I got a KNUCKLE BOOM !! Need mesurments

[ODdave]

Just got a knuckle boom today and need mesurments so I can shorten up my m35 to the tractor wheelbase, anyone have them?

Sorry im just excited and wanted to share

 

[Digger09]

Sweet! Best of luck with it.

 

[tcody]

 

[Danger Ranger]

Read, read, search, read some more....hahaha. Whats the plan? Why are you shortening the truck? Inquiring minds need to know....PICS TOO!!!

 

[gimpyrobb]

Look up M275.

 

[gimpyrobb]

You suck that you got yours first. What one is it? How long what capacity? D1ck.

 

[hndrsonj]

Why would you shorten it? Every knuckleboom i've seen was on a standard length M35. What's the plan?

 

[joeM62]

And when you does this SHOW PICS if you don't mind.

 

[paradeduty]

Hey fellow Michigander!

Congrats on the boom. I am assuming that you are talking about planting that boom behind the cab of a "built" deuce tractor?

Honestly, you might want to consider leaving the truck wheelbase the same as a standard M35 and just clipping the rear rails for the ramps and fifth wheel plate. That boom is going to eat up an easy 2' of frame by the time you are done. With the boom in the middle of the frame (not right up on the rear axle(s), do you think you might need to squeeze in a double frame or something - course you might just have to be religious about putting out the stabilizers. Just some thoughts. Dave.

 

[quickfarms]

Why are you shortening the frame?

 

[doghead]

WAG, he wants to install a 5th wheel plate, to tow a trailer, and use the crane to load it.

He wants the measurements to shorten the frame rails behind the rear axle, to add the 5th wheel and ramps.

Just a guess.

 

[ODdave]

Here are a few pics

 

[ODdave]

I was planing on shortining the frame so it was more manuverable and I dont have any plans of putting a box back on the truck so why not? I did give the idea that DH had about the fith wheel a thought as well.

 

[pctrans]

Brrrrrrr. Looks cold up there. Much happier using my boom while sunny and 78 degrees......

 

[spicergear]

Yep.

 

[tcody]

Atlas makes a good crane! Excellent find.

 

[Heath_h49008]

I think this is Dave's model....

 

[plym49]

Reminds me of those who have built dual-axle bobbers.

 

[gimpyrobb]

Nice Tom, yours has a rotator on it?

 

[spicergear]

YES! Was very happy to luck into that...let me tell you. It also has an extra set of lines off the rotator so I can put a grapple or some other hydraulic driven attachment on it. Good eye Gimp!