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    use backhoe as a crane?

    the task was completed several weeks ago. I posted a video of the adventure.
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    use backhoe as a crane?

    Some days. was 0 today when i woke up, but supposed to be in the 50's all week....
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    use backhoe as a crane?

    electrical for the mill? i need to run a new 220V drop across the shop to a subpanel. From there it will feed a 10hp 1 to 3 phase VFD convertor. electrical on the SEE? I've got about half the wiring fixed, still something going on with lights, i only have the orange lights working.
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    use backhoe as a crane?

    Here is a little video of the whole process https://youtu.be/EQWtERmSI-A
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    use backhoe as a crane?

    i guess hobby. i've been around that type of work and used to have access to a full machine shop at work. I switched up my work arrangements, I'm full time remote now and I miss having those tools. so i'm now starting to build up my own shop. the cnc plasma would probably turn into a small...
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    use backhoe as a crane?

    i think the gantry crane will be useful because i am thinking of building or buying a cnc plasma table in the near future so i'll be buying large sheets of metal that get hard to move from truck to storage to plasma table.
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    use backhoe as a crane?

    i didnt hang it from those tie downs but i ran a chain over the stick and through the tie downs so it wouldn't slip.
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    use backhoe as a crane?

    the backhoe did it. once on the ground i moved it into the shop with pipe rollers and the winch on my 4 wheeler.
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    use backhoe as a crane?

    whatever i do to unload, I hope it looks safer than the loading stage was...
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    use backhoe as a crane?

    thanks guys. i think i'm going to build a ramp off the back of the trailer with solid support to the ground every 12" or so and then borrow a pallet jack and use a come-a-long to help control the decent down the ramp.
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    use backhoe as a crane?

    not sure. digging force = 10,000 lb
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    use backhoe as a crane?

    sorry, referring to my FLU419, I forget there are other vehicles included in this forum. I'd feel most comfortable picking it up and moving it with the Front Loader but I think the max weight for that is 3k lb. my trailer doesn't have ramps that would work well for rolling off, i think picking...
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    use backhoe as a crane?

    thoughts on lifting a 5,000 lb mill with the backhoe to get it off a trailer? tips and tricks?
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