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Steve ... freakin' fantastic to see this has progressed this far. I have been quite busy lately and my laptop was getting some R&R at the computer store. I've missed a lot. One of the first things I did was check out your web site as you know. I'm heading down to Richmond and will be passing along your web address and number t0 Kevin. I also wrote the weight capacity from your post above. Hopefully he may have some work to help keep ya busy.

Man that Kenworth looks like a brand new truck!
Well kept.
 
Just got back. 20hrs behind the wheel. DC traffic, accidents, snow squalls, and one was a white out. Traffic was crawling in it on Penn Turnpike. Message delivered and my arse is killing me. Funny part is we were 3 days early bringing my girls kid back down there. We meet in Richmond normally. But this time he was still home in SC. Some miscommunication between her and her ex. Now we get to make the trip again on Tues.
What the F@#$! :muyenojado:
Sorry for the rant on your thread .... I bit my tongue the whole way home. I just had to get that out.
 
Steve, I was thinking earlier you may want to have all your specs easily viewable on your site for contractors who are looking to hire you. Along with that would be total feet in length of your outriggers footprint.
When we are looking to hire our stick crane all we have to do is run a tape to see if we can get it in a tight driveway. Just a thought.
 
F41BA8FF-F78C-4A6C-901A-A8A24A27AF26.webp AFD9E63A-9B0C-4992-85F8-2C89E474852A.webp 40716309-3534-4E20-ABE2-E1F402EFF9F4.webp 9B1C03B4-BA61-4575-A2A8-763AE64A56F0.webp 56194CB0-8CA1-4DBB-8F02-C2C886377639.webp D2DA9CEC-5D25-461C-8599-D503FAC1208D.webp 7A41331E-D671-43BD-B352-20A5E0223A6E.webp So the sub frame will be done this week and go out for sandblasting. Unfortunately the delivery time frame is now pushed to mid to late February. I was gearing up for the end of January. Even had a job on the books. Hope they are willing to wait. It’s not priced for climbing. Kinda bummed but it’s ok. The saw is in also. They found some crappy looking fuel lines so they’ll replaced before the subframe goes on. Hopefully all the fixes along the way will keep my on the road and out of the shop once I get the truck.
 
Steve, curios if you looked at the Effer's at all before you went with the Palfinger and what may have influenced your decision. Im just starting to look at Kbooms (currently we run a 38 ton stick crane). I know you did your homework so any input would be appreciated.
-Jason
 
Jasonk said:
Steve, curios if you looked at the Effer's at all before you went with the Palfinger and what may have influenced your decision. Im just starting to look at Kbooms (currently we run a 38 ton stick crane). I know you did your homework so any input would be appreciated.
-Jason
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Jason it seems like you got quite the setup going as far as tree work. Adding a knuckle boom to your crew would be awsome.
Most of us that run a knuckleboom went this route so we can utilize the grapple saw. I own a effer. They are great kbooms. Currently the largest k-booms used in tree work are Effer's, however i think we all see its rapidly swinging over to Palfinger. There's a reason, palfleet wasn't afraid to think outside the box.. I couldn't get effer to mount auxiliary hydraulics to the end of my jib for a mecanil saw, and when i insisted for months they come back and said only if we use a gmt saw.. Needless to say it probably never would have happened, i was sick and tired of not having my phone calls answered back literally waiting months just for a answer. Its like having a customer calling and begging you to come do a $50k job for months and you never answer/respond back. Now call them and tell them your willing to spend $300k + on a new truck they'll get back with you. What about customer service with someone who owns one of your cranes..
 
islandedge said:
Jason it seems like you got quite the setup going as far as tree work. Adding a knuckle boom to your crew would be awsome.
Most of us that run a knuckleboom went this route so we can utilize the grapple saw. I own a effer. They are great kbooms. Currently the largest k-booms used in tree work are Effer's, however i think we all see its rapidly swinging over to Palfinger. There's a reason, palfleet wasn't afraid to think outside the box.. I couldn't get effer to mount auxiliary hydraulics to the end of my jib for a mecanil saw, and when i insisted for months they come back and said only if we use a gmt saw.. Needless to say it probably never would have happened, i was sick and tired of not having my phone calls answered back literally waiting months just for a answer. Its like having a customer calling and begging you to come do a $50k job for months and you never answer/respond back. Now call them and tell them your willing to spend $300k + on a new truck they'll get back with you. What about customer service with someone who owns one of your cranes..
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Costumer support is key with everything mechanical! Im seeing this more and more with the equipment we purchase and the follow up the dealer gives post sale. Its clear that Pallet is putting a serious impact on the market. The Tree Mek is a big plus and although Im not sure we would use it every day, I do believe it has its place and it would certainly be an asset. In the small amount of research Ive done Ive been told that the Effer is stronger and better built partially because of some patents they have. Im not saying thats true or false, just what Ive been told. Ill be continuing to explore this option as we pursue another crane this year and Im open to all the feedback I can get!
 
Jasonk said:
Costumer support is key with everything mechanical! Im seeing this more and more with the equipment we purchase and the follow up the dealer gives post sale. Its clear that Pallet is putting a serious impact on the market. The Tree Mek is a big plus and although Im not sure we would use it every day, I do believe it has its place and it would certainly be an asset. In the small amount of research Ive done Ive been told that the Effer is stronger and better built partially because of some patents they have. Im not saying thats true or false, just what Ive been told. Ill be continuing to explore this option as we pursue another crane this year and Im open to all the feedback I can get!
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If you have an awsome crew than keep on going! The treemek was a way out for me. I love tree work but (good) help is hard to come by in my area. You will start seeing a crew of 2-3 guys with a treemek taking out massive trees. When i hired a crane to come out for larger jobs, there would be 5-7 people involved. Now i show up on a estimate and try to see how i can utilize the crane with the mecanil 1st. If 8 got to sling it or bucket the job i price it different.
 
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