Strong arm vs float method on a 60 ton crawler at the port last Tuesday

I had to set a massive heat exchanger on a tight pad and the super wanted me to use the strong arm technique (which felt safer to me). But the veteran operator on site kept saying to float the load and let the crane settle itself, so I tried his way. After two picks I switched back to the arm because I had better fine control, now I'm wondering if I'm missing something or if his method actually works for bigger setups. Has anyone else had better luck with one over the other on a heavy lift?

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victor_carter512mo ago

Agree with you man, strong arm gives way better feel for the load.

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rivera.jesse2mo ago

Yeah totally, it just feels more natural in your hand. I switched over a few years back and never looked back either.

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