Hiab advice

[toprotter]

Any advice or pointers would be appreciated

I have a roll on off trailer (big ab 8tonne) and was wondering if it was

Possible to mount a hiab on the draw bar ? And what sort you would

Recommend. This is new ground to me ,and to be honest I havnt

Got a clue. I have the hydraulics to run it

All the gear but no idea

Thanks in advance

[MikeTM150]

whilst at uni i used to drive a 14ton roll on roll off trailer with a palfinger on the front of it for a chap to earn some extra cash. The only thing against it in my eyes (and it probably wouldn't be so bad on a smaller trailer) was the extra length of drawbar for the crane to fit onto. Seemed to make the trailer so much more clumsy. Aslo sometimes the extra weight right over the drawbar when the trailer was empty could make it bit more difficult to get the tractor to push the trailer where u wanted when reversing if it was real slippy ground.

 

Great bit of kit, very versatile and found he had me picking up all sorts of wiered and wonderful things with it. he had quite a big crane on it, came off an artic revocery unit if i remember right, would lift something like 3t at 10m.

 

U'll love it, go wireless on the crane if u can!!!

[david]

i used to have a hiab mounted in one of my bodys. saved dragging it around if you dont need it. had to chain the front of the body down to save it twisting.

[garth mc garth]

I'll swap you my 8 ton tipping trailer with demountable 3pt linkage timber crane on the draw bar if your interested!

[toprotter]

Thanks for input

Sorry for the silence phone broke n computer down..

I reckon im better keeping the trailer but thanks for the offer

Only As I am able to swop the roll on off for different types/uses therefore it would be far more versatile n that's the name of the game.(for me anyway).

Thanks again