And so it goes, another crane “incident” that could have been prevented. This crane was unloading not only too close to the embankment, but did not use outrigger pads. Too much pressure on the crane outrigger leg “shoe” ended up punching a hole through the pavement and the ground beneath it was far too soft to continue to support the crane, extended boom and weight at the end of the boom, resulting in substantial damage to crane truck and surrounding area. TOTALLY PREVENTABLE. We provide a full range of outrigger pads to choose from. Why wood outrigger pads? Here is why:
- Far less expensive and renewable (yes good for the environment)
- 18″ x 18″ is the smallest we recommend (yes we know, it’s good for over 20T, BUT…the larger the pad, the more surface area to distribute the weight)
- Locally made (in Alberta) shipping worldwide
- Far less expensive than poly pads that will deflect in warm weather and thus creating a “Bowl” effect, useless pads!
In many cases, there is an assumption that there is not enough weight on the leg/shoe to worry about having to use the pad, HOWEVER in all cases it’s typically due to operator lack of knowledge, no one really spent the time to inform them of the dangers in not using pads.