Hands-Off Rig Tools by Task: ShoveIt vs Slide Sledge vs Other Push/Pull Tools for Keeping Hands Out of the Line of Fire
No single hands-off tool covers a rig floor. Push/pull poles keep hands off suspended loads and tubulars, pipe-sized tools capture a joint during stabbing and racking, and a slide hammer takes the swinging sledge out of hammer-union and pin work. This guide maps each rig task to the tool built for it, using the manufacturers’ … Read more