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On big jobs how much labor do scissor lifts save in reality vs ladders. I'm thinking 2-3 times more production is obtainable.
depends on if you are in an open area or do you have stuff in the way.On big jobs how much labor do scissor lifts save in reality vs ladders. I'm thinking 2-3 times more production is obtainable.
Depends on where you are working. Some places require a lift to be lowered when moving.The lift does not need lowering in order to move. However, I once worked on a dirt floor which was rough and did have to lower it when moving to avoid the eathquake.
~Peter
OSHA considers a scissor lift a scaffold so no fall protection required by them. Some places do however require fall protection.Oh, in many cases, a scissor lift counts as a mobile work platform, so the workers don't need fall protection. Check with the appropriate AHJ on that.
I recently installed lighting and power to overhead door operators (surface mounted raceways) in a 60 x 100 foot shop with 18' ceiling by myself. No way I would have done this alone without a scissor lift, or at least not in a couple days. Was a new building so there wasn't much on floor to have to work around yet. Yes there were many trips up and down, but the scissor lift does not get as tired as I do if I were climbing up and down ladders or traditional scaffolding that many times.On big jobs how much labor do scissor lifts save in reality vs ladders. I'm thinking 2-3 times more production is obtainable.
there's a good rule of thumb i was taught....On big jobs how much labor do scissor lifts save in reality vs ladders.
I'm thinking 2-3 times more production is obtainable.
If 1 inch or less and straight shot, no boxes or other enclosures and the surface is easy to use self drilling or self tapping screws that you can get it done in 2-3 hours, otherwise I need to slow down.if running pipe down the side of a wall, shoulder high, you can run 200'
in a day, if it's a 6' ladder, allow two days.
i was just using an arbitrary number, to illustrate the doubling.If 1 inch or less and straight shot, no boxes or other enclosures and the surface is easy to use self drilling or self tapping screws that you can get it done in 2-3 hours, otherwise I need to slow down.![]()
PVC is even faster, done that in poultry buildings 1000 feet long. You have a straight line running most of length of building - you just glue long straight run together on floor and then start hanging. Come back later and cut in boxes where needed, the need for expansion fittings makes it really easy to cut boxes in.
I recently installed lighting and power to overhead door operators (surface mounted raceways) in a 60 x 100 foot shop with 18' ceiling by myself. No way I would have done this alone without a scissor lift, or at least not in a couple days. Was a new building so there wasn't much on floor to have to work around yet. Yes there were many trips up and down, but the scissor lift does not get as tired as I do if I were climbing up and down ladders or traditional scaffolding that many times.
I have never had to deal with such a silly rule and hope I never do. That might only make sense when there might be open holes or close proximity to drop offs. At that point a ground man would be appropriate. Otherwise, you might as well build scaffolding on wheels and climb down and roll it.Depends on where you are working. Some places require a lift to be lowered when moving.