The Gustavus Thread

[EcoSafe]

you have given lots of good info gus, but the bus motor and trans / crane over load bothers me a little. could you explain what you meant ?

[gustavus]

you have given lots of good info gus, but the bus motor and trans / crain over load bother me a little. could you explain what you ment ?

If you look at the picture you will note that the jib is folded over, I'm lifting the heavy bus with the main boom and dragging it away from some lilac bushes getting her lined up to tow towards the plasma cutter.

Crane unfolded the lifting capacity is rated for 7,000 lbs, inside the jib is an extension hydraulically activated for every foot of extension out you loose drastically from that 7,000 lbs to something like 1,000 lbs lift.

The way I'm using the crane to lift that bus to drag her over in-line to where I intend in taking it on that main boom is giving me some tremendous lifting capacity. I had to pull my outrigger out four feet to keep the truck stabilized.

From the stain of the lift the rim under the outrigger leg sunk into the ground.

Where I have my lifting chain hooked onto the crane ( main boom ) instead of having a capacity to lift 7,000 lbs more like 25 or 30,000 lbs

I'm going to pull the diesel engine and transmission then empty the bus from lumber and tools, then she goes to the scrap yard. Hopefully someone will buy the engine and transmission. If its not sold within six months - scrap yard.