All terrain cranes and their limitations?

[Brushcutter]

Loading shovel. Although that only put you upto around 7 tonne.

[Big J]

I do quite like the idea of winching/rolling a log onto the trailer. The issue is the sheer size of them - the larger one is 7ft in diameter at chest height, which is the smallest point of the 14ft length. They are also not uniformly cylindrical.

 

We will have a large skidder on site for some of the operation, so that combined with the tractor/trailer will likely be the easiest option. I'll still need a crane to put them on the artic though.

[Tom D]

you are on east coast big j are you?how about one of those low loader trailers you move diggers on which go flat to the ground,rol log on with big forklift etc .lift trailer and off you go .a couple of machines at 35 quid an hour for a couple of hours and within budget?jake:thumbup:

 

 

I'd agree Jake. Or a hookloader. Excavators will lift a lot. Remember that huge oak stick, that was lifted on by a 13 tonner.

[biggarlogs]

ring fraser dunlop crane hire at auchengray he has a massive hiab on his lorry i think a 50 ton metre one!!!could lift shift and unload save paying a crane and a lorry

[woody paul]

Can you take artic trailer to tree with tractor and boggie unit then no need for crane.

Or just do it like they did years ago two matadors and a pole trailer and take a lot of pictures.

[combined tree services]

Why not ? Crane company would put down an aluminium road to drive in on , set up and then use the road to get a lorry down . Load onto the lorry and drive out .

 

This is how the smaller wind turbines are erected where a paved road is not cost effective . Mind you it's costly

[Gray git]

Take the artic trailer in on a 5th wheel dolly then just swap over one out onto hard standing. The way I described is how it was done for years before the crane became strong anough and remember your rolling it up not dragging it, think the biggest I've been involved with was around 19ton of Turkey oak, why it had to be left so big I never new but the biggest loglift crane on a scania tcab could touch it. But a 1975 boughton on a fordson major bossed it!

[monkeybusiness]

Take the artic trailer in on a 5th wheel dolly then just swap over one out onto hard standing. The way I described is how it was done for years before the crane became strong anough and remember your rolling it up not dragging it, think the biggest I've been involved with was around 19ton of Turkey oak, why it had to be left so big I never new but the biggest loglift crane on a scania tcab could touch it. But a 1975 boughton on a fordson major bossed it!

 

It's called parbuckling, and it is amazing what you can roll!!!

[egnsean]

21 tonner, my preference (Komatsu pc210) tractor trailer ect of your choice,21 ton machine will piss the lift with decent driver, if tractor ect gets stuck machine will easily get it out and can also tidy any ruts track rash ect no drama, sean 35yrs plant operator:biggrin:

[wisewood]

Get the army in for training manouvers ;-)

 

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