Appreciation post: Running a crawler crane on that Texas wind farm job changed my mind on travel work

I used to think traveling for crane jobs was just a hassle, but now I'm convinced it's the best way to grow your skills. Last year, I took a contract setting up turbines in West Texas, where the winds were crazy strong every afternoon. We had to plan lifts around gust forecasts and use different rigging techniques I never learned on steady city sites. Operators who skip these jobs are playing it safe and missing out on real problem-solving experience. That Texas job taught me more about load control in three weeks than a decade of local work. If you want to be better, you need to get out of your comfort zone and take on these tough, moving jobs.