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Well, As it turns out, adapting our telescoping boom to the upper boom location won't work, due to its additional weight on the lower booms, so I am not too surprised. However, this complete setup will be able to be transferred onto the U900, if some of the other measurements check out. Thank you for looking:thumbup1: ACUF

Sorry, what I was trying to say was that I am looking into swapping our telescoping boom, in the top picture, to the upper boom location in the lower picture. -In case my writing was confusing, ACUF

Hi Everyone, Our current lift is great for many applications working at height in lower canopy deadwood removal of mature trees, Complete canopy access of medium trees, and other issues dealing with hazard trees, or mitigating large breaks, etc. However, I have been wishing for more height, and some ability to work into the trees inner canopy, so in the meantime, I have been considering a different lift all together. I hope to match our telescoping boom to replace the upper boom pictured on this concept image. This would achieve about 65' respectively, with a telescoping insulated boom that can still have a knuckle effect for getting into position easier, etc. The second challenge with this kind of height and design would be the need for a formal outrigger system. One of the nice things is that I would be utilizing all of that additional empty space in the rear with a bed, and plenty of places to stow equipment, etc. Another cool thing is that the entire bed is plumbed so that all of its features could tie into the high flow system for power. It has a hudraulic winch w/ jib at the bucket, an aux hyd line with a spool system off the side of the bed, etc. This is only a concept, but it has to begin somewhere. Im sure it will not fit without modifications, if its even possible to go this route. Any of your thoughts are welcomed. Thanks, ACUF

Wow, Thanks for the replies, I didn't realize they were considered this way, nor that they were THAT rare over there.. My understanding was that they somehow replaced the U900 type, so still relatively smaller wheel base, so it could move around through tight spots in the city without much of a problem, etc. So mounting a crane and chipper wouldn't be the best fit? ACUF

...I know these were rare, but I take it that none of you foresters or arborist have experience with these over on your side of the pond? ACUF

I really like the outfitting,how is it in terms of leaving impressions in the landscape? Would you recommend tires other than agri? ACUF

Hi Everyone, Long time since I've posted here, I sometimes forget about this valuable resource. Well, I've come to realize the limitations of the round cabs for my operation, and am moving into the larger units to accommodate the larger scale field works, and the more civilized interior and operation, etc. I'm in the process of acquiring one of the municipal type machines stateside, and just wonder if anyone has experience w/ U90, U100, or others in this rare series. It's very civilized (orange unit), has a peppy 4 cyl turbo diesel, and gets up to speed noticeably quickly. The rust is predominantly located on the bed, which is thought to have been taken from another machine before import. I plan to have my crane behind the cab on it, but would be running my chipper from the front as in the other pics I found in some searches. They feel like operating a high end Mercedes automobile of a sort that can carry implements. Very smooth and nimble. I ultimately want to know about similarity of parts between the other SBU, etc. Hope everyone is having a safe and productive year so far! ACUF

Yes, Alex price pointed me in the right direction. That piece is for a ROPS and not a crane, unfortunately. Back to the drawing board.. ACUF

Any thoughts? ACUF

Here are some better photos, with the bed tipped up for better perspective. ACUF

Well, some things have changed, and may not be able to get the hiab 550 w/ subframe setup mentioned above. However, I am looking at another hiab 550 that will mount to the bracket i show behind the cab on the first part of the thread. That said, does anyone know how I would mount into that crossmember? someone told me it was to allow the chassis to have some flex or something. any pictures or links would be helpful. This aother 550 I'm looking at will have the normal two outriggers, instead of the entire sub frame w/ the 4 outriggers, just for comparison. Thank you for reading!! ACUF

I thought these were little toys from a small scale train set or something, using stop motion photography, sped up.. Very strange light values and weird lense effect, really makes me feel like i'm looking into a live shadow box, I love it!! It looks unreal!! ACUF

I like the V belt design in general, especially now, after reading this thread! I am in the process of adding my hydraulic feed system from my CH140HF to an older x3 V-belt PTO driven CH150 from Valby/Farmi. I would much rather be running the V-belt system if I have the choice. Thanks! ACUF

Very good demo, thank you! ACUF

WOW! I hope to have a similar outfit in the next year or so. Looking into serious milling operation. Keep the thread alive!! ACUF