Saw this crane for sale online

[RVALUE]

I guess what I was thinking of is classed as rough terrain

Does anyone have one of these?

I was thinking of getting one, but didn't know how hard to move it short distances.

 

[chief116]

Does anyone have one of these?

I was thinking of getting one, but didn't know how hard to move it short distances.

I used to run a crane similar to this:

P&H omega 20 ton all terrain. All wheel drive, all wheel steering, crab steering. If you could fit a 1 ton with a chipper into the yard, you could get the crane in there. Had only 103.4 ft of stick, but with the jib we were around 125 ft. Street legal, topped out around 50 mph, and you'd only need a class B CDL to drive it.

 

[Blakesmaster]

I used to run a crane similar to this:

P&H omega 20 ton all terrain. All wheel drive, all wheel steering, crab steering. If you could fit a 1 ton with a chipper into the yard, you could get the crane in there. Had only 103.4 ft of stick, but with the jib we were around 125 ft. Street legal, topped out around 50 mph, and you'd only need a class B CDL to drive it.

Something like that looks like it'd be the #### for a smaller tree service. Problem is, 20 ton boom trucks are easy to find and dirt cheap but one of those is quite a bit more difficult to locate and will cost a pretty penny, even used. And I'm sure parts ain't cheap to replace either. You do tree work with that unit?

 

[chief116]

Something like that looks like it'd be the #### for a smaller tree service. Problem is, 20 ton boom trucks are easy to find and dirt cheap but one of those is quite a bit more difficult to locate and will cost a pretty penny, even used. And I'm sure parts ain't cheap to replace either. You do tree work with that unit?

not with the one in the picture, but with a much older, unphotographic version. It was a beast for a 4 man company. i was part climber, part operator. THe owner would make the hairy picks, and he'd do the difficult climbs. I think he sold it for under $15k.

Maintenaince was easy, parts can suck to get. Theres a few places that can source parts for you, one in Lousiana, one in Ny, one in VT off the top of my head. The big ticket items, engine, tranny and axles are a killer, but you don't let the pothead drive or do oil changes and you'll be good.

Boom trucks are good, but the manueverability of them can suck.

 

[ropensaddle]

I guess what I was thinking of is classed as rough terrain

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[JohnH]

Heres the set up of one close to that size.
YouTube - Testa 7550 Set Up Lift Breakdown Sequence Timelapse

 

[John Paul Sanborn]

How about this for those difficult back-yard jobs?

Liebherr MK serise

Lift Cap Range

MK-63
1800 kilograms = 3,968.32072 pounds
8000 kilograms = 17 636.981 pounds

One of the local big crane companies here has been putting a few on large construction sites.