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Tiny

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I've run a tractor mounted boom truck of one sort or another for a while now . Started with a 1967 T 850 ford and a gas 534 engine . 5 and 4 transmissions.

After swapping jobs I'm right back in a boom truck . 2007 Pete with 23,000 miles on it , 550 Cat and 13 speed .... Damn nice truck , 19 ton boom that will make you look like a super star . I haven't measured the wheel base yet but she's a longin .

This is a 387 I believe . Tilt and telescope steering wheel . One thing I changed my mind one was the back window . Its a huge thing , Kinda like a pickup truck . I thought it was a waste of money but I can see the hook when i'm rolling up or setting up the boom . Never had that before . You can also peek at the gauges form the operators platform . Never had that either .

The extra long truck will make it tougher to get around . Its heavy , reckon I'll be on a permit load most of the time empty truck and trailer is 52,000 lbs

Sorry , I'll get better pics tomorrow
 

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LowBoy

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That setup's as handy as you can get for sure. Push, pull, drag something onto a trailer no matter what shape it's in. Nice.
 
Steve Frazier

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I see these things from time to time and I've always wondered how much weight they add to the chassis? It just seems they would reduce payload quite a bit, I see them most often on straight trucks.
 
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Martin

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Hi Tiny,
Do you Just haul local in Kansas City, or coast to coast with that rig? Just wondering with the truck only havin 23K miles.
JE Dunn is a pretty big outfit. Looks like they do nice work.
Too bad they scrapped out that trailer!
Keep the shiny side up! Regards Martin
 
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Tiny

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Martin , I haven't been with dunn for very long so it would be tough to state the range of their future plans but so far its been with in 250 miles .

Steve , With an average tandem drop deck it's weighing in at 52,000 . Just guessing the tractor alone is close to 39,000 . most day cabs are around 17,000 lbs . With my former company it was the permit loads . The thought was , if you have to have a permit load anyway put it on the already heavy truck .
 

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Steve Frazier

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I guess that front stabilizer swings down to open the hood? Does the boom need to be raised for the swing of the hood to clear? Looks like it might be close.
 
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Tiny

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It is really close , Yep you have to raise the boom to get the hood up and there is a spring loaded lock that lets the stabilizer lay forward . Old truck had a starter go bad ... Mechanics were unhappy .
 
Steve Frazier

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At least the starter could be changed from underneath. Must be a bitch to get to the top of the engine if it doesn't run!
 
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Buckfever

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You ever been across the cat scales with that truck? Just wondering what the front axel weight is with that boom sticking way out there.
 
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Oxbow

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Does it handle icy roads well with the big front tires Tiny? I suppose loaded as it is it probably isn't too bad. Perhaps you have not had the opportunity on slick roads with that one yet. Nice Christmas tree by the way!
 
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Tiny

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classictruckman said:
where's the boom rest on that thing, I see something near the front of the cab, but it doesn't seem to do anything.
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Couple of things were changed on the machine . The bracket was left on from the old boom rest set up and the new style was put on . its a block that is built right in front of the cylinder so it cant come past a certain point . You can pull a couple of pins and drop it out so you can boom down past 0 degrees if needed
 
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Tiny

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I haven't been in it since Jan , retired .............but it did quite well but I had been running a smaller version for years ahead of that so the normal "feels top heavy" compliants wouldn't come from me ;) The turret felt solid . hoist line tie off to the tow hooks up front
 
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