fuggly
Well-Known Member
I need a crane about as much as most of the Range Rovers I see need 4WD. I'm going to get one anyway. I had a decent old Grove RT 515 and it was a huge help with a gabion wall project. I had scheduled a month with an excavator and with the crane we finished it in 7 working days. I sold it for a profit when we finished the job and circumstances have changed to where I may have a use for one again. With the idea that a recession is looming large, what would a realistic budget be?
The crane weighed right at 50,000# and we move it on a 35 ton lowboy being pulled by a BCIV 350 with a 9 speed. If there are any hills around, it's more than the old KW wants. I am wondering if anyone has any experience with the AT400-422's or the Link Belt smaller ATC's. I could road them locally and they would scale less on the lowboy than the 515 did for longer moves?
Any thoughts/experiences/suggestions would be appreciated.
Thanks
The crane weighed right at 50,000# and we move it on a 35 ton lowboy being pulled by a BCIV 350 with a 9 speed. If there are any hills around, it's more than the old KW wants. I am wondering if anyone has any experience with the AT400-422's or the Link Belt smaller ATC's. I could road them locally and they would scale less on the lowboy than the 515 did for longer moves?
Any thoughts/experiences/suggestions would be appreciated.
Thanks