Tools · Sheet C-500
Boom truck calculators
Metric tools that turn a lift into the numbers a supplier needs, with the formula and the assumptions shown. The arithmetic runs in your browser; your numbers leave it only if you click through to the quote form.
- C-501 Boom truck size estimator Turn the lift into the three numbers a supplier needs: chart capacity at your radius, boom length and tip height.
- C-502 Outrigger pad and ground pressure Pressure under one outrigger pad, and the pad area needed for the allowable ground pressure you enter.
- C-503 Sling angle and leg tension Tension in each sling leg from the load and angle, with the BC working load limit reduction.
- C-504 Power-line limit of approach lookup The minimum distance from an overhead line by province and voltage, with the extra rules that apply.
- C-505 Rent vs lease vs buy Compare renting, leasing and buying over your horizon, on the rates and prices you enter.
- C-506 Boom radius and tip height Radius and tip height from boom length and angle, or the boom length and angle a target needs.
- C-507 Rental rate converter Convert an hourly rate to weekly and monthly, bare to operated, and read Ontario's schedule by lift capacity.
Estimates, not lift plans
Every lift must be checked against the manufacturer's load chart for the actual truck and configuration, by a qualified operator, and planned by a competent person (an engineer where your province requires one).