Any body have experience with one of these?

[wedge40]

I was amazed at the reach of these things.
with a ballast box I wonder just how much you could lift, rafter wise that is.


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Wedge

 

[pwl]

I don't know, but for three grand I won't be finding out.

 

[MrJimi]

Mine only reaches 30 feet up and it dint cost me 3K
See my boom pole here !!

Jim

 

[RonMar]

I was amazed at the reach of these things.
with a ballast box I wonder just how much you could lift, rafter wise that is.
Wedge

Double the length, half the capacity. As an example, if you have loader lift arms that are 8' from where they pivot to the bucket pivot pins(8' from pivot to load), and you have a 1500# capacity at the bucket pivots, an additional 8' boom(16' from pivot to load) would effectively half that 1500# to 750#, provided the boom structure(particularly where it meets the existing loader arms) could handle the stress, another 16'(32' from pivot to load) would half it again to 375#, again assuming the structure could support that much. This is not including the weight of a boom structure capable of supporting that much weight, so once you factor that in, 30' of reach(from the rear loader arm pivots) has very little margin for lifting a load.

That is for a static load. If you factor in potential "G" induced live or shock loads, A bump while trying to position something you picked up could easilly double or tripple the weight of the load out on such a long moment arm. This could stand you on your nose, but more likley would just collapse the structure or pretzel your loader lift cylinders. Or it would destroy the loader pivot structure and the whole thing would try and crawl into the drivers seat

If you are only lifting a 100# truss 15' in the air, I am sure it can be done with a carefully designed/supported boom with a reasonable margine for error. What you are paying for on that one pictured is their engineers carefull study and their workmanship that says this thing is not going to collapse when used within their published limits and kill someone...

If I was going to do this every day for a business, I might build something for this. If I was doing this one time to put up a new barn or shop, it would probably be more feasable to go rent one of those telescoping forklifts to put the trusses on my building.

my .02

 

[638]

I set 26ft trusses with my BX23 and an 8ft gin pole mounted on the FEL. The trick with a small tractor is to curl the bucket untill the pole is almost vertical and then raise the bucket, maintaining the gin pole in a vertical position. This places the load directly over the bucket and you can lift max load. With the gin pole horizonal, it was all I could do to lift the trusses. With the 8ft pole and max lift on the bucket I could reach 17ft.

ron

 

[ronjhall]

Sure can build one for less than $3000. Here is mine.

Could add an extension cylinder for a $100 or less.
Here is a link to thread where I put it together.
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[rdbrumfield]

That is a clean set up you have.
My tractor will lift 10ft at the bottom pins on the bucket and I made an A frame to reach another 10. The thing that really enhances mine is that I put an 8000 lb hyd winch in the loader frame. It is always there and I can't tell you how handy it is. Just the advantage of having an adjustable line on something when loading or picking something is really nice. I have only used it once in the 12 yrs I have had it on for pulling myself out of a problem. I have used it however to pull many others out of theirs.
Being able to plant the bucket in the ground and get the full pulling power of the winch is something to see.
I know this is off the thread, but something you folks with the lifting poles might think about.

 

[PA hayseed]

If I was going to do this every day for a business, I might build something for this. If I was doing this one time to put up a new barn or shop, it would probably be more feasable to go rent one of those telescoping forklifts to put the trusses on my building.

my .02

I don't disagree with your assessment of the equipment.

I live in the sticks, and to rent a 4wd genie (telescoping and articulating to 50ft) for two days cost me 800.00 + delivery and pickup. So investing 3K may not be that bad of an idea, depending on whether you need a long lift and how heavy the item is. Also whether you would use it more than one day. I would imagine if you had it, someone would rent your services.

 

[tommu56]

I don't disagree with your assessment of the equipment.


PA hayseed

I live in the sticks, and to rent a 4wd genie (telescoping and articulating to 50ft) for two days cost me 800.00 + delivery and pickup. So investing 3K may not be that bad of an idea, depending on whether you need a long lift and how heavy the item is. Also whether you would use it more than one day. I would imagine if you had it, someone would rent your services.

Check with Best line Equipment their tow behind was about 300/ day when I checked in to it and no delivery fee.

tom