Glad your back on THANKS.

@JoeFranta

Ай бұрын

I'm glad to be back!

You're BAAACK! So glad! Hope you have been well, Joe!

@JoeFranta

Ай бұрын

All has been well. Had a long journey, time on shore with family and now finally getting content made for all of you!

This was not only a great maritime video, it was honestly one of the best cranes and rigging into I have seen. And my comment comes from 15 years of working experience. They ( whoever they are) should use this video for training newbies!! Love you vids sir!!!!

Joe proving that a great story teller can make any subject interesting.

It’s been 40 years since I was a crane mechanic, this was a fun watch. Thanks Joe and glad you’re back.

@JoeFranta

Ай бұрын

Thanks!

Welcome back, Joe! I craned my neck noticing your post!

It's amazing how much of our lifestyle depends on equipment we never think about, operated by people we take for granted. Welcome back. You have been missed

The mishap reenactment guy and the hardhat rolling away. 'Whoa!' 😂💀

Yeah, Joe's back! That's what's up!!

Awesome to see you again, Joe! Great video! 😊

Joe, glad to see you back! We've missed you

@JoeFranta

Ай бұрын

I am glad to have some time off to make some videos for you all to enjoy!

I'll join the "Joe's back!" Crowd. Glad you are.

Oh now this is what I’m talking about

My first duty station in the Navy after graduating from air traffic control school was Kodiak, Alaska. Periodically a cargo ship would arrive and would need to be either offloaded or loaded or both. The call would go out for a working party to assist with this effort. I was part of this working party several times. Your points you made about situational awareness are excellent! You’ve got to keep your wits about you. It’s really easy to get hurt!

Glad you’re back

Welcome back mate. 👍👍👍👍😎✌️✌️✌️✌️✌️

Glad to see you back brother

Seems he should use bright reflective orange or green highlights viz gloves for easier contrast between background, or shadows

YES HES BACK

This is such a clear, well-edited, and well-voiced video. I've worked with multinational crane and lift manufacturers and I've never seen their professional media departments put out videos this good. Great to see you back, this is fantastic.

We missed you, Joe. You probably think that these are repetitious. but they aren't. we don't go on across the world cruises on the oceans. We lay up in our recliners, eat Doritos and watch band Doritos commercials. And wait for your next post. Be well, stay safe. Thanks for sharing.

we got crane hand signals from joe before gta 6 !!!😅😅👍

Haha … cranes. I was working on a supply boat in the Gulf of Mexico. We hauled a huge Caterpillar generator to a super tanker. The crew on the super tanker wanted to only use slings. Our captain kept arguing with them that they needed to rig at least spreaders but the tanker crew refused. So, two wirerope slings on opposite corners of the skids of the generator. Our captain told us to be ready to bail over the side when the generator flipped and got squirrelly. Sure enough, in 6-8 foot seas, the crane operator lifts the generator a few feet off of the deck. It immediately flipped and started getting bashed to pieces on our deck as we moved up and down relative to the tanker. Captain was on the radio yelling to lift, lift. Then the operator instead of swinging over the stern, swings over the boat and wheelhouse. Cap ordered us to hang by our hands over the side of the wheelhouse. Then the cussing back and forth ensued.

Making amazing content man 👍👍

You totally deserve to be granted as an educational channel.

Yey been waiting for your next upload!

Joes back, we mussed ya bud.

Glad to see a new video from you! Appreciate it

THE RETURN OF THE KING

Keep the vids comin

@JoeFranta

Ай бұрын

I got a bunch lined up!

thanks for making these videos i rewatch them all the time to remind me of where i want to be in life

This would make a great safety video. I've always had a very soft spot for cranes. They're just so...majestic.

Pumped to see you posting again! You've got a serious talent for documentary filmmaking.

Hey, welcome back!

Missed you. Good to see you back.

Always loving to see your video´s

It’s so good to see a video from you again Joe. So many great story tellers have left The Tube lately and I thought you were another one gone. God Speed my friend.

Loved this Joe. It was an uplifting experience

Awesome dude 👍

@JoeFranta

Ай бұрын

Glad you liked it

What a cool and informative video, much i learned from that Joe, great to see your content again. Miss is it buddy when its not there!

5:29 It looked as if your camera was attached to the block facing toward the hook; that's an interesting camera angle providing a unique perspective. Your signalman, Jeff, gave clear, concise signals that were easy for the crane operator to see at a distance. That was a good technique.

excellent video... I missed them....

Kept searching for you every day,glad you’re back🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

Thanks Joe, Have you considered making documentaries your next gig?

Very inteersting as always!

Was on a laker once and signaled for more slack to toss off a mooring like. The mate went the wrong way and I almost found out what life without fingers was like. Got back after we were backing off and she asked “did I get you?” 😳

algorithm comment, so glad you're back brother!

You have a unique angle.

Glad your back

Great to see you back Joe! You have been missed

Joe! Where the heck have you been man? I thought you must have got lost in the Bermuda Triangle. Glad to see you back. Incidently what is this video about, I'm getting a feeling that it is about cranes.....🤣

@JoeFranta

Ай бұрын

Ha After a long stretch at sea. I got sucked into a vortex crazier then the Bermuda Triangle... my hometown in New Jersey.

You packed a ton of info into this quick video. Very well done. I can tell this one took a lot of work!

I work on ship to shore cranes. I’ve done a few small repairs on ships cranes but not many.

