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Bjorn, funny how we both started out with an M49 Fuel truck.
Looks like your crane is a bit larger than the one on my truck. I ended up building an extension for mine to get some more reach. I have been eying the small log grapples on eBay, but that is another project.
I was also looking at...
The crane capacity close up is ~ 7000lbs and all the way out ~13ft is about 3000LBS.
The cylinder operating pressure is 3000lbs
I would like to get a jeep, mule, or mighty mite to carry around in the back.
I wonder what a Jeep weighs?
Bill
Michigan
No, Not "power pro". I worked on KC135's, 455X2B Communications & Navigation Systems Technician. I now run Cat3516's at a CO-Gen power plant in Michigan.
Thanks Mike,
I just got it running again with an engine swap, I also finally built a set of dump bed side racks and installed a canvas top on the rear. I am now working on the front side rack for the dump bed and thinking about end curtains. I'll probably have to have some custom made.
I'll...
Lance ask me to post about mounting a knuckleboom crane. So I'll write a little on the subject.
HI Lance, or anyone interested,
What I did to mount a knuckleboom crane:
My truck was originally a M49 which happens to be a standard length M35 truck.
I removed the M49 fuel tank from...