Since I had to drive all the way to Danville VA this morning to pickup a new 3-point subsoiler/ripper implement, I took the opportunity to also pick up the only Tarter / County Line Heavy-Duty Pole Boom implement available “in store” in the greater NC / VA area.
Besides being able to lift 2000 pounds, it is strong enough to suspend that much weight while the tractor is transports the item to and fro on the farm.
Also, and perhaps more importantly, I only need to add one item not currently in inventory (log tongs) to convert the boom into a robust log skidding platform to drag huge trees or mongo piles of brush out of the woods for processing.
From what I learned reading many other small farm “how to’s” … there are a million-and-one uses for a boom with that much lifting capacity on a farm.