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I have seen the evidence both ways for a K-boom vs. Stick boom (in the context of tree work): I think the K-Boom has enough pros, to out weigh the con's, to rationalize a purchase of one over a stick boom.
175 Ton Knuckleboom
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classictruckman
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- Ottawa Valley, Ontario, Canada
Don't get me wrong, if we had the money and the work for a second crane it would be a K-boom with a dump/chip box to make one truck very versatile.
Courierguy
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- Idaho
Yesterday I pulled a 19K lb. city well pump out of a well casing, it was a simple matter to center the hook over the casing, and then winch up the 40' pipe sections, while staying centered up. I suppose I could have extended the boom while booming back to do the same (pretending I didn't have a winch) but it would have been much more awkward.
Do the K booms have some gizmo that coordinates the controls in a case like this, or do you simply manipulate
the controls as required to stay over the load, by that I mean is there anything to simplify the workload? I'm thinking of other heavy equipment that in some functions auto controls what normally are separate functions.
3K lbs at 120' is awesome, I don't care WHAT the boom angle is,what a beast!
However,I'll post a picture at some point showing my riding seat straight stick crane doing something a K boom can't!!
Do the K booms have some gizmo that coordinates the controls in a case like this, or do you simply manipulate
the controls as required to stay over the load, by that I mean is there anything to simplify the workload? I'm thinking of other heavy equipment that in some functions auto controls what normally are separate functions.
3K lbs at 120' is awesome, I don't care WHAT the boom angle is,what a beast!
However,I'll post a picture at some point showing my riding seat straight stick crane doing something a K boom can't!!
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Hey Courierguy, how's it going? If i were running a crane service like you i would get a big K-boom..but with a winch! Then the entire k boom vs. stick boom dilemma would be OVER! In the Tree Industry i don't often see the need for a winch if you have a fly jib. (for every pick you show me a k-boom can't do....i'll show you 4 your stick boom can't do...seriously.) The pick you mentioned above would require one of the larger k-booms & either a lg. jib or a winch.
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Yeah Classictruckman, The Effer brand K-BOOMS have bronze slide pads & use high tensile steel for the extensions & cylinders. My 55 ton is 6 yrs old & shows no wear. I've done THOUSANDS of notch & lift picks with it. (my first k-boom had plastic pads that didn't last 3 yrs- different brand) So, when the 1750 came up for sale, the fact that it was used didn't scare me a bit.
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I cant say it enough,that is an awesome rig!
When you operate the crane from the tree your working in,do you have someone else control the crane when putting the load down in the drop zone? It looks like it could be hard to see the drop zone when your in the tree around the back of a house.
When you operate the crane from the tree your working in,do you have someone else control the crane when putting the load down in the drop zone? It looks like it could be hard to see the drop zone when your in the tree around the back of a house.
countryboypa31
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- Location
- PA
thats just AWESOME!!! Capital AWESOME!
- Location
- Asheville,NC
how tight of a driveway can you get in? Looks like mostly flat terrain around there. Cool rig.
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- Atlanta GA
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I cant say it enough,that is an awesome rig!
When you operate the crane from the tree your working in,do you have someone else control the crane when putting the load down in the drop zone? It looks like it could be hard to see the drop zone when your in the tree around the back of a house.
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I can answer that one for Mike, I think. Mike is usually high enough in the tree to see over the house and set the branches down safely using his remote from where he is. He doesn't do much in the way of directly feeding the chipper, etc., he just sets the limbs down in a clear spot and lets the groundsman get it from there. At least that's how it went the days I worked with him!! When it come to the trunkwood he may be so low he can't see the street anymore, but he can still see his truck, so he puts the wood there.
Let me know if I'm off on that, Mike!
I cant say it enough,that is an awesome rig!
When you operate the crane from the tree your working in,do you have someone else control the crane when putting the load down in the drop zone? It looks like it could be hard to see the drop zone when your in the tree around the back of a house.
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I can answer that one for Mike, I think. Mike is usually high enough in the tree to see over the house and set the branches down safely using his remote from where he is. He doesn't do much in the way of directly feeding the chipper, etc., he just sets the limbs down in a clear spot and lets the groundsman get it from there. At least that's how it went the days I worked with him!! When it come to the trunkwood he may be so low he can't see the street anymore, but he can still see his truck, so he puts the wood there.
Let me know if I'm off on that, Mike!
- Location
- Asheville, NC
Lookin' good Mike!! Man... If I had that crane in Baltimore, I'd probably be to only Co. in town who could get all those damn Ailanthus trees out from behind all the Fell's Point row houses.
One of these days... One of these days...
One of these days... One of these days...
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