Your best bet is to start talking with the dealers who sell them. They have programs that can show you what you can do
A few things that will determine the size of the crane you can put on. Rear mount or cab mounting the crane, and if you want payload for anything are 2 big determining factors. I am not sure if you absolutely need 40K GVWR (not sure of your entire plans for the build) but if you don't and go with a GVWR below 33K GVWR then you don't have to pay F.E.T. (12% in federal taxes). And then if you find out you need the payload there is a trick to increase payload and still avoid the F.E.T. I worked out a spec for a Copma 188.6 that would give you about 67' of vertical reach plus a 5' 45 degree manual extension to connect to a grapple saw.
Yes my name is Jason I work for Cranes & Equipment, we are a Copma knuckle boom dealer. Feel free to give me a call and see if I can help you out. 309-674-7400
If possible you always want the heaviest available frame. If you are buying used I know that isn't always any option. Depends on the axles & suspension ratings, and if you want any payload. Without knowing all the details of a truck probably around a 20 t/m - 25 t/m knuckle boom.
I would need to know the details of the truck before being able to spec out a crane properly. Please give me a call and we can go over the details.
Nice truck
Correct as when having a jib crane you are going to obviously add more weight to the build with the addition of the jib to a standard knuckle boom. Also yours being rear mount, all of that weight is going on that rear axle as well. Looks like a nice truck by the way. Assume you have a decent turning radius with the cab-over truck.
It's not a trick in the sense of gaining payload as much as it is of avoiding additional taxes (F.E.T.) on a new truck that is less than 33,000 GVW. If you don't have a brand new truck then it wouldn't make any difference.
