Experienced crane guys, opinions please

[mattfr12]

ya for that kinda money it should cut the tree down by itself. thier is a guy that actually sells them with a harvester head on them so you can cut the trees down from the ground. but it would be kinda limited on size of tree reach and so on.

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[troythetreeman]

cranes are awesome, but just maintaining it will be _spendy_
i wouldnt invest in one when i can have the guy out when i need him for 5 or 600$
research annual wear and tear price tags
ofc if you got a good operator you can put it to work 7 days a week if you really wanted to at hourly rates
you wouldnt need to just have it on hand for the occasional tree

 

[mattfr12]

cranes are awesome, but just maintaining it will be _spendy_
i wouldnt invest in one when i can have the guy out when i need him for 5 or 600$
research annual wear and tear price tags
ofc if you got a good operator you can put it to work 7 days a week if you really wanted to at hourly rates
you wouldnt need to just have it on hand for the occasional tree

how much notice do you have to give the rental companies? around here the wont come the same day you call them usually alot of times we get something on a house and they want it off yesterday.

 

[mattfr12]

Pictures of the kboom that they sent me on monday. you can see the hydralic lines and winch on it.

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[chief116]

I learned how to operate on a crane similar to that one a few years ago, and it wasn't the easiest to learn on. I'd much rather have learned on the National 1400 that i'm running now. You should definitely think about hiring a seasoned operator to show you the ropes for a season or two.

It doesn't seem like the greatest deal for the $$. My old company just bought a newer ('96 or '97) 40 ton grove for about 15k less than the asking price on this Krupp.

Also, its been owned by a tree service, and theres not many tree company crane operators on machines of that size who stay strictly in the confines of the load charts and never cheat a pick, potentially sideloading or shockloading the boom. Spend a couple hundred and get a reputable, knowledgeable company to do an inpsection before you dish out that much cash.

 

[ducaticorse]

I learned how to operate on a crane similar to that one a few years ago, and it wasn't the easiest to learn on. I'd much rather have learned on the National 1400 that i'm running now. You should definitely think about hiring a seasoned operator to show you the ropes for a season or two.

It doesn't seem like the greatest deal for the $$. My old company just bought a newer ('96 or '97) 40 ton grove for about 15k less than the asking price on this Krupp.

Also, its been owned by a tree service, and theres not many tree company crane operators on machines of that size who stay strictly in the confines of the load charts and never cheat a pick, potentially sideloading or shockloading the boom. Spend a couple hundred and get a reputable, knowledgeable company to do an inpsection before you dish out that much cash.

Great advice, and I appreciate your input. Now where the F did you guys find a 96 Grove 40 ton for $40K?

 

[chief116]

Great advice, and I appreciate your input. Now where the F did you guys find a 96 Grove 40 ton for $40K?

wasnt me, he found it in minnesota i believe, ton of hours and needed some work wasn't picture perfect at purchase

 

[ducaticorse]

wasnt me, he found it in minnesota i believe, ton of hours and needed some work wasn't picture perfect at purchase

You know what else isn't picture perfect? Anything from that junk yard on that main rode where you live. What's it called? Baystate truck or something like that?

 

[troythetreeman]

never had a problem having them out within the week, never tried for same day service but after dealing with 3 different companies, i only call one anymore
for emergency work or any job for that matter, ive never _needed_ a crane
but i have done trees that would have been 6-8 hour climbs in 1-2
so they do pay

 

[mattfr12]

never had a problem having them out within the week, never tried for same day service but after dealing with 3 different companies, i only call one anymore
for emergency work or any job for that matter, ive never _needed_ a crane
but i have done trees that would have been 6-8 hour climbs in 1-2
so they do pay

We just did one where they built the building around the tree without a crane everything would have to be carried through the building. it was a retirement home with a probably 50-60 foot honey locust in its courtyard with only two glass doors to get in and out of it. we seem to run into that kinda stuff often.

 

[kranetechs]

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