What has worked well for me in that I don't need one that often is I bought one in partnership with my neighbour. A friend of ours has since bought a share in it too. We are each into it for 60 bucks but have access pretty well immediately to it. Rule is whoever uses it last stores it. Works for us.
work smart NOT hard, I'm 41 and paying the price everyday for destroying my back. In my early days, I could lift a small block chevy on my own , into the back of a truck,,,straining...but I could do it. There is something to be said for strength,,,BUT not Stupidity !!!
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I'm a collector...not a builder!!Located in sunny central Saskatchewan at the lakehead!
work smart NOT hard, I'm 41 and paying the price everyday for destroying my back. In my early days, I could lift a small block chevy on my own , into the back of a truck,,,straining...but I could do it. There is something to be said for strength,,,BUT not Stupidity !!!
I was reading along and wondering why there were no comments on saving the back as the best reason to buy a new crane..... THANKS ROGER!!! I can relate to what you are saying. It is hard to put a price on your back because we think we are superman when we are in our 20's but come 40 it is a different story.
Buy a really good crane and be glad you did youg fella!
I rented one from a friend. Cost me a bottle of Rye.
I'd probably buy one but don't have the room to store it.
I agree with the "Save the Back" theme. We did all kinds of stunts when we were younger. Now all my friends and I are old and gray and bent and busted.
While I own one I do believe I'm in a different tax bracket than our young friend.
Inquire about rental costs and then figure out how many times you would have to rent it before adding up to the cost of buying. If its just a couple of times then it might be worth buying but if its more than that ask yourself if you want to tie up that much money.
There are many other essential tools that you are going to need and they'll all present the question. Can I justify the expenditure?
And for those of you who used to have strong backs please continue to preach the message work smarter not harder/stronger.
Yes, I remember it well. Lying on my back in a gravel driveway with the car up on jackstands, wheels blocked, chainfall up in the tree to make sure if stands gave out, I had a backup plan; and lying flat on my back in said gravel, with a transmission lying on my chest to either take it out or put it back in. So it not only saves backs having a hoist/crane/cherry picker, but fronts too! LOL!
1956 Pontiac Pathfinder 2dr sedan, 496 - dyno'd 545 hp, stick shift, 4.11 posi - Hot Rod
