumb, so this has to be set at installation by the rigger. I'm pretty certain that Gorbel wouldn't want you to run it this way.
Not trying to be a nit picker. Good video and I enjoy the channel.
You look like you're as happy getting that crane in as most people are when they buy a new car. Thanks for sharing it with us!