question for crane owners

[Blakesmaster]

You should acknowledge Alex Shigo with a footnote as the author of your signature quote. If not it is plagiarism.

Ever hear of Oscar Wilde?

 

[Adamgaspo]

Oh snap!

 

[ducaticorse]

Well, the 28t is a go. I should have it in my possession sometime next two weeks depending on the immediate snow forecast. I will take some pictures. Now I need to get my licensing.....

 

[treevet]

Well, the 28t is a go. I should have it in my possession sometime next two weeks depending on the immediate snow forecast. I will take some pictures. Now I need to get my licensing.....

Enclosed control cab, how much main stick, jib?, what make boom, year, truck model....?

Congratulations!

 

[Dillweed]

Cranes can be used for a lot more than just removals, the company I used to work for would use cranes for pruning, removals, cleaning up roofs, loading logs and just about anything else you could dream of. You would be surprised how versatile a crane can be.
The best part about a crane is that you can sub it out when you do not have work your self. Ie construction work roofing work etc etc etc. and other tree company's.
we would also use the crane to set the stump grinder in hard to reach areas.
I would say the number one rule about owing a crane is that the machine needs to be on some type of job every day to be profitable.

Adam
Crane ninja

Transporting a stump grinder...why didn't I think of that?
They certainly are versatile machines. One of the crane operators I rent from uses it for trees, trusses, whales (yes whales), New Year's balls, fumigation tents (he tented Brian Johnson's {AC/DC} house, Brian jumped in the crane and his wife kicked him off it).
They are expensive machines. Know your costs. Like any piece if equipment they all include operating costs, maintenance, repairs, insurance, interest, depreciation, storage, license, registration, taxes, stress. I know of a crane owner in Tampa who couldn't make payments, buried the crane on his Mother's property. Hidden lojack led cops right to it, sent him to prison. That's the story I was told anyway

 

[ducaticorse]

Transporting a stump grinder...why didn't I think of that?
They certainly are versatile machines. One of the crane operators I rent from uses it for trees, trusses, whales (yes whales), New Year's balls, fumigation tents (he tented Brian Johnson's {AC/DC} house, Brian jumped in the crane and his wife kicked him off it).
They are expensive machines. Know your costs. Like any piece if equipment they all include operating costs, maintenance, repairs, insurance, interest, depreciation, storage, license, registration, taxes, stress. I know of a crane owner in Tampa who couldn't make payments, buried the crane on his Mother's property. Hidden lojack led cops right to it, sent him to prison. That's the story I was told anyway

WTF would he bury the crane? He'd never be able to register/sell it...

 

[KenJax Tree]

HTF do you bury a crane?


Sent from my Autotune Carb

 

[ducaticorse]

25T has a 28T chart, 92ft main boom 28-54 jib on a 1992 L8000 Ford 8spd Road Ranger interlock axels.
1992 truck 1996 boom
It wont be the end all be all, but it will be invaluable on jobs we would normally take a day with bucket access, save a lot of dynamic rigging, and also the huge trunked trees we seem to be getting called out on ALL THE TIME now.

 

[a_lopa]

Big **** is likeable with a crane