Potain Crane

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Has anyone every used one of these Potain self ercting cranes. http://www.manitowoccranegroup.com/MCG_POT_AM/Products/EN/brandrange.asp
I was at the Builders show a couple years back in Las Vegas and saw this crane(Igo Ma 13)there, they were promoting it for small construction sites. I thought it might work for really tough trees that are in an area that a crane could not reach.

Robert


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It would deffinatly be a very useful rentable machine. I wonder how much they cost? The biggest could still be towed with a standard tractor and has 131' radius, very intersting indeed.
 
Just talked to the dealer, the IGO MA 13 retails around 140k, the straight 13 costs 80-90k. The MA basically means the crane is self contained and towable. The IGO 21 costs around 180k.

The biggest, IGO50 has 60k in counterweights and the crane ways around 40k he said, I bet closer to 60k.

Click his link and you can see weight ratings. The MA21 seems like a very good mid sized crane.
 
Seems like it could be useful in working around wires. That main "trunk" of the crane looks like it would clear most wires in residential setting while the arm gives you enough reach to move the limbs away from the wires.
 
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MB, what makes them impractical for tree work?
 
I'll reply as to why I think they'd be largely impractical. Limitations of 68'-3" max height, and that at 882 lb. max weight. 12+ tons travel weight. Likely big bux.

If a person already owned one I guess I could see the odd use for tree work but it would be pretty extravagant in my opinion to get one for that purpose.
 

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Oh sure Glen, as a tree company I wouldnt buy one, no doubt there. But what makes the crane impractical for tree work in general, or was Butch talking about a tree company owning one? If so, I agree on that 100%
 
Have a look at the figures in the attachment to my post above. It's a page from the PDF I got from their (misconfigured) site.

I can definitely see some good possibilities for fetching stuff to the chipper/whatnot, but there's not that much it would be all that helpful with in terms of dismantling trees. Not that I can envision at any rate.
 
What???

Lifting 882 pounds at 72' of side reach doesn't have tree applications? It seems like it would to me anyway.

I've seen those cranes in Europe and a few in the States too. Being able to go out and over instead of just booming out solves access problems.

there are some cottonwood trees that I've seen in Denver that are so dead that I wouldn't walk under them much less climb them. They are in backyards that are higher than the street behind two story houses. In order for a boom crane to get into the area it would take a HUGE crane. The you're faced with moving the vehicle into the neighborhood and hauling pieces back out over the house. Sometimes there just isn't the physical space to boom crane.
 
It's simple! It's TOO MUCH CRANE. Too big, too expensive, and too much trouble to set up.

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Lifting 882 pounds at 72' of side reach doesn't have tree applications? It seems like it would to me anyway.

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Like I said, I could see some application for fetching materials from the site, but a fair portion of stuff would have to be dropped to the ground first and made smaller there to be time-conservative, wouldn't it? It's in that sense I commented about limited use for dismantling.

Get one, Tom, and I'll come out to work with you!

Fair warning: I may not be very quick, but I sure am slow. Hahaha!
 
hi guys..
in Italy we use this kind of gru for building...and potain is cosiderated the best...
I'm no so expert like you guys in crane..but in my opinion
the net structure of the arm is strong but too elastic
plus the little wheel of the arm's trolley when are under weight have not good movement..
it's different from idraulic movement of the normal arms that we use for tree...
that my opinion...plus in Italy they are not cheaper to rent
 
Yassir I checked out their site and briefly talked to the dealer.

Closer in it has more lifting potential, the up and over clearance could make it handy on some jobs, I dont understand the elasticity playing a role.

It would be a handy option, but not a smart investment for tree work IMO.
 
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