Delivering vented bags

[BARNSLEY BOB]

nice one windfall.

have you tried it with a m3 bag yet, looks like a builders bag to me.

[windfall]

Sure have, it picks up a m3 vented bag at full extension you can tell its got weight on though. But with a builders bag as in the pic it is under no stress at all.

 

It also picked up my huge saw bench, but not at maximum extension!

 

Its a PC1300, think its rated at 1tonne close in and 400kg at maximum reach.

 

I looked at all the cranes on the market and decided that with anything less than full hydraulic controll i would be disspointed. So this meant i had to go for second hand as they are £7k new + installation. So for £1900 i got a 2008 crane with full hyrdaulic slew and 2 hydraulic boom extensions.

 

I bought a chassis cab and had the drop side back made and the crane fitted at the same time, the back and crane attachement cost me £2200 including painting it all white.

 

Positioning it at the rear means i can reverse down a clients drive and off load the bag and put it well out of the way for them. Twice recently i have been able to place the bag right next to thier log store. It makes me smile every time!

[Stephen Blair]

very impressed mate, when i used to deliver m3 bags with the truck and sit it on their drive or lawn i would get a look of ' what do i do with it now'

[delabodge]

considering I make about £30 profit from a m3 of logs £2200 is a lot of logs till I break even,,think I`ll be man-handling them as per usual,,,save on gym membership too,,,,not saying i wouldnt like one,,just,,,,,,,,

[robbo 110]

built this very cheaply for last season, i would steer away from lucas... swing lift type cranes, not easy to use on your own if the delivery area is sloped!! am thinking of putting a small hydraulic crane on the jeep an useing a trailer to get multiple bags delivered!! this is with builder bags, dont think swing lift cranes would be suited to m3 bags

[windfall]

I came to the same conclusion with the lucas type swing crane.

 

I have seen pictures of your little SJ conversion before and its inspired me to do a similar type conversion to my hilux now as the pick up back is starting to dissapear with rust!

 

Just looking out for a suitable crane! Penny hydraulics do a good one but finding one second hand is proving hard!

 

Penny Hydraulics - Hydraulic lifting equipment, Tail Lifts, Swing Lifts vehicle mounted cranes, Goods Lifts, Mezzanine Lifts and vehicle mounted platform lifts.

[robbo 110]

they come on the big auction site fairly regularly, use differant names in your search thou, transit hiab, transit crane, ferrari 515 looks amazing, hiab 12v is 026 i think, i saw a 6 wheel landy flatbed with rear mounted crane recently, was towing a fairly long trailer, looked lovely but realistically it falls in the 'O' license bracket!! if i come across any cranes i will post a link

[eggsarascal]

built this very cheaply for last season, i would steer away from lucas... swing lift type cranes, not easy to use on your own if the delivery area is sloped!! am thinking of putting a small hydraulic crane on the jeep an useing a trailer to get multiple bags delivered!! this is with builder bags, dont think swing lift cranes would be suited to m3 bags

 

I know what you are saying about the swing lifts on uneven ground, but i used to use one on a daily basis to lift water pumps up to half a tonne each once you get the knack off it there quite easy to control.

 

The reason i didn't go for a hiab sort crane is this is my first year doing bulk bags and i didn't know how my customers were going to take it, so i didn't want to go and pay in excese of 2k to find out i would be back to loose loads in the near future.

[farmer_ben]

Sure have, it picks up a m3 vented bag at full extension you can tell its got weight on though. But with a builders bag as in the pic it is under no stress at all.

 

It also picked up my huge saw bench, but not at maximum extension!

 

Its a PC1300, think its rated at 1tonne close in and 400kg at maximum reach.

 

I looked at all the cranes on the market and decided that with anything less than full hydraulic controll i would be disspointed. So this meant i had to go for second hand as they are £7k new + installation. So for £1900 i got a 2008 crane with full hyrdaulic slew and 2 hydraulic boom extensions.

 

I bought a chassis cab and had the drop side back made and the crane fitted at the same time, the back and crane attachement cost me £2200 including painting it all white.

 

Positioning it at the rear means i can reverse down a clients drive and off load the bag and put it well out of the way for them. Twice recently i have been able to place the bag right next to thier log store. It makes me smile every time!

 

is that a pick up type truck or a cabstar type? did u have to stiffen suspension at all? i am looking at fitting a small hiab to my new pick up but am concerned about weight

[windfall]

I bought a VW LT35 cab with chassis, it had been a refridgerated delivery van for sainsburys. The fabricators made a drop side back and mounted the hiab to the frame. So it can all be unbolted and put on a new chassis if i fancy... in theory.

 

The hiab only weighs 200kg i think.

 

What sort of pickup have you got?