Need Assistance Selecting a Boom

[richriddle]

We are a semi-retired company in our fifties who purchased a hobby farm. To help on the farm, we purchased a Case 1845C skid steer with a 72" toothed bucked and a set of Xtreme duty pallet forks. A boom seems to offer a logical choice for a next attachment for the Case, but we lack sufficient knowledge to effectively select a proper boom, a tree boom or a boom pole. What are the advantages of each boom? We are looking at (Temporarily blocked due to reports of company closure) at the current moment. They seem to sell fairly decent quality attachments. Thank you for your assistance.

 

[jenkinsph]

The boom pole mounted to the skid steer can be handy to have but it really depends on how much need you have for it. It would be a low priority attachment compared to the variety of other ssqa attachments available for your 1845.

 

[richriddle]

Thanks for the reply. We contemplate purchasing a brush hog and a grapple or 4 in 1 bucket. What other attachments would you recommend purchasing instead of simply renting when the need arose?

 

[Cord]

Both of the boom poles you have pictured are really good at doing one task. Personally, I like attachments that are versitil and not one trick ponies. The tree boom is good for lifting balled trees from a trailer but it has a very short reach. The boom has a better reach and will also pick a balled tree, however it's not extendable so you couldn't use it to set trusses. For these reasons, I've been looking at a extendable boom pole. RSE - Truss Boom I've taken a liking to the linked boom for a couple of reasons. It's extendable so I can use it to set trusses but I can collapse it and pick a heavier load from the truck bed. This pole has a larger and thicker tube that's made from a stronger grade of steel. Of course, this means it's also more expensive. For me, I need my attachments to be versitil and sometimes that means I need to spend a little more to get that versatility. Try to ask yourself what future tasks you could possibly envision using the attachment for. Now analyze how well the attachment will accomplish those tasks.

For this reason, I wouldn't recommend a 4 in 1 bucket. Yea, it's better than a bucket, it's small opening will really limit it's capabilities. For that reason, I'd suggest a grapple. I went with a narrow Faver because it would be really versatile. Yea, a wide grapple would be really efficient at clearing a large area of brush. My narrow grapple isn't as fast, but I've done a bunch of tasks that a wider grapple couldn't do.

Not to blow my own horn, but here are just a few projects that I took on with my grapple:
Pulling out sidewalk with a Faver grapple - YouTube
Pulling out small retaining wall with a Faver grapple - YouTube
Moving concrete block with Faver grapple - YouTube
Moving log with Faver grapple - YouTube
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vH19flZJHao
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CPXDf3X-GkU
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MGslzYfoWzY

 

[Xfaxman]

What will be the main use for the boom pole?

This is one time that I could have used one, but used what I already had. :thumbsup:

 

[richriddle]

For these reasons, I've been looking at a extendable boom pole. RSE - Truss Boom I've taken a liking to the linked boom for a couple of reasons. It's extendable so I can use it to set trusses but I can collapse it and pick a heavier load from the truck bed. This pole has a larger and thicker tube that's made from a stronger grade of steel. Of course, this means it's also more expensive.

I looked at the boom you linked earlier on eBay, but the feedback indicated RSE does not ship the products in a timely manner, if at all. You can see the feedback here: eBay Feedback Profile for rsefab That concerns me. If not for that problem, it would be a great selection. Perhaps they try to manufacture them after payment. Thank you for your input on a 4 in 1 bucket.

 

[TitanSkidsteer]

One option you may want to consider is getting a jib boom. Titan Attachments has a few different options with one being an adjustable telescoping jib boom. Depending on what you want to hoist and how high, this may be a cheaper alternative since you already have a set of xtreme duty pallet forks.

Titan Forklift Adjustable Mobile Crane Lifting Hoist Truss Jib Boom Hook 6lb

 

[richriddle]

One option you may want to consider is getting a jib boom. Titan Attachments has a few different options with one being an adjustable telescoping jib boom. Depending on what you want to hoist and how high, this may be a cheaper alternative since you already have a set of xtreme duty pallet forks.

Titan Forklift Adjustable Mobile Crane Lifting Hoist Truss Jib Boom Hook 6lb

Thank you for your input. I had seen a jib boom advertised on the Internet and thought they were only intended for real fork lifts, not skid steers with fork lift attachments.

 

[MESSMAKER]

Since you already have forks already and could use them as a boom. I don't know how much you would use a boom unless you have a specific task in mind.

 

[Cord]

Thank you for your input. I had seen a jib boom advertised on the Internet and thought they were only intended for real fork lifts, not skid steers with fork lift attachments.

I've used them on skidsteers and they work. However the extended lifting capacity isn't very good and it's now reduced ever further by the weight of the forks and back rack. It's better to get a direct mount boom.