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  1. miltruckman

    mounting a knuckleboom crane

    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...
  2. miltruckman

    mounting a knuckleboom crane

    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
  3. miltruckman

    mounting a knuckleboom crane

    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.
  4. miltruckman

    mounting a knuckleboom crane

    Sorry, I never had the tire carrier or tool box. And after asking around I scrapped the cab shield. Bill Michigan
  5. miltruckman

    mounting a knuckleboom crane

    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...
  6. miltruckman

    mounting a knuckleboom crane

    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...
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