Got called out for my two-blocking technique on a job in Tacoma last month

Another operator on site saw me and said, 'You're riding that load line like it owes you money, ease up before you snap something.' He showed me how to leave a solid foot of slack, even when it feels wrong. Been doing it his way for three weeks now and the whole rig feels smoother. Anyone else get a piece of advice that felt counterintuitive but just worked?

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terry_walker5d ago

Sometimes the wrong feeling is the right technique.

viola_moore83d ago

Ever try to learn a manual car? Ngl, my dad told me to just dump the clutch fast when I was learning, and it felt so wrong, but it worked way smoother than my slow way. Kinda like what @flores.emma said about her buddy's excavator, the counter-intuitive move is sometimes the right one.

flores.emma5d ago

Honestly, my buddy had a similar thing happen with his excavator. He was always feathering the controls super gentle, thinking it was smoother, and his old foreman told him to just commit to the move, be firm. Tbh it sounded like a good way to jerk everything around, but he tried it. The machine actually settled down and dug way better because it wasn't hunting for pressure all the time. Some of that old hand advice just sticks with you.