Move up the rear and rearmount her!

[Jonseredbred]

I just started another project here in the shop. I am taking a forestry type setup and converting into a short wheel base rearmount.

I just boxed in the back of the frame and added some stiffeners in the frame where the bolts clamp around the frame.

 

[inztrees]

thats cool

 

[brendonv]

Nice, I've seen those Lewis truck go pretty cheap. You selling this one or keeping it?

 

[Jonseredbred]

I bought 4, gonna keep one as soon as I find the best one.

 

[lumberjack]

Pshaw, selling it!


Interesting architecture on the shop.

 

[Jonseredbred]

Its an old cotton mill built in the early 1800's. It is actually 2 stories tall with all that hand laid stone.

 

[Banned by Squirrels]

I bought 4, gonna keep one as soon as I find the best one.

Wow, you must be rich or somethin'...

 

[brendonv]

Are you rear mounting all of them? Under CDL?

 

[Jonseredbred]

Yes they are all under CDL and I will rearmount them all. 2 short ones 86" cab to axle and 2 standard length.

 

[lumberjack]

Why all the remountery? Rotten beds?


I figured that building wasn't from the 20th century.

 

[Jonseredbred]

When you mount the lift behind the rear axle you gain a bunch of working height by not having to work over the cab or chip box. The shorter, the easier to manuever and it lightens them up alot.

A lift/chip box combo is worthless doing residential tree work in my opinion. If you ever used a rearmount you would hate dragging that chip box all around with you.

 

[lumberjack]

Yeah, I've only ever done real tree work out of my Genie. Only flow 2 bucks, Mat 3 center/rear mount and a forestry Altec, both 75'ers.

 

[MasterBlaster]

Awesome truck, rear mounts are the best for sure.

 

[SkwerI]

Yup, mine pretty much kicks some major ass.

 

[lumberjack]

Ooops, I fergot I ran Brian's old truck for 2-3 minutes to retrieve a throwbag I lost the day or two before.

 

[NeTree]

When you mount the lift behind the rear axle you gain a bunch of working height by not having to work over the cab or chip box. The shorter, the easier to manuever and it lightens them up alot.

A lift/chip box combo is worthless doing residential tree work in my opinion. If you ever used a rearmount you would hate dragging that chip box all around with you.

I agree.

It's way better when you can back a dedicated chip truck and chipper into a much more ideal location for running brush through the chipper. With a chip box, you always end up dragging stuff around the back.

 

[MasterBlaster]

That's so very true, but then the sacrifice is having two trucks = two drivers.

 

[sotc]

id much rather have 2 trucks and drivers. its nice having a back up on occasion when theres just a little more but hardly worth dumping. thats the rare scenario, wish id have gotton a rear mount

 

[Jonseredbred]

Willie, your Altec LB650 is easily rearmounted too.

 

[sotc]

ive actually looked it over and figured the same. need a set of rear out riggers. still havent painted my chip truck yet maybe ill tackle that some day

 

[sotc]

the 5.9 12valve is a little weak for all that steel. does fine empty at 22k pounds but a chipper and/or load of chips drags her down. prolly feel like a power house with out that box. love to see pics as the project moves along, specially if you run into unexpected problems

 

[Jonseredbred]

We have done a few of these before. Kinda cookie cutter stuff so I hope we don't have any problems.

This truck will get an extra set of outriggers also

 

[sotc]

what do you use to lift the boom and where do you lift from? seems the hardest part would be turning the boom around

 

[Jonseredbred]

We are gonna have to have a crane come in. Rig it around the base with a tether out to the knucles to keep it level.
Drive the truck out and then back it back in the other side. Easy peasy as they say.

 

[sotc]

id love to see pics of the rigging when you do it and if the crane has a scale what the weight of your boom assembly is