The day the wind almost took my load downtown
Last Tuesday I was working a job on a tight site in downtown Denver, setting HVAC units on a 12 story roof. The wind was supposed to be light that morning, but around 10 AM it picked up bad, like 30 mph gusts. I had this big 8,000 pound unit swinging on the hook, and I felt it start to drift sideways toward a glass curtain wall. My spotter was yelling over the radio to set it down, but there was no room near the crane. I had to ride the swing and crab the whole rig back to center, then wait 45 minutes for the gusts to die down. My heart was pounding the whole time, and my oiler was white as a sheet. After we finally set the load, I decided to call it a day and pack up. Has anyone else had to stop a job mid lift because of sudden weather changes?