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Bill (milkman?) perhaps. By using the hydraulics and multiple use of controls, like switch outrigger controls to other functions after vehicle is leveled, an earth boring attachment can be used for example. More pictures: http://www.mayapplebrandstedt.com/maybrand4b.HTML

Yes, the outriggers are by themselves very useful. I have never carried a jack in the deuce, for example. The hydraulic outriggers will easily lift the entire vehicle and by blocking the wheels, the headroom below it can be increased by a foot or more for working. They have extracted my truck...

6t/m refers to lifting capacity; 6 tons one meter from the pedestal, 3 tons two meters from the pedestal, 1.5 tons four meters from the pedestal and so on. Joel's is probably close to a 10t/m crane and mine is about 8t/m. Image shows the diagram for a crane similar to mine.

So you are itching for something new and exciting. :-) Mounting the crane is not really difficult, but I wouldn't recommend a heavy model like Joel's, which would require a shorter bed and reinforcement of the frame. I can hardly imagine my deuce without the HIAB...mounting it on a trailer is...