Hiabs and other cranes

[ash_smith123]

I'm interested in fitting our transit with a hiab/crane of some sort. Obviously need something suitable for a 3.5t truck so what do you guys run or what would you recommend?

[scraggs]

Knuckle boom or straight boom crane, timber crane ?

From when I was looking for one to mount on a trailer, it had to be a knuckle boom.

Hiab didn't really do much for 3500kg in knuckle boom cranes, Fassi and Palfinger do a nice range, very good quality but very nice prices and heavy compared to others. Bonfiglioli, Pesci, decent value for money with decent lift to crane weight, I ended up with Bonfiglioli which are about the cheapest but the main reason is the best lift to weight ratio out there, not the best build quality though, but that said we have put some huge butts on with it.

There are other makes out there but bear in mind you need a fairly narrow folding crane if it's going on something similar to a transit, and bare in mind you will have a crap payload once the crane is on, my Bonfig with the extra framework weighs in just under 600kg, I would imagine if you could find a truck with one fitted it would be cheaper than buying one and having it properly fitted, buying the pump and the body altered.

Our next trailer will have a Pesci fitted to it I reckon.

 

[Logsnstuff]

Palfinger 2700 runs about £12k fitted, as has been said you really lose a lot of capacity even with spare wheel removed and chassis cut down a bit we can only carry 850kg but wouldn't be without it.

[Marc Lewis]

Thats a fair size log scraggs. Did it lift that or did you have to roll/walk it on?

[scraggs]

Thats a fair size log scraggs. Did it lift that or did you have to roll/walk it on?

 

That one was lifted on, but only just.

We had several big ones like that, the biggest had to be straddled on.

[ash_smith123]

Thanks for the reply Scruggs, I had never heard of Bonfig or Pesci so will have a look!

[aspenarb]

My mate has had this fitted to his IW. I have seen them on Transits, great little gadgets

 

 

 

 

[eggsarascal]

My mate has had this fitted to his IW. I have seen them on Transits, great little gadgets

 

 

 

 

 

Derail!

 

Is that your float in the background Bod?

[aspenarb]

Whats a float Eggs?

 

Bod

[eggsarascal]

Whats a float Eggs?

 

Bod

 

Horse box.