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I was more comfortable removing and replacing a 28 ton counterweight on a UH801 Hitachi shovel with a 30 ton Grove than I was with most half ton picks I made with a 55 ton Grove. Everything depended on the situation at the time.

I had the honor of working with Earl Keefer years ago, John Grove's number two man, literally, Earls clock number was #2. He was working for John before they were making cranes, building farm wagons. Carried a picture of the very first crane him and John built in his wallet. We were replacing a...

I guess once you've done tree work with a crane for a while it becomes second nature. Myself I never wanted any parts of it, to many variables. Calculating the weight of steel and concrete is a no brainer. Once you hook up to something already in the air and cut it loose you're committed, no...

Smooth... You have scales?

OMFG...

Chart for the boom and a chart for the jib. ALWAYS stay on the chart. That's one nice looking rig PCTree but they turn ugly fast on their side. Never ever become complacent. Best of luck to ya.

Jay, Grove will charge ya $400 for a bearing you can get anywhere else for $40 and both are Timken. The good ol days of dealing with John Grove and Earl Keifer are long gone.

What will freak ya out is on a day with clear blue sky's, in the cab all calm and comfortable, you look up at the head of the boom just as a cloud passes by. Your brain thinks the cloud is sitting still and the boom is swinging. Laughed at myself many a time as I came down on the brake.

I think ZF is a German company but they have plants in over 25 countries, great choice in a tranny for a AT model. Grove builds work horses not fashion statements.