Boom Trucks

 Boom trucks seem to be increasingly popular these days - I see a lot more of them on the streets.

The Elliott Equipment Company 50105 has a 50 ton lifting capacity and a 105 foot, four section, telescopic boom. Elliott's founder built the first truck-mounted telescoping aerial work platform and crane in 1948. They now have a range of forty products to chose from, and will mount on pretty much any chassis including Western Star. Headquarters is in Omaha, Nebraska.

Local steel fabricator Marid Industries has been running this Peterbilt for many years, as a tractor semi-trailer rig. It is very handy for delivering their products directly to construction sites and placing them in position.

National Crane is a subsidiary of Manitowoc, known also for its large crawler and truck mounted cranes, and the Grove and Potain trade names. The 600H model boom crane has a 20 tons (US) / 18.1 tonne capacity and comes in a variety of boom lengths ranging from 38 to 90 feet.

A European manufacturer, Fassi, produced this F800XF articulating type knuckle boom crane mounted on a tractor chassis. The cab appears to be a reconditioned International Transtar, and the forward most of the three rear axles has been added on.

Fassi is an Italian company represented in Canada by Strongco, but the F800XF does not appear in its current product line. 

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