From: Ryan M Gill (rmgill@mindspring.com)
Date: Wed Mar 19 2003 - 10:42:38 PST
At 1:32 PM -0500 3/19/03, Bjorn Brandstedt wrote:
>Ryan,
>The crane was purchased privately about ten years ago. It was
>mounted on an ex-Navy 1968 International Loadstar (seen in one of
>the pictures) and I got both for about $3,900.
Looks like a bloody good deal. And it looks like an incredibly useful
tool for the 2.5 ton.
>The Navy had specified a smaller than standard hydraulic pump,
>reducing the lifting capacity somewhat. The present crane-truck
>combination is extremely useful. The only drawback is the weight
>that is always hauled around, about 3,500 lb for the crane
>w/outriggers.
Whats the mechanism between your PTO and the Crane. A Military
Hydraulic Pump or something else?
If I ever get the M54, what'd be the best way to add the PTO pump to
your standard M54? If you know?
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