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The day a foreman caught me rigging my own leads
I've been running a Grove RT550 for about 4 years now and always used the same tagline knot I learned from an old hand. Last month a foreman named Dave at the Port of Tacoma watched me take a pick and just said "you're choking yourself out, kid." Turned out I was putting the eye through the wrong side of the loop every single time, damn near causing a bind on every lift. Any other operators have a basic thing they did wrong for years without knowing?
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michaelrodriguez9d ago
That "choking yourself out" thing is a brutal habit to break. I've seen guys do it for years because some old timer showed them wrong and they never questioned it.
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riverf349d ago
Wait, is it really that bad if it keeps your hand placement tight and stops you from getting armbarred in the scrambles? Sometimes a little self-throttle feels better than giving up position just to breathe.
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