All terrain cranes and their limitations?

[Big J]

Winching just isn't an option due to the aesthetic issues. The trees stand in a field right infront of a castle, and the extraction route through the field takes you out of the field around the back of the castle.

 

Assuming a crane is 6 wheel drive, they tend to have pretty well treaded tyres - the issue is presumably the dead weight of the vehicle. The field is perfectly flat and well drained - it would need to be a bloody good frost though.

[Spruce Pirate]

Big winch plus a low loading trailer on the back of a big tractor? If the ground is hard plus a frost? Winch it onto the low loader?

[gand]

One of them crawler cranes might do it there on tracks

[mendiplogs]

Winching just isn't an option due to the aesthetic issues. The trees stand in a field right infront of a castle, and the extraction route through the field takes you out of the field around the back of the castle.

 

Assuming a crane is 6 wheel drive, they tend to have pretty well treaded tyres - the issue is presumably the dead weight of the vehicle. The field is perfectly flat and well drained - it would need to be a bloody good frost though.

HI JON all so it will cost you loads of time if you get that crane stuck in mate how about a rb 22 crane thats not going to get stuck JON theres large HI AB THERES SOME OUT WITH 70/100TON PER MT that will lift it thanks JON LOOK AT THIS ON EBAY NO 261 655 71 367 THEY WILL TELL YOU THANKS JON

Edited November 16, 2014 by mendiplogs

[LGP Eddie]

Winching just isn't an option due to the aesthetic issues. The trees stand in a field right infront of a castle, and the extraction route through the field takes you out of the field around the back of the castle.

 

Assuming a crane is 6 wheel drive, they tend to have pretty well treaded tyres - the issue is presumably the dead weight of the vehicle. The field is perfectly flat and well drained - it would need to be a bloody good frost though.

 

You've no chance without some trackway, as most crane companies wouldn't look at it, and if they did you'll be responsible for getting something pretty big in to extract it should it go down?

 

You really need one large excavator and a reasonable size Tracked Dumper if possible?

 

Lift one end up and back the dumper under it, then carry the last bit with the Excavator.

You should in theory with a couple of careful operators, have no more mess than the first shower of rain would remove?

 

Eddie.

[doobin]

All of this hassle means it's gonna be cheaper to mill on site though.

[Stephen Blair]

might aswell work backwards, how much are you willing to spend, save a lot of suggestions:001_smile:

[Big J]

About a grand to load it would be my maximum budget.

[Stephen Blair]

I presume its at the site we discussed? I'll get back to you. Going to make a call

[Big J]

I presume its at the site we discussed? I'll get back to you. Going to make a call

 

Much appreciated Stevie