mtnelectrical
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Any one have worked with pusharound lifts up to 30' height like the Genie AWP 30S? Please share experiences.Thanks
Pusharound Lifts
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LarryFine
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I have, a 1-man lift with outriggers for "stability" 
. It was quite a hairy experience, and that was against a wall. I couldn't imagine doing it in the middle of a room, and would opt for a larger unit if possible.
. It was quite a hairy experience, and that was against a wall. I couldn't imagine doing it in the middle of a room, and would opt for a larger unit if possible.mtnelectrical
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well I have used bigger ones but there is no space nor an acces for a 2nd floor office inside a Town Hall with ceiling 22 feet high. and the door for this is probably 50" wide X 75'' high. So no options
quogueelectric
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1 man lift
1 man lift
I have used them many times they are a pain to set up but I have never had a safety issue with them just dont look down.
1 man lift
I have used them many times they are a pain to set up but I have never had a safety issue with them just dont look down.
I've used 2 types:
- A motorized/hydraulic 1-man unit, with outriggers. While not as stable as a larger unit, I was about 50+ up in a church and the sway of the basket was about 2' side to side. I didn't fear that it would fall over, but it sure made my stomach turn!
- An air powered one-man unit. This thing was actually pretty fun, I think it had a 26' working height. They are meant to be used with CO2 bottles, but we used an air compressor. Really quiet and fast, when you hit the lever, you'd hear almost nothing.This one was very beefy and more stable than the electric unit.
They take some work to setup, but they are safe. Often, it's the only thing you can get in the door. Always use the outriggers, you don't want to fall over in one of these.
Mike
- A motorized/hydraulic 1-man unit, with outriggers. While not as stable as a larger unit, I was about 50+ up in a church and the sway of the basket was about 2' side to side. I didn't fear that it would fall over, but it sure made my stomach turn!
- An air powered one-man unit. This thing was actually pretty fun, I think it had a 26' working height. They are meant to be used with CO2 bottles, but we used an air compressor. Really quiet and fast, when you hit the lever, you'd hear almost nothing.This one was very beefy and more stable than the electric unit.
They take some work to setup, but they are safe. Often, it's the only thing you can get in the door. Always use the outriggers, you don't want to fall over in one of these.
Mike
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I have spent a bunch of time in Genie lifts that you can roll through standard doorways. Mostly with outriggers sometimes just a counter balanced unit. Gennie sells a model with heavy weights in the bottom so no outriggers are used...when your up in the air the base looks pretty small.
Both are OK but at 20' to 30' it's quite a bit like being on the end of a fishing pole, the aluminum mast has a lot of flex in it. Once you get used to it you don't even notice.
I also would make sure I was under the weight limit including the stuff I had to hall up with me.
Both are OK but at 20' to 30' it's quite a bit like being on the end of a fishing pole, the aluminum mast has a lot of flex in it. Once you get used to it you don't even notice.
I also would make sure I was under the weight limit including the stuff I had to hall up with me.
A couple of experiences. On one, the bull's-eye level was perhaps misalaigned so if you ajusted it level then it wouldn't lift.
On another, in a school, the out riggers made the thing useless. In a cramped aisle, you would have to alaign exactly between/under the ceiling grid butthe out riggers would hit something. Pretty useless.
Much better would be an extremely small scissors lift -- preferably with four wheel steering.
~Peter
On another, in a school, the out riggers made the thing useless. In a cramped aisle, you would have to alaign exactly between/under the ceiling grid butthe out riggers would hit something. Pretty useless.
Much better would be an extremely small scissors lift -- preferably with four wheel steering.
~Peter
mdshunk
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I used one by UpRight(?) that you pushed around that went to 40'. You had to tilt it back to get it through a doorway, because it was probably 9 or 10 feet tall. Supposedly, according to the rental guy, one man could do this. Not me, brother. It was all two guys could do to get it tipped back and wheeled through a doorway. What a beast of a machine.
mtnelectrical
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Thanks guys for all your replies, very helpfull. They are quoting 178 per day no delivery included, sounds fair. Thanks again
e57
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Even if its working right and not going anywhere so to speak, it's still going to take some getting used to. They have a natural tendancy to sway around, which to your equalibrium vs. the cieling moving around above you will feel like falling. It's hard to get used to...
Years ago I used a unit that was powered by CO2, or hand crank. Although it had out-riggers, and was all aluminum, it was light and small enough to get into a small elevator with. And got you up 30+'! Unfortunately, many of the full hydraulic units available today are too heavy to get on an elevator, or load into the back of a pick-up like that was.
Years ago I used a unit that was powered by CO2, or hand crank. Although it had out-riggers, and was all aluminum, it was light and small enough to get into a small elevator with. And got you up 30+'! Unfortunately, many of the full hydraulic units available today are too heavy to get on an elevator, or load into the back of a pick-up like that was.
dbuckley
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A lot of theatres in Europe are now getting 'Mobile Elevated Workin Platforms' to access lighting bars and the like, as the traditional solutions have health and safety concerns; The problem is moving the thing around with a person up top.
The Genie scissor lifts like the GS-1932 and the GS-2632 are winning a lot of friends, as they fit through doors and gaps, and can be moved safely with a bod up top, and can turn around in their own length. They are rather more expensive than the simpler units, and training is mandatory, but they seem to be very useful tools. If you were working your way down a big box it would seem an ideal access platform.
The Genie scissor lifts like the GS-1932 and the GS-2632 are winning a lot of friends, as they fit through doors and gaps, and can be moved safely with a bod up top, and can turn around in their own length. They are rather more expensive than the simpler units, and training is mandatory, but they seem to be very useful tools. If you were working your way down a big box it would seem an ideal access platform.
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