Fitting timber crane to mb trac 1000

[treemedic]

Does anyone have any experience of fitting a crane behind the cab. And is it possible to get a swivel chair to fit in the cab without extending the cab backwards?

[skyhuck]

Alex Price would be the man to ask.

[Stephen Blair]

I know of an Mb Track with a swivel seat. The the seat is bolted to the floor and what it is bolted to swivels, so the whole seat revolves

[GardenKit]

I am not sure about the MB trac1000, but the 1500 was available in reverse drive form, where the seat and controls rotated. used for snow blowing and foraging in particular I think.

 

Sorry probably not relavent to this thread.

[ntbrenna]

Hi treemedic,

 

You could get in touch with some of the engineering companies listed in another thread regarding MB tracs for advice - see here:

 

http://arbtalk.co.uk/forum/general-chat/38026-mbtrac1300-skidder-2.html#post599508

 

Also, I think GardenKit is right above - only the large chassis MBs (1300, 1500, 1600, etc) came with the option of a reverse drive system. The small (700, 800, 900) and medium (1000 and 1100) models had no such option.

 

But maybe you're only interested in a spinning seat like in the old JCB diggers, etc, anyway....

[treemedic]

Can't just put swivel seat in because it would catch on the steering wheel and the spools. Other option is to put a slider on as well to move seat across then round!

Or spend 50k on a wf trac lol

[swinny]

i know of a crane mounted behind the cab of an mb trac good piece of kit Not a swivel chair though...

[renewablejohn]

If you take the side panel off the centre console there is just enough room to mount the passenger seat in front of the little left hand square window. Hydraulic controls can then be mounted where the passenger seat used to be.

Not a pretty solution but cheaper than buying a WF Trac.

 

I think Atkinson Voss have a MB Trac 1500 in with turning cab if you want an easier solution.

[elfinwood saws]

MB Trac 1600 turbo - Harvesters - Forestry equipment - Mascus UK

[treemedic]

If you take the side panel off the centre console there is just enough room to mount the passenger seat in front of the little left hand square window. Hydraulic controls can then be mounted where the passenger seat used to be.

Not a pretty solution but cheaper than buying a WF Trac.

 

I think Atkinson Voss have a MB Trac 1500 in with turning cab if you want an easier solution.

 

Yea that one at frank atkinsons is engine damaged and it's too big for most sites and stands we work in. I've spoken to Simon about putting a 1500 cab on a 1000 and when he stopped laughing he said it wouldn't work without major time and money. What I'm going for is cut out the back wall of the cab extend back and add two new quarter windows to the sides. Reweld back back on fit controles inboard and work out the seat swivel. Should be good when done. Lol