That $400 anti-two block sensor I installed was pure snake oil

Everyone in this shop swore by those wireless anti-two block systems, said they were the future. I dropped $400 on one for my Grove RT650E and it false-alarmed every time I swung near a building. Spent two whole days messing with the settings before I ripped it out and went back to a basic mechanical line. Cost me more in lost time than the damn thing was worth. Has anyone else had better luck with a different brand or are these things just not ready for real jobsites?

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jake63823d ago

Four hundred bucks? My first truck cost less than that. I can't believe you dropped that kind of money on a sensor that can't tell the difference between a building and an open sky. That's wild to me. I've seen guys try those wireless systems on their cranes and it always ends the same way, with the thing getting tossed in a drawer after a week. Your mechanic line never lies to you though, that's the real winner right there.

charliestone1mo ago

Four hundred bucks for a machine that lies to you? That's brutal.

emmawood1mo ago

Bought my grandma one for Christmas @charliestone, now she thinks it's plotting against her Netflix queue.