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    Are you going to be able to reach the new trailer with your crane?


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    Quote Originally Posted by freonjoe View Post
    Are you going to be able to reach the new trailer with your crane?
    I had always intended to use the loader it's much more mobile and faster to load that smaller stuff. Yes the crane will load the trailer by jackknifing it I'm able to reach the back end. By the time the crane has been fully extended the lifting capacity is diminished rather quickly to something like 500 lbs.

    On one of my crane trucks I had an old Hiab that I had screwed in the pressure relief valve to increase the lifting capacity which worked great for loading cars, then one day I went up to the Shuswap to help a buddy move a bunch of his toys from one property to another. Nick loaded something very heavy with the 955 track loader then on the other end I went to lift it off the truck.

    While pushing on the hydraulic controls to lift, nothing appeared to be happening then pretty soon I noticed that the whole crane was now tilting forward and the trucks frame was bent. So theres good reason why you should not increase the hydraulic oil pressure above the factory setting.

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