Major Decision

[Steve Connally]

 

[Steve Connally]

 

[Jasonk]

What's the target hourly rate to bill out for the machine with the mech Steve?

 

[Steve Connally]

Haven't nailed that down exactly yet but i'm looking at probably around $1400 to $1600 for 8 hours, 4 hour minimum. Not really sure exactly. Don't wanna price myself out before I even start

 

[islandedge]

Here is what I'm still trying to figure out on palfinger's chart, you can do 5100 at 48' without the jib...and 2200 on jib with main boom fully extended (and jib collapsed) at a total of 54'. What weight can you lift with the jib (when everything is fully collapsed)? Or is 2200 your max anytime using the jib.

My fassi chart has a value for that, but it seems palfinger doesn't.

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I'm confused myself on this one.. I moved these monday and was still out of 90% as long as the jib was in a 90* . acording to the mill guy they were atleast 6k apiece. I don't want to ruin anything.

 

[Steve Connally]

If you look at the Palfinger load chart with the Jib on, it totally depends on the angle of the boom. It goes from 9300 to 2650 with the main boom totally extended and jib totally retracted. Same thing with the main boom chart. Totally depends on extension and boom angle. Now the main boom chart is without the jib on. If you move to that chart you have to reduce your pic capacity by about 3200lbs. Now the fly jib comes off in a matter of minutes if you need that capacity

 

[Steve Connally]

So the dealership agrees to upgrade the spring pack. I've got a truck. Yahoo!

 

[Magnum783]

Now to learn how to float gears and shoe horn it in tight spaces and you have it licked.

 

[Lumberjack]

Taking the jib off and on isn't a bad job but it isn't something I do without consideration. 4 hoses (threaded quick connects plus the dust caps on all 8 connectors), electrical connector/dummy plug, and a pin (holds the jib on) connect the jib to the outer boom. There is nothing hard about removing it or putting it back on (unless you move the truck relative to the jib), but it does disrupt the work flow. I allocate 30 minutes in total (round trip) to take mine off and put it back on, plus getting the outer boom rigged/derigged (putting the hook(s) on, mainly).

I've not taken mine off for a tree job so far, there have been a couple jobs where I've planned for it, but was able to do the job with the jib still taking the load. I have removed it for other lifts, like lifting the front of my stuck grapple truck.

 

[Steve Connally]

Makes sense. Carl I need to get an estimate for matts and shipping from you. How many matts do you carry?

 

[craneguy1]

Does an effer kb have such restrictive jib capacities? Just curious...stick guy here!

 

[Steve Connally]

I cant answer that. Theres certainly no debate that for sheer lifting capacity a stick boom wins. For my money and the idea of what I'm doing, a stick crane wouldn't work. I like the versatility and don't mind loosing capacity to do so.

 

[Lumberjack]

Makes sense. Carl I need to get an estimate for matts and shipping from you. How many matts do you carry?

What do you mean by carry? I don't keep any on the crane, I have 30 4x8 whites, if I had it to do over (or do it again which is more likely) I'll order in multiples of 50 (full pallet).

 

[Steve Connally]

I thought you carried some on the crane in a matt rack? trying to remember how many the matt rach carries so I know how many to order.

 

[Lumberjack]

I didn't get a mat rack, although I've considered building one.

Their rack was for 8'x3' mats, which are of no interest to me (8'x4' only). I don't know if their rack is liftable by the crane, which I would require. I would build the rack to hold 25 mats, be liftable by the crane, be a 4 way pallet, and be stackable.

 

[climbhightree]

Best movable crane mat storage I've seen.

https://www.instagram.com/p/BIiOfhtgW5X/

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[craneguy1]

Man thats tit$....heavey fo' sho'...but tit$.

 

[tc262]

@Steve Connally I feel you should try to find a sub that you can use that can provide a big chipper and chip truck. I feel like you my find it much more profitable for yourself and easier to keep your self busy.

 

[96coal449]

@Steve Connally I feel you should try to find a sub that you can use that can provide a big chipper and chip truck. I feel like you my find it much more profitable for yourself and easier to keep your self busy.

Great idea .... do your own work and sub yourself out with the Mek also.

 

[96coal449]

Of course you have to jump one puddle at a time but, your own jobs are 3x the profit.