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Wow love to see the ticket if Osha was driving by on that one:|::|: What they couldnt wait the extra 15 seconds it took for him to get out of the tree....

My thought process is the cheap crane wont break the bank and if I got it I would sell my knuckle boom . As I have never financed anything my credit sux so I would be hard pushed to buy a "nice crane". No I wouldnt even think about working for other people. To do that you are held to a whole new...

My buddies crane has 80 of stick but no jib so working height of 90', I would really like a jib but for $25k it may be a good intro crane. However I am already slobering over rear mounts with more reach...

dont forget the swing out jib!! That crane there is a bit outa my price range, I have never financed equipment and was hoping not to start now...

Havent heard of the recall, will look into that. Ooh lok at this one.... http://www.mascus.com/transportation/used-crane-trucks/freightliner-manitex-22101/dn8lil6i.html

some pics of the Manitex...

The main reason Im thinking about this is my crane operator is retiring in 2 years. I need to start preparing for that sad sad day.. I have never ran a crane but I have never been able to hire a competent climber either. My buddy in DC (who owns the 22ton) says that it is not hard to run? Im...

I have yet to see a rear mount for sale. I have a line on a Manitex 2280 with no jib, so 22 ton with 80' of stick for $25k. Exciting but scary too. Would need to teach Robby my ground guy to operate it and get another ground guy.... Need to look into insurance and all that jazz

OK so Im starting to think about buying a cheap crane. Does anybody have any advice as to what I should be looking for in terms of the boom / turntable etc itself??