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Recent content by Buck-Rogers

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    Just some work pics

    I did not! Overloaded it
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    Insurance

    Crane operator, thank you very much for the response. I'm just now noticing it My plan at the moment is to postpone until after the election and see how the economy reacts, I'm currently running a few machines at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida, but I'm a Midwesterner and I've always dreamt...
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    Just some work pics

    My first time posting in this thread, here's one I took of a load test we did on our 400ton GMK. 220k lbs if I recall.
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    Insurance

    Let talk insurance. Still in the planning process of purchasing a 40t class truck crane and starting a taxi crane service in the midwest. I know insurance is a heavy expense in this business, can anyone give me a general idea of what I might be looking at for a single owner operator setup per...
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    Start Up

    My intention was to setup near or around Bloomington or TH so that I was within reach of southern Indy, but mainly serve Bloomington. I would like to set up in Fort Wayne, but Docs and Central are already pretty well established.
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    Start Up

    Crane Op. I appreciate the input. You're right about the size being a bigger issue than I'm giving it credit derating the crane was just an idea. I can swing jibs so problem I just want to do as much research as I can because once I buy a machine, I'm stuck with it. I don't want to get a year...
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    Start Up

    Yeah, we usually charge portal to portal (from the shop, until you get back)
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    Start Up

    Impact, do you do a lot of driving to get to jobsites? in my area at least, I've never heard of a 4 hour minimum on a boom truck. I've been searching for a deal on a 700E, but haven't had any luck.
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    Start Up

    Crane Operator- Thanks for the input! I really don't want to over shoot in crane size like you said. My strategy with the 60T would actually be taking advantage of the fact that most one man shows are 40t cranes or smaller, so I could service the 40-60t market without charging the $200-250 rate...
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    TMS640

    Does anyone have any experience with the TMS640? Looking at purchasing, and wondered specifically how ya'll felt about the electric over hyrdo controls from the mid 90's. Also, how did it ride? Thanks!
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    Start Up

    Gunna jump in here, I know this thread hasn't seen much action but I'm in a similar boat. I'm 26, ran boom trucks and terex T340s for 2 years, then went to work at the Kennedy Space Center operating some larger GMKs. however, I'm looking at coming back in Indiana to start up a lifting service...
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