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Lynn Busby

08-02-1999 07:48:32




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What types of work can be done on a farm with a boom pole?




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Jerry (Al)

08-05-1999 13:09:51




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 Re: Boom Pole in reply to Lynn Busby, 08-02-1999 07:48:32  
Don't have one; wish I did and hope to soon. I have a 60 acre tract of land several miles away. I do not have power or other services there. I thus far have had to unload two plows manually and a small cub disc off of my four wheeler trailer. Really would have come in handy. Need to load a plow now and bring it to the house to refurbish. Of course, if I had a front loader, I could do the same thing, but I don't.

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B.C.

08-06-1999 10:23:20




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 Re: Re: Boom Pole in reply to Jerry (Al), 08-05-1999 13:09:51  
It's surprising how much a 3 pt hitch crane can do to help unload stuff off a pickup. That, and one of 3 point hitch platform frames, which in a pinch can serve as kind of a forklift. All this assumes the load is within the lift capacity of the hitch, the structural integrity of the boom or carrier, and the stablity of the tractor.

That doesn't help for placing trusses.

Maybe the key ideas here are: Being able to keep the load from swinging which will make for a more interesting (but possibly much shorter) day, being able to sit the load down NOW safely for whatever reason, and never picking a heavy enough load far enough out to cause the tractor or whatever to roll over.

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Tom

08-29-1999 15:53:18




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 Re: Re: Re: Boom Pole in reply to B.C., 08-06-1999 10:23:20  
If you don't have a front end loader it will probably be the best investment you ever make. If you do have a front end loader it will probably be the second best purchase you make. I have a loader but I still use my boom all the time. I made a rig where I attach my boom to my loader ant it works great for setting roof trusses or just giving you that abiltiy to lift things higher.



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Curtis

01-26-2001 21:26:14




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 Re: Re: Re: Re: Boom Pole in reply to Tom, 08-29-1999 15:53:18  
I recently cut down about 16 pine trees that were about 20 inches in diameter and 75 feet tall. I used the boom pole and a chain to attach to the trees once they were on the ground and limbed up to lift the trees off the ground so I could cut the trees up into firewood length logs. The boom pole did an excellent job of getting the trees off the ground (kept the chain saw blade out of the dirt when cutting through the tree) which saved my back from having to stoop over and cut logs all day. Note**Just be extremely careful when you are pulling something heavy (such as large downed trees)with a chain attached to the boom pole. It's a very easy way to have a roll over this way. Also, picking up very heavy loads will lift the front end of the tractor off the ground because of the leverage affect. Just be extremely careful when using the boom pole and keep in mind, this is not a crane. But moving heavy tractor implements from point A to point B can be a snap, just drive very slowly to prevent excessive swinging of the dangling implement. Also, removing old posts can easily be accomplished with a good boom pole. I would advise to buy heavy duty when it comes to this piece of equipment, since the lighter ones may not hold up with heavy use. Hope this helps.

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Wolfman

08-05-1999 10:25:26




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 Re: Boom Pole in reply to Lynn Busby, 08-02-1999 07:48:32  
I have one that I use occasionally. Like the others have said, they can be dangerous. I use mine on the back of my VAC mainly to pull cedar poles up out of the woods to the cordwood storage pile. In our hilly area, you really have to be careful with one on, but then, I'm running a narrow front, another almost no-no these days.



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C.C.

08-02-1999 15:14:15




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 Re: Boom Pole in reply to Lynn Busby, 08-02-1999 07:48:32  
They are actually quite a few still around here and are still being sold(east Ky). Never really been a problem with accidents here, although they are just like any other peice of equipment...dangerous. We used them for a lot of different general uses. Between myself and my neighbor, we've used them from everythig from setting poles(for a pole barn)to pulling engines...he's a mechanic that won't buy an engine lift, I guess that one of the instances where we're "making do". We've also used them to lift rear tractor tires, pull posts, and just about anything you could imagine using one for. Like bbott said, they can be dangerous, but around here in the hills, everytime you get on a tractor, it's dangerous. Especially when you have an old 66' 3000 with no ROPS. Though that is the next purchase. For a small timer like myself, the only way to make it and not go bankrupt, is to just "make do" sometimes. Just be careful, be safe, and think about what your doing. The moment you quit thinking about it, is the moment you wind up dead. Just remember that. Hope this helps and if you'd like anymore advice, feel free to e-mail me. Casey

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bbott

08-02-1999 13:16:42




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 Re: Boom Pole in reply to Lynn Busby, 08-02-1999 07:48:32  
1) Turns your tractor into a poor man's boom truck. (crane)

2) If you lift too much overturns the tractor and
turns your wife into a widow.

(Seriously !) These have gone pretty well out of use due to #2 above.

Nowdays it's more important and easier to get the right tool for the job than get killed trying to "make do".

In the old days, you HAD to jury rig with the materials or tools you had on hand to get the job done....

for the most part, you don't really have to risk your life anymore to get your work done... so don't...

just my 2 cents...

bbott

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Paul Fox

08-02-1999 10:04:35




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 Re: Boom Pole in reply to Lynn Busby, 08-02-1999 07:48:32  
That depends on the capacity of the tractor you're using it on. Essentially, it is used like a crane to lift things. Longer reach on the boom will let you lift things higher, but decreases the amount of weight you can lift safely. Limits are the strength of the 3 point system on the tractor and the weight of the tractor. Obviously, a big ol' John Deere or CaseIH is going to lift more than a Ford 2N...

They are handy, but you need to know their limitations and be careful with them. You can pick up the front end of the tractor pretty easily with them. They are NOT intended to transport objects safely.

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