catvet
Gold Member
Probably a crazy idea but I'm thinking of building a boom pole out of wood. Would this be considerably less strong than metal?
Here's my concept. Take a 12 foot 4 x 6 (just happen to have one in pine) and lay 3 foot 6 x 6's on either side seperated by about 3 inches. Then place 2 x 6's (24") at right angles top and bottom covering the timbers. That give me basically a pallet with a long middle member. I would lag screw everything together.
I could then pick up the whole thing with my forklift attachment (rated for 3000 lbs). I was thinking that I could run cables back from maybe 2 feet from the outer end to the corners of my fork attachment protective grill so that that it would be kept from going side to side as well as over a bit of support for the top of the pole.
I would then put a hook or loop at the end.
I'm looking to raise timber bents which weigh about 500 lbs a piece. My L-39 is rated to lift 2200 lbs with it's bucket. I have the backhoe on for counter weight.
Somebody, or everybody, tell me what is wrong with this. Probably a lot but figured I'd throw it out for discussion.
Here's my concept. Take a 12 foot 4 x 6 (just happen to have one in pine) and lay 3 foot 6 x 6's on either side seperated by about 3 inches. Then place 2 x 6's (24") at right angles top and bottom covering the timbers. That give me basically a pallet with a long middle member. I would lag screw everything together.
I could then pick up the whole thing with my forklift attachment (rated for 3000 lbs). I was thinking that I could run cables back from maybe 2 feet from the outer end to the corners of my fork attachment protective grill so that that it would be kept from going side to side as well as over a bit of support for the top of the pole.
I would then put a hook or loop at the end.
I'm looking to raise timber bents which weigh about 500 lbs a piece. My L-39 is rated to lift 2200 lbs with it's bucket. I have the backhoe on for counter weight.
Somebody, or everybody, tell me what is wrong with this. Probably a lot but figured I'd throw it out for discussion.