Hot take: I think manual tag lines are safer than remote load positioning in tight spots

Was working a 15 ton Terex into a tight corner in Chicago last month, blocked in between a parking garage and a new high rise, and the remote system kept lagging on the swing. I ditched it, grabbed the tag line, and walked it in by hand with my spotter - took longer but zero near misses, and the foreman said I was crazy but it worked.

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mia7006d ago

Totally get where you're coming from. It's like how people trust automatic parking in their cars until the sensor misses a curb or a shopping cart, then they're back to doing it themselves. Sometimes the old school way lets you feel the load and the space better than any screen or signal can.

seth_shah6d ago

I get what you're saying @mia700, but I actually think the sensors and cameras are way more reliable than my own judgment in tight spots. I've scraped more curbs trying to feel my way in than I ever have trusting the backup beeps. Have you had a different experience with those systems?

karenh566d ago

Honestly, I totally feel you on that "better than my own judgment" part. I've been there too, where I thought I could squeeze into a spot and ended up with a nasty scratch along the door. The beeps and the camera lines just give me that extra confidence, especially in parking garages where the spaces are tight. It's like having a spotter who never blinks or gets distracted. Some people call it lazy, but I call it not wanting to fix another dent from guesswork.