Fun in the sun.

[Stroppymonkey]

Our little trailer crane out earning its keep yesterday. The oil tank was a pig as it had a split inner so fluid in the bund we couldn't access, but making it heavy, plus dancing around a tree as well.

 

[Stubota86]

Our little trailer crane out earning its keep yesterday. The oil tank was a pig as it had a split inner so fluid in the bund we couldn't access, but making it heavy, plus dancing around a tree as well.
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Handy looking set up! Did you have it fabricated?

 

[Stroppymonkey]

Handy looking set up! Did you have it fabricated?

Yes it was last years project. we already had the trailer LM105 which was a 2018 model, but had been replaced by our taillift van, and I bought the crane on a different trailer on FB market place before covid. We have a VERY talented local fabricator who built the 2 units together for us. We use it mainly for delivering and collecting steel bunded oil tanks.

 

[Lancs Lad]

Our little trailer crane out earning its keep yesterday. The oil tank was a pig as it had a split inner so fluid in the bund we couldn't access, but making it heavy, plus dancing around a tree as well.
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Very neat Indeed!

 

[Monkeybusiness]

That’s ace, but looks very tail-heavy when empty. I assume that is not the case though (as you’d probably be dead which you clearly aren’t!).

 

[Stroppymonkey]

Its perfect on nose weight. This is a better photo showing the front. The power is 2 x 24 lorry batteries, the box is over engineered and Carrys all the tools/straps/spare wheel and has space for 2 more batteries if I want the weight/power (which I dont) the hydraulic pump is up under the front as well. It balances out very well, set it up with crane scales on my gantry. Havent weighed the trailer yet it has passed its LOLER though.

 

[Stroppymonkey]

That’s ace, but looks very tail-heavy when empty. I assume that is not the case though (as you’d probably be dead which you clearly aren’t!).

 

[Russell]

That's cool, how much does the crane weigh?
I've been thinking about fitting a small one on the front of my plant trailer.

 

[Stroppymonkey]

That's cool, how much does the crane weigh?
I've been thinking about fitting a small one on the front of my plant trailer.

Think the crane about 550kg, but by the time you add subframe, outriggers and power then you can double that easily

 

[Mogman]

Great bit of kit there mate what is the payload on the trailer? I suppose empty tanks don’t wei much anyway

 

[Giles]

What crane is it? Would suit my track dumper nicely

 

[Stroppymonkey]

Great bit of kit there mate what is the payload on the trailer? I suppose empty tanks don’t wei much anyway

Havent weighed trailer yet but Fag packet design calcs said about 2000kg. Trailer is 3.5 with a 2.7 hitch that's now been replaced with a 3.5 hitch so payload should be 1.5t approx. Steel bunded tanks weigh upto 800kg. Most weigh 525/575kg and trailer will throw them about 4m. I can go further over the back if its hitched up and I wind the hydraulic valves open a bit more. Will reach 7m out and 9m up but only safely/legally lift 160kg (but can double that with ballast and adjustments!)

 

[Stroppymonkey]

What crane is it? Would suit my track dumper nicely

Fassi F30.322 I think. About 13K for the bare unit last time i checked (about 18 months ago) I was lucky to mine for about 10K less than that.

 

[Giles]

Fassi F30.322 I think. About 13K for the bare unit last time i checked (about 18 months ago) I was lucky to mine for about 10K less than that.

That was a great find, did you say you took it off another trailer combo?