"I lost everything," he said. "I lost my home. I lost my family. I couldn't tell where the ground stopped and the sky started."

Palmer was a well-known radio announcer for more than two decades until industry cut backs.

"Have you ever heard people say that if you find something you love and can do it for a living, you'll never work a day in your life?" he asked. "I had that, and I lost it."

When The Manitowoc Company implemented a common control system across its family of cranes, the company recognized an opportunity to use simulators to support the marketing and sales program behind the initiative, as well as deliver operator training.

Manitowoc partnered with CM Labs to develop the simulators.

Fibre ropes of one kind or another have been used for millennia before iron took over. Steel wire has enjoyed a monopoly in some sectors for almost two centuries. But is fibre about to mount a historic comeback? Simon Hastelow reports.

All manufacturers of articulating or knuckle boom cranes have been affected by the virus. Its impact has been strong, gradually hitting all world markets and reducing the number of orders for new cranes, as reported by Italian manufacturer Fassi Gru, for one.

MONTROSE – Students in the Montrose Community Schools Career Technical Education (CTE) construction program have been learning at an outdoor classroom lately.

CTE construction teacher Mike Roberson said, “This is the third year for the new construction program at Montrose Hill-McCloy High School. We have been building the program and the curriculum each year. We are proud to say we are now on our first off-site build for the new construction program.”

For professional arborists, who are trained in the care and maintenance of trees, their office is the great outdoors. The following arborists, who are featured in YouTube videos, said they wouldn't have it any other way.

Do you have a video or photos of your arborists hard at work in the field? If so, email Field Editor Amy Fischbach, and it could appear in a future issue of Vegetation Management Insights, which comes out the second and fourth Tuesday of each month.

Julian Champkin looks at the knuckleboom market and finds that though sophistication can be sought-after, and increasing size brings new roles, there is still a demand for the basic and simple.

Knucklebooms are workhorses. Their basic job is to load and unload the flatbed truck they are mounted on, which generally carry building materials, bricks, blocks and rooftiles. It is a simple job, and it can be carried out by efficiently and easily by simply-constructed cranes of light or medium capacity.

Last month’s article, “Better Profits with Effective Employee Retention and Growth,” got a lot of attention. The labor shortage issues that companies are experiencing, despite the high unemployment numbers, are having a negative impact on many companies’ manufacturing capacities. There is not much one can do about the coronavirus and government policies, but there are steps every company can take to improve their current employee hiring and retention position.

Contractors made construction history last weekend when they used a massive crane to lift another, smaller crane to the top of the new Tiffany flagship store at 727 Fifth Avenue.

This is only the fourth time in New York City construction history that a crane has lifted a crane onto the roof of a building.

There is a plethora of pulleys for an arborist to choose from. Dozens of different brands, colors, and functions. In this video, our Nick Bonner takes a look at some popular micro pulleys, shows us the differences, how to choose the right pulley for the right job, and explains the history of these important arborist tools.

Germany-based crane services company Mikschl AutoKrane has added two new Demag cranes to its fleet.

The company purchased an AC 60-3 mobile crane and an AC 45 City crane, which has a length of 8.69 metres and a width of 2.55 metres. While the AC 45 City offers 45 tonnes of capacity, the AC 60-3 is in the 60 tonne capacity class and has a 50 metre telescopic main boom.

Of all of our seasons, I’ve heard more people proclaim their love of fall than any of the others. It marks an end to the uncomfortable heat of summer and traditionally represents a time when we reap the gifts of the harvest and prepare for winter. And for several weeks, our trees also gift us with a wonderful display of color. Everyone has a favorite - the brilliant orange of our native sugar maples, the rich yellow of the non-native maidenhair tree (Ginkgo), the reds, purples, and browns of oaks.

Norway-based Hybeko has introduced the RS-85 XC boom lift; the first machine of its kind in Europe to receive CE approval for rock scaling applications

As Genie distributor in Norway, Hybeko based the new 26m (85 ft) working height unit on a Genie Xtra Capacity S-85 XC telescopic boom. It designed and developed the RS-85 XC in collaboration with Slovenian rock-drilling manufacturer Oprema Ravne.

The Port a Wrap is a great tool for lowering limbs but it can be a pain to properly tension the line running through it. By "sweating the line" you can create just a bit of mechanical advantage to help get those lines just a bit tighter! Check it out!

The arboriculture industry in North America has overcome a number of major industry challenges. Many of these tests have been presented by Mother Nature. The year 1930 would begin the decimation of over 75% of the nation’s elms by Dutch elm disease, only to be outdone at the turn of this century by the emerald ash borer infestation which cost over $10 billion in damage and the destruction of over 17 million ash trees.

Released on October 20, 2020, the Jack and Roll Block was created through a partnership between GKS Lifting and Moving Solutions and DICA USA.

An ultra sling is an incredibly simple way to install blocks, rings, and hardware in a tree. Install the rigging tool on the sling and pass it through a pocket to create a strong and secure connection.

Crane manufacturer Liebherr “delivered” the first unit of its new LTM 1650-8.1 wheeled mobile telescopic crane to heavy lifting specialist Mammoet.

Gender roles have become a big discussion especially when it comes to women working in a male dominated workplace. The International Longshore and Warehouse Union (ILWU), the Port in Long Beach is a very male dominated profession because of the manual labor that goes into the job when dealing with cargo ships and shipping containers.

HoistCam by Netarus has launched its 5 Series models of rugged wireless crane and heavy equipment camera systems.