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Title: modified trailer for moving hives.
Post by: bailey on March 19, 2010, 09:52:51 pm

got tired of lifting hives to move them around to the out yards and did something about it!!
the crane swivels 360 so i can grab and load.
now i can haul em around with ease!!! :lol:
bailey.

(http://img716.imageshack.us/img716/9599/cranev.th.jpg) (http://img716.imageshack.us/i/cranev.jpg/)

Title: Re: modified trailer for moving hives.
Post by: JP on March 19, 2010, 10:03:01 pm

Oh man, can't wait to look at that thing on Monday! You did good man!


...JP

Title: Re: modified trailer for moving hives.
Post by: bailey on March 19, 2010, 10:08:29 pm

well thanks! the boom extends out and can really reach out and lift high!
it only cost around a hundred or so for the crane itself.
mobile bees !!! 8-)

Title: Re: modified trailer for moving hives.
Post by: Ollie on March 19, 2010, 11:38:41 pm

Nice!

Title: Re: modified trailer for moving hives.
Post by: RayMarler on March 20, 2010, 03:29:36 am

Sweet, I'm going to have to rig one of those up on my truck!

Title: Re: modified trailer for moving hives.
Post by: cam on March 20, 2010, 08:37:17 am

Where did you get the crane?

Title: Re: modified trailer for moving hives.
Post by: bailey on March 20, 2010, 09:58:59 pm

northern tools company, i ordered over the internet, good delivery time.  $199.00
welded the base to the frame of the trailer.

bailey.

 

Title: Re: modified trailer for moving hives.
Post by: cam on March 21, 2010, 07:17:22 am

Thanks

Title: Re: modified trailer for moving hives.
Post by: Bee Happy on March 21, 2010, 02:34:54 pm

A trailer with a cargo crane, it's a great idea.

Title: Re: modified trailer for moving hives.
Post by: mherndon on March 22, 2010, 10:48:21 pm

Cheater!   :-D

Title: Re: modified trailer for moving hives.
Post by: fermentedhiker on March 22, 2010, 11:24:33 pm

What a great idea.  What do you use to hook the hives to the crane?

Title: Re: modified trailer for moving hives.
Post by: hankdog1 on March 23, 2010, 03:19:32 am

Nice rig you have there can't beat the price.  Always been my downfall a strong mind and a weak back.  I'm gonna probably build pallets for mine eventually so i can just use the forks on the tractor.   :-D

Title: Re: modified trailer for moving hives.
Post by: Two Bees on March 23, 2010, 08:46:41 am

Would like to see more pictures maybe from different angles so I can get a better idea (i.e. copy) how you have it mounted, etc.   :-D

Title: Re: modified trailer for moving hives.
Post by: yockey5 on July 29, 2012, 09:21:58 am

I bee needing one like this! Thanks.