I'm buying my first truck today.

I was wondering if anyone has a flatbed w/ a boom or cherry picker. I am trying something homemade and any suggestions would be great.

Swivel type, probably going to use a chain hoist at end of arm.

Thanks.

76' f250-- 360, 4spd.

 

And just what are you intending to do?

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I can show you these pic's.

 

looks like it should have a cable winch on it already

 

i think you can buy one from northern tool. it looks like a cherry picker w/o wheels, it bolts down to the bed floor.

 

sedly, I want it! I don't know what I would use it for, but it is funky-cool.

As far as those harbor freight pickers, my old boss got one, and it was nice, but he needed to reinforce the floor quite a bit to make it useful. There is too much leverage there for just sheetmetal to hold.

 

How did you get pictures of my truck?
Really?
Its for sale I have to get it moved or sold soon as its been sitting in someone else yard for nearly a year.

 

Its in Agassiz B.C. not far from the border .
1/2 hour from Wash border, come get it your not that far away.

 

when I was doing field repair service I built my own boom was on a utility bed but same idea
I used a piece of 10" well pipe for a stand and 3/4 ton rear spindle and hub for the swivel
I used two electric boat trailer winches to raise and lower boom and for hoist
the boom was gantry style and used four part cable block
I had a 20' control cord for operation
I used 3" box tube for main boom which was 8 ft with 4 ft slide in extension
It worked slick

 

that is mickilowskis old truck right

 

Yup its still in his yard.
I bought it a year or so ago.

 

The truck is a 76 highboy that someone added dual wheels too.

 

Well, I work at Altec Industries in Elizabethtown, KY. We build the aerial units for "bucket trucks" used by all the utility companies, big and small. We are the largest manufacturer of this stuff in the world. You should check out our web site if you decide to build one. May give you some construction design ideas.

http://www.altec.com/ealtec/SilverSt...es/mainex.html

 

Actually some one from North Van e-mailed them to me.He's alway's sending me info on these old truck's he find's for sale.He know's I'm alway's looking for part's truck's.

 

I was surprised to see it.
It reminded me that io should go get it and haul it home.