Dave Shepard
Square peg, round world.
Just curious what cranes people own, or what you work with when you hire. A friend runs a Grove 3060 for his company and for rentals.
What cranes do you own/work with?
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lumberjack
Young man on the go
I had a Palfinger PK40.
Excluding my time with it, I most commonly work with a 120T Liebherr.
Excluding my time with it, I most commonly work with a 120T Liebherr.
that grove has to be the bee's knees for GTW- high capacity and maneuverability with small footprint.
We use National 55t boom trucks most and occasionally a grove 85t, not sure of the model
an outfit in the hood just bought one of mayer's 3060's, 5 y o, should be interesting
We use National 55t boom trucks most and occasionally a grove 85t, not sure of the model
an outfit in the hood just bought one of mayer's 3060's, 5 y o, should be interesting
Dave Shepard
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It's crazy maneuverable and powerful. 5,700#@110', and 2,200#@128' are a couple of picks my friend mentioned. It'll 360 in its own footprint.
Dave Shepard
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It's busy, he's smiling. 
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Treehouser
Grove AT635e here, pretty stout little crane that has unbelievable maneuverability , we really get in some tight spots with it. Only problem I have found with crane ownership is you become totally dependent on them. If ours breaks down we are dead in the water. Considering buying a backup crane
pigwot
M's, Juniper's, Lowen’s, and Inge’s Grandpa
This is the fleet we work with the most. The 30 ton spider is great for really tight spots.
Bob's Crane Fleet
Bob's Crane Fleet
2 crane crews? Neva happen, imo.
Dave, your buddy with the new 3060, just wondering what he's like, a tree guy who spends approx 800k on a brand new unit. Crazy hardworking? Methodical? Risk taker? More business man than tree man? Just wondering. My envy wants to know.
Dave, your buddy with the new 3060, just wondering what he's like, a tree guy who spends approx 800k on a brand new unit. Crazy hardworking? Methodical? Risk taker? More business man than tree man? Just wondering. My envy wants to know.
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Treehouser
not a second crew, I can hardly employ enough guys for one crew. I own all old equipment and have a backup for everything other than the crane...
treebilly
Student of the Jedi. OH-7106A
Rent out a 38 ton altec a few days a month now. Operator was a climber before he ran boom. Good guy and smooth with it. Used him today and have him for the rest of the week. I’ll put up some pics in the work pic thread
treebilly
Student of the Jedi. OH-7106A
Kinda. He still says we aren’t buying one. I won’t disagree. Crane op is making money, we’re making good money. I’m not as grumpy as I once was so all is good
pigwot
M's, Juniper's, Lowen’s, and Inge’s Grandpa
Four of the crane ops at Bob’s are former climbers. It’s quite intuitive working with them. We each just know what the other will expect to do. Simply confirm and go. The one who split the spar on me wasn’t a climber and soends time on his cell phone. Have to ‘converse’ constantly to keep his eyes on task ;(
davidwyby
Desert Beaver
Anyone wanna take a stab at weight rating on this crane?
Dave Shepard
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What is the truck? Looks very D800-ish.
davidwyby
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Dave Shepard
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The Second 3060 is long gone. They have a 4090 and a 4100 now.
davidwyby
Desert Beaver
davidwyby
Desert Beaver
I'm guessing 13K pound rating, but thats as good as I got
this is the one I run on occasion, missing 2 outriggers, controls are funky (and touchy), third section is manual so its a real pain, but it works well enough, super stout boom, but you can't get parts anymore
davidwyby
Desert Beaver
I might be able to get the dodge one for free…and then do a bunch of work on the crane. I’d put it on one of my military trucks. Probably bob (shorten) one and make the rear axle a steering axle.
davidwyby
Desert Beaver
About 30-40’? Would work for pulling water pumps we work on…
yep, I believe this boom is something around 38 or 40 feet, I will have to look at the chart next time I'm running it
as far as making it useable, you seem handy with a torch and a welder, so I see no reason you can't have it back to operational in a couple days
