Ny-Lint Mobile Dragline Conversion

[modelman]

Looks good jim-you seem to have plenty of power and you probably couldn't build a drag bucket large enough to carry that much weight in dirt. However, watching the video it looks like your boom angle will control the amount of weight your carry. That,s okay, you will just have to be careful with the boom when carrying dirt. Keep at it!!

[Rvjimd]

Tom,

Thanks, the truck is pretty heavy and I have good counter weight in the crane so I think it will probably be able to dig with the boom level.. The big problem I will probably have will be clearance for the crowd rope around the truck body, even swinging off the sides and rear. When I started mounting the slew ring I was not unhappy to let the crane ride entirely on top of the plastic gear because it give me another 1/4" of height to improve the clearance.

Now, to work on the drag bucket and thinking about how to power the truck.

Jim