We've recently been looking at upgrading to a newer boom truck from our Manitex 38124S to an Elliott 40142 a 40 ton with 142' of main boom. Does any body have any experience (good or bad) with this model or their 50 tonner? Or any other Elliott boom truck? Thanks.
Selling our Manitex 38124S http://cgi.ebay.ca/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=180871695445#ht_1574wt_922
A friend of mine that runs a bare rental crane company has 6 or 7 of them in his fleet. he says they do as well as any for day to day rental cranes. which if they do well in rental service i think they would be OK for any other use. Personally i think the charts on the manitex are favorable compared to some of the Elliot's but you have to look chart for chart.
The chart on this one isn't bad compared to our current 38 tn manitex, mainly because it has a much wider o/r spread and a longer boom. Another advantage is that there is no (or very little) tailswing, being in the tree business this is a huge plus since you're usually setup very close to other trees.
Thats the other thing that makes it hard to compare cranes, if the setup area is much larger than another unit it really cuts down on versatility.
Random question.. But what kind of certifications do I need to get into running a elliott 40142
In Ontario you need a 339a for over 15 ton. A lot of people have cranes larger than 15 ton derated by an engineer and new charts made and operate them with 339c, that allows you to operate hydraulic cranes to 15 ton . I don't know if they would derate a 40 ton