The day my old 1987 Manitowoc 4100W out-lifted a brand new 90-tonner on a site in Cincinnati
We were setting bridge beams over I-75, and the new crane's computer kept faulting on a tricky pick over live traffic. My rigger, Frank, looked at me and said, 'Get the old girl.' We spent an hour setting her up on timber mats, but she walked those 45-ton beams into place like it was nothing, no computer to argue with, just feel and the load chart. Anyone else have a story where the old iron saved the day?