Arbor-X’s Versatile K-boom Pictures.
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lets just jump forward into 2008 and just show the more interesting stuff:
here's two pics from the "speedline wizards" job.
k-boom was used to "pluck" the speedline to achieve more height.
pict 1: me and my young cousin Travis watching a bundle come down the line.
here's two pics from the "speedline wizards" job.
k-boom was used to "pluck" the speedline to achieve more height.
pict 1: me and my young cousin Travis watching a bundle come down the line.
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another job.
this one sucked.
steep driveway, (I'll never park like that again, nothing went wrong, but I didn't like it and I don't like to feel nervous about something). A regular crane would have likely turned over on something that steep and not being able to get level.
no access to back yard. inground pool behind the house, (behind the k-boom truck in these pictures). After the pool is another steep bank with trees. all trees on bank came out.
small maple, hollow black walnut I think, two or three big tall sycamores (probably 120'-128').
rig down the trees, make bundles on the bank side, k-boom just reaches to the bank, put multiple slings together to drag bundles up the bank, switch down to a single sling, then k-boom picks up, rotates around to the street.
the middle of the rotation is the bad part, you see, if you aren't level, the boom will have to flex to the side during that transition (from rear yard to front yard). I took small loads because these booms aren't made to take much side flexing. I didn't like it.
anyway, a preview for later; k-boom in the driveway, chocks, and also attached to chipper at the curb.
this one sucked.
steep driveway, (I'll never park like that again, nothing went wrong, but I didn't like it and I don't like to feel nervous about something). A regular crane would have likely turned over on something that steep and not being able to get level.
no access to back yard. inground pool behind the house, (behind the k-boom truck in these pictures). After the pool is another steep bank with trees. all trees on bank came out.
small maple, hollow black walnut I think, two or three big tall sycamores (probably 120'-128').
rig down the trees, make bundles on the bank side, k-boom just reaches to the bank, put multiple slings together to drag bundles up the bank, switch down to a single sling, then k-boom picks up, rotates around to the street.
the middle of the rotation is the bad part, you see, if you aren't level, the boom will have to flex to the side during that transition (from rear yard to front yard). I took small loads because these booms aren't made to take much side flexing. I didn't like it.
anyway, a preview for later; k-boom in the driveway, chocks, and also attached to chipper at the curb.
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Gerald_Beranek
New member
- Location
- Ft. Bragg, Ca.
I worked High Rangers all through the rural mountain roads along the Russian River. It was hell on the pinion gear and other rotational components. It got to the point you couldn't hold it on a hillside. Very accelerated wear doing that.
easyphloem
Branched out member
- Location
- Louisville, KY
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Section of a brad-pear fell on house.
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I'll bet that pear wouldn't have failed if it had been topped.
SZ
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rrrrrr, you tryin to get me fired up huh? this isn't a topping thread you bastid
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So you won't take my bet?
SZ
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Section of a brad-pear fell on house.
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I'll bet that pear wouldn't have failed if it had been topped.
SZ
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rrrrrr, you tryin to get me fired up huh? this isn't a topping thread you bastid
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So you won't take my bet?
SZ
- Location
- Longmont, CO
Sounds tough. I can't wait to see the pics for the rest of that job.
Courierguy
New member
- Location
- Idaho
I know its comparing apples to oranges, but I learned not to work out of level when I paid 6K plus and was out of work for two weeks! I bent the turret on my first Terex 3470, that is going to be the weak point on most cranes, the rotating parts really don't like working unlevel. Mine got tweaked just a little, you couldn't tell by eyeballing it unless you put a straightedge on it and knew what to look for. A few weeks later I started hearing this funny noise when booming down.....it got worse and then I remembered the job from a couple weeks earlier, setting iron, and the last beams were longer and heavier then the customer earlier claimed (he didn't want to pay for the local 50 tonner, so he got me at 40 an hour cheaper) I had to back up a hillside, got as level as I could but still way out, and that was that. I never got above 40 to 50% capacity on the pick that did the damage.The good thing was I made 400 bucks for the job and for a change got paid that day. Yippee skipee, that of course went towards the 6K repair bill.
Since then I tell that story to customers who urge me to set up unlevel, and I charge them for the time to GET level. My attitude is its their problem the sites unlevel, not mine. In your case I would have pulled in nose down hill,(Manitex 101S with up and in outriggers) lifted the front as required, and then blocked up solid umder the front tires (letting the crane down a bit to compress the springs), maybe even blocking up tight to the frame rails depending on how much work over the front I was doing. This would leave my rear axles firmly in contact with the ground, and thats where the parking brake is. I did a job yesterday with the bottom of the front tires 2' off the ground, no prob as I was working off the rear and a little to the side. I have no idea if a KB is less or more prone to this kind of problem, but if its a Terex3470 or similar be aware, it doesn't take much to tweak the turret.
Show us the boom side load pics!!
Since then I tell that story to customers who urge me to set up unlevel, and I charge them for the time to GET level. My attitude is its their problem the sites unlevel, not mine. In your case I would have pulled in nose down hill,(Manitex 101S with up and in outriggers) lifted the front as required, and then blocked up solid umder the front tires (letting the crane down a bit to compress the springs), maybe even blocking up tight to the frame rails depending on how much work over the front I was doing. This would leave my rear axles firmly in contact with the ground, and thats where the parking brake is. I did a job yesterday with the bottom of the front tires 2' off the ground, no prob as I was working off the rear and a little to the side. I have no idea if a KB is less or more prone to this kind of problem, but if its a Terex3470 or similar be aware, it doesn't take much to tweak the turret.
Show us the boom side load pics!!
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I worked High Rangers all through the rural mountain roads along the Russian River. It was hell on the pinion gear and other rotational components. It got to the point you couldn't hold it on a hillside. Very accelerated wear doing that.
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Sounds tough on the equipment but maybe real scenic on the eyes, that country?
I worked High Rangers all through the rural mountain roads along the Russian River. It was hell on the pinion gear and other rotational components. It got to the point you couldn't hold it on a hillside. Very accelerated wear doing that.
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Sounds tough on the equipment but maybe real scenic on the eyes, that country?
Jerry and Courier,
I'm glad you brought that up about the pinion gear and rotating parts!
I was concerned about the side-flex because that was what I could see I guess, can't believe I didn't think about the rotation gears. That all makes sense. Glad I didn't hurt anything. Like i said, i won't be doing it again.
will continue the pictures soon.
sorry, very busy, I'm not a good one to be able to continue a thread, i want too, but never enough time.
later,
I'm glad you brought that up about the pinion gear and rotating parts!
I was concerned about the side-flex because that was what I could see I guess, can't believe I didn't think about the rotation gears. That all makes sense. Glad I didn't hurt anything. Like i said, i won't be doing it again.
will continue the pictures soon.
sorry, very busy, I'm not a good one to be able to continue a thread, i want too, but never enough time.
later,
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