which crane for IW trailer

[Dean O]

Been weighing up options for putting a crane on a triaxle.

 

following some advice I have been considering the atlas 38.1 (own legs, hyd tank, 520kg, 6.2 metre reach)

 

what are the equivalent offerings from the likes of hiab etc?

 

 

thanks

Dean

[scraggs]

Bonfiglioli 3500l fitted on mine, they have the best lift/weight ratio out there, but not the best build quality, when we build a new one we will probably got with a Pesci.

I assume you want a knuckleboom crane ?

From memory unless it's changed Hiab's were too wide and heavy.

One thing to consider is stabiliser leg length and folded width, you may end up forking out more to shorten the legs.

I can't find the spec sheet for the 38.1 tbh I didn't think it was made anymore.

[Dean O]

Thanks Scraggs.........

 

there seems to be some 38.1s knocking about - but at just under 7k new seems a lot.

did you do yours through truck and marine cranes?

how did you find them?

 

they have suggested the 2300 with extra services for a grab and rotator - what's the shelf weight of the 3500? I was worried about nose weight?

 

thanks

Dean

[scraggs]

Thanks Scraggs.........

 

there seems to be some 38.1s knocking about - but at just under 7k new seems a lot.

did you do yours through truck and marine cranes?

how did you find them?

 

they have suggested the 2300 with extra services for a grab and rotator - what's the shelf weight of the 3500? I was worried about nose weight?

 

thanks

Dean

 

Crane with chassis frame work and engine come in at about 600kg, that is with extra services, there is a thread if you look through my old posts about nose weight and it is legal, I tested it to check, but the crane has to be un folded over the bed when empty.

Truck and marine cranes used to be ACB hydraulics, I have had dealings with ACB fitting a crane to a lorry, and the workmanship wasn't that great, I bought my ifor second hand but I was going to have a new one from them only because they have experience of fitting them to ifors, it just worked out that mine came up at the right time. The quality of Bonfig cranes is not great at all, mine isn't 3 years old and needs repainting already, there is also a question of how accurate it's first weight/stability test done by ACB was.

If it was me I would seriously look elsewhere, for both different make cranes and not having it fitted by Truck and marine, even if it was going to cost a little bit more.

Its a bit of a trade off between crane quality and crane weight unfortunately, £7k is a fair bit dearer than a Bonfig, but a lot cheaper than a Fassi or Palfinger, I have issues with the slew torque not being enough in certain situations with the 3500L.

One thing to bear in mind is this type of crane is very slow, a rotator and grab is a pain unless you are lifting big butts imo.

[Dean O]

hmmm I hadn't considered the speed - wonder if something like you see on the small timber trailers or riko's fast tow trailer would be a better bet for what I'm after