A boom pole extends forward from the quick-attach plate with a hook or shackle at the end. It lets you lift by a strap or chain rather than cradling a load — useful for anything awkward, round, or that needs to be lowered into place precisely.
It also dramatically reduces what you can lift, and that trade-off is the whole thing to understand before buying one.
Reach Costs You Capacity
This is the essential concept, and it catches people out.
Lifting capacity is a function of load and distance from the machine. Move the load farther forward and the leverage working against the machine increases, so safe capacity drops — often steeply.
A boom pole puts the load well forward of where a bucket or forks would hold it. Extended, it puts it farther still. A machine rated for a given weight at the quick-attach plate may safely lift only a fraction of that at full boom extension.
Load ratings must be published per extension position, and you have to work to the rating at the position you're using — not the machine's headline capacity.
What You'll Use It For
- Lifting B&B trees by the strap and setting them in the hole
- Placing landscape boulders precisely
- Setting equipment, pumps, and machinery
- Loading and unloading awkward items
- Lifting materials over an obstacle
- Placing pipe, culvert, and structural components
- Hoisting during construction and repair
- Loading customer vehicles at a nursery
How to Spec It
Length and extension. Longer reaches farther and lifts less. Telescoping booms let you choose position per lift.
Load rating per position. The critical spec. Get the chart.
Hook or shackle. A swiveling hook with a safety latch is standard. Confirm the hook is rated for the load.
Construction. Boom poles carry concentrated bending loads. Check steel section and welds at the mounting plate.
Winch option. Some jibs add a winch for raising and lowering the load independently of the boom, which gives much finer placement control.
Safety
Boom lifting is closer to crane work than loader work, and it deserves that level of care.
Never exceed the rating at the position you're using.
Never lift over people. No exceptions.
Control the load. A suspended load swings, and a swinging load changes your effective load center. Tag lines help.
Watch overhead. Power lines especially — an extended boom reaches higher than people expect.
Rig properly. Rated slings and shackles, inspected before use. Rigging failures are what hurt people.
Travel low and slow. A suspended load with a machine in motion is unstable.
Which Models Run It
Non-hydraulic unless a winch is fitted. Capacity is the constraint.
YJ1000 / YJ1200 — the practical range.
YJ2000 / YJ3000 — heavier lifts and longer reach.
Trades That Use It Most
Nurseries & Garden Centers · Landscaping · Construction · Marinas & Boatyards · Warehouse & Industrial · Farm & Agriculture
FAQ
How much can it lift?
Depends entirely on the extension position. Ask for the load chart and work to the rating at the position you're using — not the machine's rated capacity.
Why is it so much less than the machine's rating?
Leverage. Distance from the machine multiplies the load's effect on stability.
Can I lift a tree with it?
Yes, and B&B tree placement is one of the best uses — a strap around the ball and a boom gives you precise placement. Check the ball weight against the rating at your working extension.
Can I lift over people?
No. Never.
Is a winch worth adding?
For precise placement, yes — it lets you raise and lower independently of boom position.
Is this a crane?
No, and don't treat it as one. It's a lifting attachment on a loader, subject to the loader's stability. Real lifting work needs real lifting equipment.
Will one from another brand fit?
If it's a universal mini skid mount, yes.
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Tell us what you're lifting and at what reach, and we'll confirm the rating.
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