Thanks Joe. The signals shown were exactly the same ones used in my 24 year USN career.

Joe, we have been waiting to hear from you. Glad you are back!

@JoeFranta

Ай бұрын

I appreciate that! Had a long stint at sea. Back on land preparing lots of videos!

good to have you back Joe

Ahoy Mate! Glad to see you're back with new material. Keep up the good work.

Expecting more videos to come!! ❤

Hey Joe don't forget boom up or down holding the load that is opening and closing your fist with the thumb up or down and for extending the boom u can do 2 fingers pointing in or out using just 1 hand which every way u want this keeps 1 hand free good to see u back

Great to see you back Joe, really look forward to your videos.

Thanks for the video, I usually learn something and always enjoy watching! Glad to see you again!

Good to have you posting videos again.

love your videos man always excited to see a new one drop

@JoeFranta

Ай бұрын

Appreciate it!

Booming up and hold the load

Informative and entertaining as always. Love cranes. Years back my neighbor had a 40-year-old Pin Oak taken out. Very close to both houses. They brought in a huge crane on wheels. Actually, had to take out a hedge to get it in close. Lifted 8-10 foot sections of that tree and dropped it neatly onto the street. Hello from sunny Oregon.

Finally got some Quality content !

Aw ya! Good day when Joe post! Good to see you. Seems like awhile

Missed your videos.💪

Thank you for this safety video on CRANE types and mostly operations 😊❤ great job. When I bought my used 1978 Backhoe the backhoe end did NOT have a solenoid valve to stop the boom from dropping if a Hydraulic line split open. Very dangerous, there was a opinion in owners manual to show two valves on each side of control levers to LOCK out hydraulic flow. My backhoe dropped suddenly when one of my hydraulic lines cracked from age and blasted Hydraulic fluid all over me. After that I only do any lifting ( craning) with the front loader bucket. It has TWO hydraulic rams on each side so it will not drop uncontrollably Its a lesson I investigated on all equipment to see if they had safty solenoid for preventing the hydraulic from dropping a load you lift, or do you have a redundant Hydraulic system in place to counter to loss of fluid from one cylinder.

Thanks Joe. Great to see you again...

Most all crane operators “office” is something out of a Stephen King novel as well. Cramped, dirty, smelly, damp, greasy, oily, has 46 layers of paint, is made of steel and hurts you if you turn your back on it. They usually have a dirty, nasty, oil and grease encrusted radio up there. The mic cord is somehow holding on to its final days………one screw holding the whole thing down, speaker shot out years ago. I had to service said radios. My legs tired from the staircase just to get up there. Every inch of me became just BLACK. I had bruises on every square inch of every body part. I threw away my jeans and shirt each day. You can’t wash that oily, grease ridden, sweat filled bacteria out of it if you tried. I had some pallets being shipped to me anyway and my secretary shopped for 30 sets of jeans, 4 stores she said and threw it all in with the shipment ❤. She has no idea ❤️❤️🍺🍺 Motorola actually tacked on extra money called clothing pay on my paycheck, swear to god. That was a tough project, Panama Canal project, early 90’s I think. 8 months, during the summer of course. Bad times👍😞

Glad you're back!

Welcome back Joe, cheers from Australia.

This video was so well done. Man! You are very good at this. Congrats

good to see you back joe

So glad to have you back! Amazing channel!

Pretty much the same signals as we used when I was in construction. The signals portion felt a little like a training video. LOL. Great video!!

Great to see some content again Joe. Welcome back 🎉

Ah, your back! Good to hear from you.

Happy to see you are back at sea.

I've learnt something today, I watched your RV post last week and commented about your next ship post, thanks Joe glad you're back , atb from England

Hi Joe. I really like your videos. You do a great job teaching people what it is like at sea. I dreamt of it as a kid. In the 80's the opportunities were far, few and in between. You had to know somebody to get in. I became a Union Carpenter and am almost ready to retire. I have been an avid Lake Michigan sailboat sailor most of my life. Every time I see the big ships, I think...wow....I so wanted that trade. But I'm ok with my 30+ years in commercial construction. I'm glad you are sharing your experience in a humble way. Great job!!

Wow I missed this guy

Thank goodness, great to see you back and even better to see that you made it to Lyttelton 👍

@JoeFranta

Ай бұрын

Lyttelton was a great port!

Glad you're back. Good episode. 👍👍🇺🇸🇺🇸

I really enjoy your videos! Happy to see some fresh content!!!!

Glad to see you back on

Welcome back Joe. It’s terrific to see you back on your channel. Trusting that you and your crew mates are well. Do you have any thoughts on the crash of the MV Dali or any insights into the problems that caused the crash. Wishing you and your team a great week, smooth seas and peaceful, seasonally appropriate weather. Peace brother

@JoeFranta

Ай бұрын

I'll probably do a video on the MV Dali crash at some point.

Please don’t stop making these videos.

Interesting, educational, and entertaining. Thanks.

Yessss, cant wait for more!

yes! I love this content!

Welcome back Joe! Excellent video sir! I work at a factory that makes mining equipment and we a lot of cranes, from 1/2 T jibs to 125 T gantries. We do alot of the same lifts.

Yay you’re back!!! Great video. Learned a lot. 😊

Glad you’re back!!

Joe good seeing new content!

Hey, Welcome back Joe. Best wishes from the UK

Nice video, Joe!

Awesome stuff... glad you're back

Glad to see you back!