DMiller
Senior Member
Reminds me of the Security Searches at the Nuke!! We felt more in prison than on a Industrial Yard.
I agree with Crane Op I bought an extra one just to have, about four years ago. I first priced it at the Elliott dealership and it was $1,600 plus 4 hours driving to get it home with a two week wait, I said screw that got the name off the casting, phoned sauber told him what crane I had and it showed up at my door less than a week later for less than $600. Best thing is it’s the exact same one on the Manitex.Yesterday, after a 3 hour drive to an area I had flown to just the day before, (not knowing I'd be up there the next day working) doing some mountain landings along the way, I got to the gravel yard job that was being setup as a batch plant for, oddly enough, resurfacing the town's airport. I found that somewhere in that 3 hour drive, the right rear outrigger shoe had fallen off, the 2" x 1/2" flat bar attach bracket where it's stowed had crystallized at a weld (not mine, original) and snapped off.
We made do, and I got the work done, and on the entire drive back (all 2 lane road, except the last 20 miles on I-15) and on the drive back I of course kept my eyeballs peeled the entire way. Just a few minutes ago, I looked at the pic and saw that my shoe was still there, and this was only 25 miles from the site so greatly reducing the search area. I texted the contractor and this morning as he makes the drive, asked him to keep an eye out for it. It was just a coincidence that I took this pic of this area, because I had landed higher up the day before, but it may save the day for me if I find the shoe.
I remember hearing somewhere, that they cost about 1K if bought new.View attachment 218401 View attachment 218402 NOTHING would surprise when it comes to parts cost..... anyone have a handle on where I could conceivably find a used one? National 1300 series, but similar would work, today I will measure the ball diameter as whatever I use has to have the socket fit it. Anything like a crane and boom truck wrecking yard anywhere?
You sure that Prius can handle that Shoe?
Natman … What's the bomb shaped thing between the wheels of your aircraft ? …