Son of a Beech!

[rangerdanger]

Awesome!!! Never knew that. Interesting setup. Like the crane and chipper. Do the outriggers work better than standard ones for a crane like that. Again, cool pics.

 

[lawsonstree]

nice looking chipper and truck the grapple looks like it would get something done.

 

[KentuckySawyer]

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That is an X style outrigger system by Pioneer and bought by Manitowac.

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How does that configuration do with leveling the truck when working on an incline? Or are there rear stabilizers that I didn't see? It seems like a "standard" boom truck, with front and rear stabilizers would have a more solid foundation when working on a slope. The crane in the attached pic is what I'm thinking of as "standard" although you can't see the rear stabilizers.

 

[rangerdanger]

Yeah, thats what i was wondering. All cranes I see with the flatbed on it have outriggers like that. (KentuckySawyer, any more crane pics??? Thanks)

 

[Colin]

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That is an X style outrigger system by Pioneer and bought by Manitowac.

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When we look at our bucket and crane outriggers we can see that they act as God does supporting us in our every movement whilst we attend to our work.

Our thoughts should turn to Jesus when we see the outriggers extending onto the ground just as his hands reach out to help us and guide us through our lives.

Amen

 

[Smallwood]

That's getting old very quickly
Phil

 

[Colin]

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That's getting old very quickly
Phil

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I see you may have a problem with lay preachers?

 

[MikePoor]

Nice work Cameron! Thanks for the tip on the fuel tanks (I'll make sure to keep them full more often.) What are ya' doing with the logs?

 

[Cameron]

I came out to the job with our log truck (already half full from another job) Thought I would be able to fit most of it in there but also ended up taking a full load on the crane deck back to the shop. Reloaded the log truck after I could dump. Peices have to be broken down to six footers. I found a new dump for only $5.50 a yard just have to drive a little further, but worth it when dumping fourty yards at a shot. Any millable peices go to the mill for .30cents a board foot. It's not much but beats paying to get rid of it.

 

[rangerdanger]

Some how do the outriggers work??? I would suspect they would be good for going off to the side, compared to normal ones, since they extened alot farther out.

 

[JesseHuffman]

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That is an X style outrigger system by Pioneer and bought by Manitowac.

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When we look at our bucket and crane outriggers we can see that they act as God does supporting us in our every movement whilst we attend to our work.

Our thoughts should turn to Jesus when we see the outriggers extending onto the ground just as his hands reach out to help us and guide us through our lives.

Amen

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Im not sure this is the place for it.
I agree that it is getting old.

 

[MikePoor]

Hey Cameron, I forgot to ask wht the tree came down. Was it in bad condition? We have lost a few of the nicest Beech in our area in the last year. Mostly from BBD (Beech scale followed by nectria coccinea)

 

[Cameron]

I know the tree had been declining for some years now, and it seemed was finished off by drought stress this year. The whole side died where the there are major surface roots on the hill. Rangerdanger, the x design does allow me 360 degrees of work area. I can level out from front to back or side to side on some pretty steep inclines. Did have to get use to it a little when the wheels can be up off the ground by a couple of feet. Also nice if I feel a little unconfortable with the boom angles I have to work with I'll be sure to leave some counterweight wood on the deck.

 

[mdvaden]

You just reminded me of something I wanted to look for - safety goggles that may seat-against the skin more.

We get a log of blustery days in our autumn / winter too.