We went to look at the truck today, it was an older ln8000 with stinger crane. Was in pretty good shape but its a lot older (I believe it was a 1987) than we wanted to go. We are going to keep looking for something.
The crane company we use has one that they might sell. Not sure what chassis it is on but I do know that it is an 18ton with 82' of main and 30' jib. Since its raining here today I might run over and take a look at it.
Yea thats what we are probably going to do. The more we talked about it the more we want 80 foot of boom. We aren't in rush so we can save for a while longer and find one that will really fit our needs.
Yea I know, never ran a 15 ton truck (35 ton is the only size I have ever used) but I think they will do alright. Are the rear mounts really that great? How are they at hauling logs?
My dad and I are in a position to purchase our first boom truck. We are looking between the 15-17 ton range with atleast 60 feet of boom. We want more stick but the prices really get up there once the booms hit about 80 feet. The truck will serve as a small crane/log truck. Here is an example...
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