Popular Post Red Horse Posted September 11, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted September 11, 2020 Every so often I drive through a nearby Altech installation facility. In prior years it was usually full of class 4-7 -typical utility bucket trucks. The class 4-5's were usually F-450-550-like 98%. Big trucks , Internationals and F'liners but lately more and more Paccars and Western Stars- and mostly tandems. Within the past few months looks like most of their installs on the big trucks are monster Effer folding booms. Today for first time I saw an F-750- used to be plenty in the Blue /diamond days but this was first Avon Lake truck I've seen there. But check out this Granite! And the WS. First Mack I've seen their in a long time 4 1 Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/64205-granite-beast-boom-truck/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Red Horse Posted September 11, 2020 Author Popular Post Share Posted September 11, 2020 By the way- dawned on me that I did not post pix of these monsters- They were there in July. WS chassis and the booms are 120' Can't figure out the logic of a a folding 120' stick vs a telescopic???? Can you imagine the price tag on these ? 6 Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/64205-granite-beast-boom-truck/#findComment-460607 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chuck P Posted September 11, 2020 Share Posted September 11, 2020 https://www.cranehotline.com/articles.html?a_id=8387&a_title=lifting_solutions_adds_two_big_effer_cranes_to_fleet Looks like they do a lot of city work. Quote "If it's all the sime to you... I'll droyve that tankah" Max Rockatansky (The Road Warrior) Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/64205-granite-beast-boom-truck/#findComment-460609 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red Horse Posted September 11, 2020 Author Share Posted September 11, 2020 9 hours ago, Chuck P said: https://www.cranehotline.com/articles.html?a_id=8387&a_title=lifting_solutions_adds_two_big_effer_cranes_to_fleet Looks like they do a lot of city work. Thx Chuck-and now I know where these are going judging by the colors! Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/64205-granite-beast-boom-truck/#findComment-460626 Share on other sites More sharing options...
kscarbel2 Posted September 11, 2020 Share Posted September 11, 2020 Effer* is an Italian brand. Good product. But why is it that the US doesn't have any good producers? All the good booms are from Europe. Coming out of WW2, the US was the benchmark for technology across the board, the envy of the world. Now the US is largely a follower that continues to be taken over by foreign aggressors.......and few take take note or care. * https://www.effer.com/en/ Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/64205-granite-beast-boom-truck/#findComment-460628 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nor'Easter Posted September 21, 2020 Share Posted September 21, 2020 Those are traditional knuckle booms with jointed jibs. Both the main and jib are hydraulically telescopic. Knuckle booms are far superior in terms of accessing low clearance and tight/constrained areas. Even better is the fact that your pick point can be attached right to the crane, vs. a telescopic cable. Crane at previous employer could reach over a house and touch the ground if you extended the jib. I watch other co's use straight cranes and feel bad. Those units are easily $200k+. Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/64205-granite-beast-boom-truck/#findComment-461134 Share on other sites More sharing options...
davehummell Posted September 21, 2020 Share Posted September 21, 2020 I took care of a fleet of Hiab 2 ton traveling base cranes way better than the old block booms we had before. We tried tico's and another brand but we felt the Hiab's were the brand for us. Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/64205-granite-beast-boom-truck/#findComment-461137 Share on other sites More sharing options...
storkmack Posted September 22, 2020 Share Posted September 22, 2020 6 hours ago, davehummell said: I took care of a fleet of Hiab 2 ton traveling base cranes way better than the old block booms we had before. We tried tico's and another brand but we felt the Hiab's were the brand for us. We ran a Biko and a Jiffy stick boom for awhile. Our main thing is the Princeton forks on the back of the trailer. Block company we haul for used to run a bunch of Steelmasters and a handful of Palfinger knuckle booms. Now they are switching to Moffetts. Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/64205-granite-beast-boom-truck/#findComment-461158 Share on other sites More sharing options...
davehummell Posted September 22, 2020 Share Posted September 22, 2020 We got rid of the booms and I welded the mounts on the triaxles and we used moffetts and princeton telladyne units. I liked the irish moffetts the best. I made shure they were powered by kubota engines never had any issues with those power plants. 1 Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/64205-granite-beast-boom-truck/#findComment-461163 Share on other sites More sharing options...
james j neiweem Posted September 22, 2020 Share Posted September 22, 2020 Axle back granites are bad ass. Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/64205-granite-beast-boom-truck/#findComment-461178 Share on other sites More sharing options...
storkmack Posted January 17, 2021 Share Posted January 17, 2021 On 9/22/2020 at 5:22 AM, davehummell said: We got rid of the booms and I welded the mounts on the triaxles and we used moffetts and princeton telladyne units. I liked the irish moffetts the best. I made shure they were powered by kubota engines never had any issues with those power plants. We run older 2wd Princetons. Kubotas are the only way to go Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/64205-granite-beast-boom-truck/#findComment-467129 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quickfarms Posted January 18, 2021 Share Posted January 18, 2021 I have grown to like the knuckle boom and the fact that I can keep the cable really short to minimize the swing. I grew up around cranes and it took a lot of experience and practice to keep the load from swinging. This is not an issue with a knuckle boom I had to use the green Mack to put the fifth wheel on the ford F800 Friday because the forklift is down for a brake job Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/64205-granite-beast-boom-truck/#findComment-467150 Share on other sites More sharing options...
mowerman Posted January 18, 2021 Share Posted January 18, 2021 Some healthy looking equipment ha ha thanks for sharing.... bob Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/64205-granite-beast-boom-truck/#findComment-467173 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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