175 Ton Knuckleboom

6t56 · Jun 16, 2009

Someday I'll be able to afford 175 ton k-booms and fish eye lenses.

classictruckman · Jun 25, 2009

Hey Mike, I noticed that on every pick you had the hook on the outer extension. I thought that with a K-boom you had to move the hook back to the ext. that had the required capacity?

allmark · Jun 26, 2009

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Hey Mike, I noticed that on every pick you had the hook on the outer extension. I thought that with a K-boom you had to move the hook back to the ext. that had the required capacity?

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The hook always stays on the outer extension. The sections just stay retracted when not needed. There would be no need to move the hook.

MikePoor · Jul 4, 2009

Hey Chopper How's it goin'? Tierson is right but if visibilty is even questionable we use 2-way radios. I did these oaks with the 2-ways (3 picks in 1)

MikePoor · Jul 4, 2009

Next tree (before cut) Hey No Bivy! That truck can get into a more narrow driveway than a dually pickup! But you're right! It's VERY flat here. (I've parked it in quite a few single wide drives, but you need room on the street to line up or tires go off into the lawn

MikePoor · Jul 4, 2009

After cut

MikePoor · Jul 4, 2009

Any Questions as to whether this tree needed to come down?

MikePoor · Jul 4, 2009

Yeah Tierson i do feed the chipper w/crane sometimes

MikePoor · Jul 4, 2009

view from tree

MikePoor · Jul 4, 2009

view from ground

MikePoor · Jul 4, 2009

Jib down a little to pick log

MikePoor · Jul 4, 2009

Twin stem log pick

MikePoor · Jul 4, 2009

view from crane. View of the Sangamon River through the trees.

Lumberjack · Jul 6, 2009

Nice pics!

Interesting how you run your lower straps under your spikes.

Jamin_Mayer · Jul 6, 2009

Do you guys/gals think that the ISA will want to incorporate a K-boom cert? And then make you sign a paper stating if you have ever used, intend to use, or intend to look at a stick boom ever again?

Lumberjack · Jul 6, 2009

Only if you pass the background check.

Jamin_Mayer · Jul 7, 2009

Carl got it!

MikePoor · Jul 7, 2009

What's up Carl? Yeah i'm weird in that i like to run the lower straps below the gaff. For me it just seems to work better.

MikePoor · Jul 7, 2009

?K-boom cert? Background check? Whaaaaaat? Anyway some fellow arborists from Australia are in town visiting the ISA ofc. I hear they are going to stop by one of my jobs in the a.m. Cool! I hope i have time to exchange ideas & get input (and criticism Ha)