I'm Asuming there's just a spindal welded to the frame as most implements running floation tires so some modification would be needed to add a pair of axles with brakes as lumberjack stated, hydraulic unit would be easy as well so lights new axles/tires and a gas powered hydraulic unit will end...
Four months is crazy I built a grapple truck from start to finish in 6 weeks that's was stretching frame adding tag building grapple head mounting and plumbing loader and hitch plate pto lights and all sounds to me like they don't really want the work
Steel lines on a grapple truck suck if/ when they rust out or blow because you have to pull the box off to replace....but down south shouldn't have much to worry about and you own a crane so pulling the box off isn't a big deal he did a very nice job plumbing nice and neat
I think my only tree related injuries are from "zippy" our gas powered pole saw. Nothing major just trimming honey locust tree along fence rows and not geting away quick enough, thoes thorns are nasty! Or trying to reach that last nub you left so you don't have to climb it again!So you grab the...
The sad part is you will see stuff like that here and no one bugs them but if your legit have a truck made it haul the weight they will nitpick till they find a reasion to ticket you
I'm all for kbooms and mini platforms but sounds like he wants a 16' box and personaly I'm guessing he will be heavy on front axle lets assume 16' chip box weighs roughly 19-20k clear full
Of green chips your chassis is going to weigh 10-13k I'm assuming so there's 29-33k worst case you You...