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Default Crane operator license

On Fri, 26 Jun 2015 07:15:59 -0400, "Jim Wilkins"
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"Larry Jaques" wrote in message
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On Thu, 25 Jun 2015 19:28:27 -0500, Ignoramus19964
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OK. I bought a Grove RT-60S crane.

http://igor.chudov.com/tmp/Grove-RT-60S-Crane/


You got screwed. That thing really needs paint.

So, what did you learn about the licensing and such for personal
use?


A retired friend pays the commercial registration fee for his
heavy-duty pickup truck, though I doubt Iggy could claim the crane as
his personal car.


g


I've thought about buying a used bucket van for personal use.
http://highperformancecrew.com/showt...GMC-Bucket-Van
"Asking Price: $ 4850.00"


I've had the same thoughts myself. Why a van? Hell to navigate.

They turn up all the time on eBay. Some (a small fleet) '05 1T
GMC/Altec bucket trucks went for $5-7k a few years ago, when I was
looking. They were probably gas, though. I have no idea how clapped
out a truck can get in service for a decade, either.

They'd be handy as a shop crane, too. Pop the man bucket off and...

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