Building a Boom Pole - thoughts?

boggen · Jul 15, 2012

sodamo said:
Boggen

Here's some pic of my attempt

Forget a hand crank, I got a 12vdc 1 ton winch from HF.

Unloading shipping container
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placing roof panels
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moving 8x12 4000 gal tank
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placing 25ft roof panels
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*cool!* with backhoe for a bonus! to lift stuff, but also as counter weight with boom on the FEL!

nice use of quick attach on FEL as well!

lifts high enough to help set rafters for a new shed or house edition as well!

12v winch... WOW! though looking at length, could really understand why! trying to barely tap the FEL joystick or levers, for a very small adjustment can be rather difficult with boom sticking that far out. 12v winch, i bet really helps out lower or raise the metal sheeting for the roof!

Zebrafive · Jul 18, 2012

I did not build it. Local JD dealer got a tractor in with same loader as mine (640) and 4 attachments besides the bucket.They had two types of bale spears, pallet fork and the boom pole. I wanted the pallet forks but we could not agree on price. I asked how much for the boom pole and he said not much demand for them. $150. I bought it on the spot. It's made to go on a loader in place of the bucket. It telescopes, I am guessing 4', from approx, 7' to 11'. I have not measured it yet. I did do one modification, that was to weld a hook on the end. It has a pintle hitch on the boom end.

bullbreaker · Jul 18, 2012

Zebrafive said:
I did not build it. Local JD dealer got a tractor in with same loader as mine (640) and 4 attachments besides the bucket.They had two types of bale spears, pallet fork and the boom pole. I wanted the pallet forks but we could not agree on price. I asked how much for the boom pole and he said not much demand for them. $150. I bought it on the spot. It's made to go on a loader in place of the bucket. It telescopes, I am guessing 4', from approx, 7' to 11'. I have not measured it yet. I did do one modification, that was to weld a hook on the end. It has a pintle hitch on the boom end.

Thats one heck of a deal !
That things a BEAST !!!!!!!!!!! :thumbsup:

Boone

Rustyiron · Jul 18, 2012

While it's show & tell, betcha never seen a jib pole do this. I built this pole about 8 yrs. ago, it has close to 7' telescoping legnth. Then I built the "roof rake" tip (the rusty part) when I put the lean to on the shop. As much as I was hoping, a 3/12 roof pitch will not shed the snow. It will reach about 28' (for lifting) when it is near vertical and the SS boom up all the way, but the most fun is sticking it out over the pond for a rope swing.:laughing: That is after the ice and snow are long gone. Pretty handy for setting trusses if there is not too much "reach" needed.

Zebrafive · Jul 18, 2012

Rustyiron said:
While it's show & tell, betcha never seen a jib pole do this. I built this pole about 8 yrs. ago, it has close to 7' telescoping legnth. Then I built the "roof rake" tip (the rusty part) when I put the lean to on the shop. As much as I was hoping, a 3/12 roof pitch will not shed the snow. It will reach about 28' (for lifting) when it is near vertical and the SS boom up all the way, but the most fun is sticking it out over the pond for a rope swing.:laughing: That is after the ice and snow are long gone. Pretty handy for setting trusses if there is not too much "reach" needed.

Now that is a boom pole!

AmericanTractorDriver · Jul 18, 2012

ZebraFive,

Do you know off-hand what diameter and wall thickness that steel tubing is for the boom portion?

Thanks!

Rustyiron · Jul 18, 2012

American TD. For normal tractor pole "chores" use at least 1/4" wall on your tubing.... that should be at least 3x3 or 2x4 with the 4" dimension in the vertical position. I am concerned that you sound somewhat new to welding and fabrication, and that any lifting device may not be the place to get your practice in. Please do not take offense to my comment if you are only carefully planning your project. Sounds like you are scrounging for materials, good idea as "store bought" poles are very cheap and hard to beat $$ wise. With scrap so high, scrounging is getting hard, but even a small 6" or so I beam will work, so will a 3" pipe with some extra bracing. For your dimensions on the 3pt, just copy from one of your other implements or there is a web page that I found with a search that has all the "std" dimensions and pin sizes listed. :thumbsup:

Zebrafive · Jul 19, 2012

AmericanTractorDriver said:
ZebraFive,

Do you know off-hand what diameter and wall thickness that steel tubing is for the boom portion?

Thanks!

The inner, moveable section, is 3" x 3" square tubing, 1/4" wall. It's here at my shop to weld the hook on. The rest is out at the farm. I'll measure next time I am out there.

Zebrafive · Jul 20, 2012

Zebrafive said:
The inner, moveable section, is 3" x 3" square tubing, 1/4" wall. It's here at my shop to weld the hook on. The rest is out at the farm. I'll measure next time I am out there.

The tube the inner section slides into is 3 1/2" square tubing 3/16" or .180 wall.

I found on the Horst website; total weight 320 lbs, capacity collapsed 3000 lbs, extend 1500 lbs.