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Ok so it was a tough winter for everyone I guess, so I didn't have much time to work on the crane. I did work on it the last couple days, and I got the pony engine and pump mounted up and mated, changed what fluid was in the tank, and got the crane to move. I had to pull some ice out of the...

Thanks George! Sorry I didn't call you back today, but we had to get these trailers home! Thank God for good people willing to help, & to new friends too! Gunner0311: I'm jealous of the mud racing truck! **** toys are fun! I'll definitely post pics of the truck & crane at work once I get...

So I was doing a little research & talking to my friend, who's the crane owner/operator that lifted the crane onto my truck, and being that this crane is a rack and pinion swivel, it's designed to rotate more than 360 degrees, but not by much. So it will turn say 390-400 degrees. I've searched...

It seems as though these pics didn't show up before. I'm hoping that they do now, as this was the lifting & setting of the crane on the truck....

I know what you're saying now, and this is how it was mounted on the truck it came off of, from what I was told anyway. I will see if I can find the stops though because I should definitely confirm this before I get much further.

Do you mean as in how many degrees rotation it has out of 360? This one has the controls on both sides so that's not an issue.

Ok, so I fiiiiiiiiinally got the KB mounted on my 5 ton! I still have to move it back a few inches, bolt it down, take the fuel tank off & have the fill moved and make a pocket in the front corner so the outrigger can slide in out of the way, but it's a good start! I also have to cut the back...

If anyone needs "camping gear" let me know. I'll see what I can dig out of my excess of issued items that I've accumulated over the years. I'm hoping to bring the 923 crane truck to the rally too.

Yeah they can get out to 150' plus, and pick serious loads at that height. In the states we're used to stick booms because we can maneuver them on our streets, but knucklebooms dominate in Europe. I think the sagging doesn't look strong, but it's like a Mack truck, built with a bunch of small...

Here's the lates thing I've done. Not much progress I know, but time is very limited & I've been trying to make money working lol! I will have to push the bed back a little bit, not sure exactly how far yet, but since they don't have typical u-bolt style body bolts, i'll have to cut the...

Exactly! That's my baby lol! It has pivot pins so it can sort of "fold up", but it's never folded up on this truck, it's purpose is to allow it to move out of the way if you go down a hill or over something & it hits the ground. Funny thing is if you see one flying over bumps it's just...

Cool build. I have family out in Easton actually! See if you can find images of the RG-33L MRAP rear steps. They're aluminum & swivel up & down, & the treads are like industrial building metal that's press formed with the holes in it. If I can look through my pics I'll see if I can post one...

That sounds really awesome! Good idea for the exhaust too! I will end up with 16r20's also. I may get some MRAP wheels/tires depending on the availability. I'd love to hear about the turbo addition too. Are you using a turbo & aftercooler from a 6CTA engine, or something fun like a big cam...

Awesome! So you're forward mounting yours too then. I considered rear mounting mine, but I like the ability to have it out of the way. I also don't want to cut my bed down, but I have to slide it back to see how it's going to look & I might have no choice. Are you keeping your spare tire...

That would be cool! I want to build a bobber hotrod just for a daily driver/rolling billboard for the biz! I'm by Morristown/Denville, but I keep all my "stuff" out by Tewksbury.

Thank you. Well, the model is an 11500, with 2 hydraulic extensions and hydraulic out & downriggers. The max extension is 11.9m which is approximately 38.675 feet. That's at 75 degrees and at 11.9m it will lift 1250kg, wich is approx 2750 lbs. Extended to the side horizontally with the...

Haha, thanks! Sorry for the delayed response, I've been out of town & just plain busy! I love these knucklebooms! They're so versatile and fold down out of the way, mostly....

Yes, yes I do. That's part of the plan like the rest of my equipment like my skid steer, chipper, & everything else I get....