Inside the cab of this old Lima S45 crane is Mr. Donald Dolan, Father of Marty Dolan.
He is still a skilled Conventional Crane Operator to this day. At 91 years of age he is still operating friction cranes for a living.
In this picture he loaded this machine to be transported to Lutes Marina in Liverpool Texas. You can find him down there early in the morning waiting to go to work for a few hours.
At his age he has a safe working history and you will never meet a nicer man than him.
Bar protruding on the left side
Not locked in jaw on the right side
This can cause the mast bar to come loose.
Never do this on a lift crane. You will transfer most of the load to the clamped area. This will cause cable damage and is only approved for duty cycle type operations.
Look out for this pinch point area when boom is lowered down
Look at the size of the chord and lacings
