All terrain cranes and their limitations?

[Big J]

Many of you use cranes on a fairly regular basis and many of those cranes are described as all terrain (designed to negotiate construction sites no doubt).

 

I have two very large elm butts to move at the end of next month. Each of them, depending on where it is cut, could weigh as much as 14 tonnes.

 

They are field grown and access is only achievable through the field - they cannot be skidded to roadside.

 

The question is this - assuming a reasonably hard frost (and the ground is quite firm anyway), would a 6 wheel, 50 tonne class crane be able to cross a flat field in order to lift such stems onto a waiting tractor trailer? The other option is an awful lot of chainsaw milling, which I honestly really, truly do not want to do.

 

Jonathan

[Stephen Blair]

No chance!😃

[Big J]

No chance!😃

 

Bugger!

 

Any suggestions?

[mendiplogs]

Many of you use cranes on a fairly regular basis and many of those cranes are described as all terrain (designed to negotiate construction sites no doubt).

 

I have two very large elm butts to move at the end of next month. Each of them, depending on where it is cut, could weigh as much as 14 tonnes.

 

They are field grown and access is only achievable through the field - they cannot be skidded to roadside.

 

The question is this - assuming a reasonably hard frost (and the ground is quite firm anyway), would a 6 wheel, 50 tonne class crane be able to cross a flat field in order to lift such stems onto a waiting tractor trailer? The other option is an awful lot of chainsaw milling, which I honestly really, truly do not want to do.

 

Jonathan

HI BIG J theres a member on here that has a very large mod 8 wheel drive with a large crane that will do it all I've seen at dorset steam fair kit there that would do to so mate thanks jon :thumbup:ALL SO WHAT WILL DO IT IS AEC MATADOR truck with crane on thanks jon

Edited November 16, 2014 by mendiplogs

[doobin]

I can't see any crane company being keen on going into a field. I would imagine most would flat out refuse unfortunately.

 

Best get yourself a couple of nippers so you can run the mill and direct the lifting

 

Do you know anyone with a matador locally?

[LGP Eddie]

Bugger!

 

Any suggestions?

 

Two large tracked excavators and tandem lift it?

 

Eddie.

[Stephen Blair]

What's the distance from a road?

[skyhuck]

Big winch.

[Stephen Blair]

Big winch.

 

That's my thinking:thumbup1:

[mendiplogs]

Big winch.

 

HI SKY thats one way ive seen it done in my old timber books like one said 2 large 360 may do it jon thanks jon