There is a video circulating, I believe of the Port of L.A., showing trucks backed up waiting for loads, and none of the six (?) cranes operating. Do the cranes periodically go "down" for maintenance (altogether?), or are there meetings that dock workers have to attend?
Just trying to jive together what you wrote vs. what's seen on the video.
You're right. You won't see the crane move when loading cargo because it doesn't. At the start of a job they will position in line with the hold they are loading/unloading. The crane will drop the gear, which hook onto the top of the container and then lift the container off the chassis and it will move towards the ship and set the container into the hold. Then the reverse for off loading. The crane itself does not move, and this video is not clear.
I'm curious where that video was shot from. My truck driver friend said there are people standing around just scouting for people trying to film stuff because it's a big ass NoNo in the port.
As I recall, cranes don't load containers onto chassis for outbound drivers, only for the driver to get them to the place where they stack the containers and then a very large forklift moves them onto the stack. The same forklift will place the containers onto the chassis for the driver picking it up for delivery.
You're only going to see the cranes moving when a ship is in port, loading or unloading the ship.
There is a video circulating, I believe of the Port of L.A., showing trucks backed up waiting for loads, and none of the six (?) cranes operating. Do the cranes periodically go "down" for maintenance (altogether?), or are there meetings that dock workers have to attend?
Just trying to jive together what you wrote vs. what's seen on the video.
I had forgotten where I saw this video, until I remembered it is in Scotty's most recent, right at the beginning: https://rumble.com/vnov3h-jefferson-starship-find-your-way-back.html
You're right. You won't see the crane move when loading cargo because it doesn't. At the start of a job they will position in line with the hold they are loading/unloading. The crane will drop the gear, which hook onto the top of the container and then lift the container off the chassis and it will move towards the ship and set the container into the hold. Then the reverse for off loading. The crane itself does not move, and this video is not clear.
Good analysis. Thanks!
I'm curious where that video was shot from. My truck driver friend said there are people standing around just scouting for people trying to film stuff because it's a big ass NoNo in the port.
As I recall, cranes don't load containers onto chassis for outbound drivers, only for the driver to get them to the place where they stack the containers and then a very large forklift moves them onto the stack. The same forklift will place the containers onto the chassis for the driver picking it up for delivery.
You're only going to see the cranes moving when a ship is in port, loading or unloading the ship.
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