The LMI can be around $5000 so I've heard. A front outrigger can be added but needs plumbing and mounting. The dino line is the giuffre bros twist on terex lines if I'm not mistaken.
i can't imagine using one of these 36" wide articulating loaders. it just doesn't seem safe to me. lumberjack will have to prove me wrong with his giant line. a mini is super stable and much more capable imo. The 540 is great for big wood on nice yards.
I think the problem with the chipper trucks with knuckle booms is that you can't remove the lid after you've chipped into it. Very often these come up for sale and the seller says they just don't use them like they thought they would. I think it helps for a short time during an awkward growth...
How are the outriggers for setup on the sd64? I've rented a 50' nifty before and saw a big drawback as it would take cribbing to set up on anything less than flat ground. Some of the spider lifts have outriggers that will lift you up high enough to set on a flatbed truck.
don't know about ryans's but top notch equipment (branch manager grapples) is really top notch. you can get a hold of dave and personally ask him any question you have or get any part coming.
What was the point of doing that? Why not flop it? Mostly, why be in the bucket to pull a stunt like that? Use the controls from the ground if you absolutely had to.