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I had a muni job and let them help me get my CDL as well as my ISA certification. It was a good stepping stone for me. Paul, incoming PM with my NUECO/Altec parts guy contact info. I'm not sure but you may need an account with Altec to buy from him. You can ask and find out though, he sells...

Paul, be very careful rigging off the material handler. I will only 'catch' smaller green limbs that I can just top cut and let them break over slowly without shock loading the boom. Most of the time I will use a rope sling to tie the limb off to itself and cut it. Then once it's hanging I will...

Ain't that the truth! :lol:

Those Canucks have much lower standards, obviously. :P

Scott, I guess they aren't sending out 12 guys with rakes any more? :lol:

225hp, not a lot of speed but mountains of torque. Max speed on mine is about 68-70 and it takes me about 1/2 mile to get up to 50 mph unless there's an incline. Acceleration and inclines don't mix. On the other hand I have no problems pulling my 14K lb dump trailer with it.

Cat 3126 turbo and an Allison MD3060.

I find the strobe lights annoying but they can be helpful once in a while when working on public roadways. I have one in the front and one in the back (looks like a second front light was removed before I bought the truck). I broke the back one a couple years ago. It's right under the bucket...

If you can't hang the lights upside down, then just hang some brackets under the front corners of the headache rack for them. Same position and orientation but 6" lower than their current position.

You're more likely to lose the dingleberry lights while driving rather than when working. Also, go up to the front knuckle on the boom and feel around the edge of those fiberglass access covers. Mine had a slight overhang and they got torn to shreds getting snagged on trees. I had them fixed up...

I agree with B, the lights won't last a year. I would have recommended making the entire headache rack and support posts a bit narrower though. I've squeezed down many tight driveways or between houses where there wasn't a lot of extra room to spare. Every increase in vehicle width or height...

For an air line I replaced a side plug in the rear air tank with a line fitting. Used a short line with a quick coupler and tucked it up in the C channel crossmember. I keep a 25' air line in one of the toolboxes along with an air nozzle and tire chuck. Very handy mod.

You won't save much weight or room, it's the boom that is so heavy. You will find many uses for the material handler and it will pay for itself hundreds of times over. Even loading logs into the truck at the end of the day. I did eliminate the extra hydraulic tool circuits at the bucket when I...

Buckets with material handlers can be a nightmare in the arborist industry. Tree guys as a whole typically tends to push the limits of all their gear and a bucket with a built in crane is an invitation for disaster. I'm pretty anal about keeping my stuff functioning well (even if it isn't washed...

The boxes are integral to the bed, they will have to torch off everything and start from the frame. The boom is on its own subframe. While they have it apart, make sure they check the welds on the subframe to the front outriggers. Mine has some cracks on both sides caused by the way it was...

Yup, that was my old truck. My apologies for being a bit short earlier, I thought you might have been somebody else with a remarkably similar user name. He always had a black cloud hanging over him and tended to spread doom and despair everywhere he went. Best of luck with your purchase. My...

How did my pictures get on AS? :X The blue one was an AM650, my current truck is an AM855.

I love mine. It has some limitations since it is designed as a line truck and not a tree truck, but for me that is outweighed by the increased capabilities of the material handler. It is NOT a good choice if you are going to have other people operating it. Too many things to break or get abused...

Is that an ALOC boom? The International trucks seem popular, but they are rattletraps and the ride is miserable. Not that mine is all that smooth, but it will definitely be a whole new experience if you're used to your nice, comfortable F350.

Ditto what Willie said. Leave it in low and just use high as an 'overdrive' gear at the top. Or if it's easier, just leave it in high and save low range for tight, difficult spots. All depends on your gearing and available power.