Rmtaunton
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Fair warning...a full write-up is expected. I was just talking to Autocrane last week about some specs on some cranes I had been looking at. I've come to the conclusion that installing a knuckle boom crane is beyond the amount of work I am prepared to take on. A 24v Autocrane would be much simpler and still meet most of my wants.
Is it electric over hydraulic or full hydraulic off a PTO?
Following your lead...
I'll have to look back at my notes. I'll give you a holler this weekend.Which?
I might have access to a 3203.
Yup, the floor's gonna need some extra enforcement. I wound up welding 4 pieces of angle iron to the bed's stringers to form a more solid base for the hiab I installed. Only lifted ~1500lbs so far, and the bed doesn't flex now, but the truck does settle onto the suspension. (No outriggers yet)The cargo bed floor is much less sturdy than one thinks. It looks like you plan to install a plate above and below the bed floor, and reinforce the under with angle iron? Hopefully? If you want to be lifting Jeeps at many feet extended out, I don't think the cargo bed floor will have any part of it. I did a simple pickup truck bed crane in mine, floor not reinforced, and lifted a 400lb aluminum 4 cyl engine with crane not extended, and the floor was lifting and bending like crazy. I have not reinforced it yet, but I would think just the weight of your crane alone, bouncing hard in the back of a 9, will be prying pretty hard on the floor. If you really want to lift a Jeep with it, I'm not sure spanning even several underfloor bed gussets with additional structure will do it.
Just advising to do some homework to avoid disappointment. Get it working nice and strong and it will be a lot of fun.
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