EXCALIBER
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Well when I usually find a place to cut trees it is usually a rush thing to get all the trees removed before the land owner decides to burn all the trees. I had this idea to pick up this knuckle boom to help speed things up when loading/unloading the wood. Cut the trees into about 8 to 12 foot lengths then just load them whole. I can get this knuckle boom and flat bed for about $1000.00. Only thing is it has no hydraulic pump with it, only has about a 13 foot reach fully extended, and there is no tags to state capacity of the machine, or even make or model.
So my concerns are getting parts if something breaks, not knowing how much it will lift, and it only having a total of 13 feet from the top of the boom mast to the hook. Is it too short of boom to be useable? Not sure if it will go on a trailer or a truck at this point. What do you guys think I should do? If I get it can you run a two speed hydro pump like a log splitter? Or better to run a single stage pump but what gpm do I need? How much horse power am I going to need to run it off a little gas engine? Thoughts?
So my concerns are getting parts if something breaks, not knowing how much it will lift, and it only having a total of 13 feet from the top of the boom mast to the hook. Is it too short of boom to be useable? Not sure if it will go on a trailer or a truck at this point. What do you guys think I should do? If I get it can you run a two speed hydro pump like a log splitter? Or better to run a single stage pump but what gpm do I need? How much horse power am I going to need to run it off a little gas engine? Thoughts?