Boom/crane truck

[bucshott]

Looking forward to seeing another fine build freddy. looking good

[FreddyGearDrive]

Thanks Guys!
Yea Steve,This is gunna have to have hydraulics.
Vanisle,I'll git to one of those very soon.Was lookin through some pics,& fell in love w/the one I'm makin. One of those just gotta have it deal,plus wanta see if I can pull it off. & thanks for the parts info.

Really wanted to go w/some nice alcoa wheels on this baby.But! There's none to be had.Well at least in my life time.
Then it hit me like a brick,one of the nice gents on the forum sent me some nice rim wideners for the stock rims.



Well now...ain't that just spiffy! Thanks Tc1! So now I git to run my favorite tires on American rims.
Well...managed to get swing arm framed in.

Main section of boom ready to mount.

Then came up w/turn table plate & mount.


Yea,that ole-trany bearing,is like made to order.
Here's acouple of pics of it just slid together,so yu git the idea of where this is headed.



Thanks for lookin!
FGD