Crane on the Brain

[TomSawyer]

Treetom just showed me his youtube video with his crane, and now I have to have one. It was sweeeeeeeet! How much did you guys have to spend on yours, and what does it cost you to run it per day with operator? How big is yours, and is it big enough? Any regrets, like I wish I would have went bigger, smaller, cheaper, etc?

 

[Texas Traveler]

Peter Kewit & I work pretty cheap! LOL

There is a large initial expense on buying a crane
The rig in the picture is pretty old & came out of the Port of Baltimore.
It had deadman switch controlls on it.
We had it on the Super Collider in Texas

 

[Texas Traveler]

If you are looking for & at prices.
Go to www.MachineryTrader.com.
But starting out I would make a few machinery auctions first.
Get your ducks in a row with some commerical lending lined up.
I like mantex cranes myself, a poor cousin to the big boys.
The last crane I was on cost near 2 million