Kioti DS45 Crane Attachment?

andysgiants · Aug 27, 2009

I have a Kioti DS45 and im looking to buy a crane attachment for it. if any of you guys can help me out id appreciate it, Thanks

mattman · Aug 27, 2009

I am not sure what a crane attachment is??? Do you mean a pole loolking thing that hooks to the 3 point hitch??

IslandTractor · Aug 27, 2009

Or a tree boom on the FEL?

wallace · Aug 28, 2009

They also have what Island posted in telescopic out to 30 feet

IslandTractor · Aug 28, 2009

wallace said:
They also have what Island posted in telescopic out to 30 feet

Better have a good chunk of ballast on the rear to handle that!

PA hayseed · Aug 28, 2009

IslandTractor said:
Or a tree boom on the FEL?

Do you own that? If so, is it worth it? I am curious, I don't have much use for it other than getting to some upper windows on my house.

IslandTractor · Aug 28, 2009

PA hayseed said:
Do you own that? If so, is it worth it? I am curious, I don't have much use for it other than getting to some upper windows on my house.

I do use it but I must admit that because I also have forks it doesn't get used all that much. I use it when it is easier/safer to chain or strap something rather than stick a fork under it. I will also use it to reach over a seawall to pull up a float. Basically it can be very useful but it doesn't get used a lot. If I had to do it over I'd just use the FEL 3pt adapter I got from Rick Wallace and mount a 2x2 pole into one of the attached hitch receivers.

Charlesaf3 · Aug 28, 2009

I've got one from markham that I got elongated. No call to use it yet, but it was cheap - 200 or so. And when it comes time to re-shingle my house, which it will soon, I know I'll appreciate it.

Planting big trees seems to be their main use. I've just wished I had a crane a number of occasions, and am happy that next time I'll have one. Probably won't be long enough or some such, but that's life...

andysgiants · Aug 29, 2009

I'm not sure if the tree boom would work. i have to get truss's on top of an addition and i probably need probably about 25 feet of clearance. if anyone has ideas im open to suggestions, Thanks

IslandTractor · Aug 29, 2009

andysgiants said:
I'm not sure if the tree boom would work. i have to get truss's on top of an addition and i probably need probably about 25 feet of clearance. if anyone has ideas im open to suggestions, Thanks

You could securely lash an extension to a tree boom. Remember that sailers used lashing to hold spars together so the proper lashing technique can be very strong. The real issue I would worry about with a 25ft plus boom with a load would be the risk of upsetting the tractor. It can be done safely but would require planning for lateral stability as well as rear ballast.