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The A3s are (no offense intended) ugly enough as-is, I would try to model the hard top off of a 5ton franken-top that has the r.o.p.s. system incorporated. Plenty of strength to stand on one of those.
Lots of gin-pole info here:
http://weldingweb.com/showthread.php?679661-The-secret-to-easy-adjustable-gin-poles&highlight=gin+pole
There are videos posted too, but I haven't found them yet...
This is the thread I learned the most from. Rest in peace Irish...
Having a 5ton wrecker, I can honestly say, fix your current crane. I love the ability my crane gives me, but it always seems to run out of stick and (because I am a) one man show, rigging up a lift, climbing up in the operators bucket and having the rigging fall out of the crane hook SUCKS! Then...
Lots of details still to be hammered out. Any idea on a lift capacity? The structure alone may overload the front end. If shooting for 2-3 klbsnn id just get a small service crane.
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