Practice question

When hoisting a long pile from a horizontal staged position to vertical in the leads, the load on the hoist line changes how?

  1. It stays constant throughout the entire pick
  2. It can increase as the geometry changes and the full weight transfers to a single pick point; the operator must account for this
  3. It always decreases to zero
  4. It is unaffected by the lift geometry

Answer: B — It can increase as the geometry changes and the full weight transfers to a single pick point; the operator must account for this

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