crane for ifor williams

[Brett]

looking to mount a small crane onto my ifor williams tipping trailer, have a few ideas but would like to hear any suggestions / recommendations from anyone who has done this already or anyone who has one.

 

photos would be good too!!

[scraggs]

I think it depends a lot on how much you want to lift.

There was one on here a while ago for sale, which was similar to this

I have looked into it but the local crane firm won't fit one the size I need due to stability issues

[Gray git]

 

 

Got this from a scrap yard for £30 and a sheet af 1/4" steel plate to put under the floor to bolt it onto for strength. it is hand pump and will lift a full ton bad of logs, I plan at some time to plumb it into the tipper moter for speed and plain old lazyness. worth every penny 10 times over!

[Brett]

not so much how much i want to lift, but more how much does the crane + power pack vs maximum capacity of the trailer.

[GreenCoToM]

hi brett i have had a 12 by 6 trailer with swinglift crane used to be able to move big cubic metre bags pretty easy and have just brought a 14 by 6 trailer with botex compact crane on it they are very useful pieces of kit and save your back big time but depends on what you wish to do with it as my swinglift was very good for moving bags but no good for timber and botex is great for everything if you type in ifor williams botex 38 trailer there is a video of my trailer on youtube built by jas p wilson hope this helps

[Brett]

Got this from a scrap yard for £30 and a sheet af 1/4" steel plate to put under the floor to bolt it onto for strength. it is hand pump and will lift a full ton bad of logs, I plan at some time to plumb it into the tipper moter for speed and plain old lazyness. worth every penny 10 times over!

 

is this used with a hand pump? i see you have legs on the trailer, are they Ifor standard, are they a must in your opinion? how would you switch between tipper and crane?

[Brett]

hi brett i have had a 12 by 6 trailer with swinglift crane used to be able to move big cubic metre bags pretty easy and have just brought a 14 by 6 trailer with botex compact crane on it they are very useful pieces of kit and save your back big time but depends on what you wish to do with it as my swinglift was very good for moving bags but no good for timber and botex is great for everything if you type in ifor williams botex 38 trailer there is a video of my trailer on youtube built by jas p wilson hope this helps

 

[CCB]

Hi Brett, think what type of crane you go for depends on your budget and what you are going to use it for? i use a modified Lucas swing lift, it can manage builder bags of logs no problem, Cheap to buy! plentifull and simple! they dont alter the nose weight of the trailer either! Cheers.

[Mike Hill]

hi brett i have had a 12 by 6 trailer with swinglift crane used to be able to move big cubic metre bags pretty easy and have just brought a 14 by 6 trailer with botex compact crane on it they are very useful pieces of kit and save your back big time but depends on what you wish to do with it as my swinglift was very good for moving bags but no good for timber and botex is great for everything if you type in ifor williams botex 38 trailer there is a video of my trailer on youtube built by jas p wilson hope this helps

 

That setup looks fantastic!

 

How much did it cost please?

[GreenCoToM]

jas p wilson dont build it no more they build something similar i believe i brought the trailer of a fellow arbtalker for £6300 when i was going to build this set up myself cost would have been £12500 riko do a fast tow trailer aswell thats got a moving axle to spread the weight