How to operate a knuckle boom crane

The basics of operating a knuckle boom crane. As a founding member of the Articulating Crane Council of North America (ACCNA), a committee within the National Truck Equipment Association (NTEA), Fischer Crane Company had developed a comprehensive training course for Knuckle Boom Operators. This video is a quick informal take on some of the major points of that course, including general safety and operational concerns. The video focuses on the proportional control ability of the Amco Veba 903 to 907 range of knuckle boom cranes. 0:00 Introduction 0:58 Check Operating Conditions 1:35 Starting Operation - Things to look out for 2:21 A couple of maintenance points ... 3:38 The Controls 5:22 Deploying the stabilizers 7:57 Opening the crane 9:55 Picking up the load 12:17 Placing the load 14:02 Closing the crane 17:41 Closing the stabilizers 18:30 Shutting things down 19:33 Final Points - Maintenance