boom lift rentals?

[senechal]

Keep the green side down

 

[ntsarborist]

Well i didnt tell them about the lines.. The good thing about it is that its not touching or near, they are just above them. Also they only go to my house so there not the primaries...lol

I did find a place that would rent to me though so I'm good to go. I have about 10 different modern equipment rental places within a 50 mile radius and one of them said no problem, just gave me all the dangers and so on, which i do treat very seriously. I even have my own fall protection gear that is required for use of this machine so i dont have to buy from them... So i will be renting a genie S40 for $506 total...

whow whow whow, 506 total? for a genie around here they are no more than $320-2day. thats with $50 delivery and pickup for each way. why is there so much of a difference. i rented 1 a couple monthes ago 2 hang some lights indoors where i couldnt be running a gas or diesel.

 

[artbuc]

I really dont think i am going to have to even use a chain saw on the lift. mostly my branch cutter. Thats how little these branches are. I will probably trim all the branches off little by little and go from there. Honestly if i had to, which i diont thing i need to, I know how to cut the branches to make the do what i want, swing, fall straight down, tie somewhere else, bla bla bla. It will just take me long then a guy who does it everyday. Hate to hurt your guys feelings, but this aint that hard, especially being basically twigs... I think what makes it harder is being in the tree and having to predict what the tree will do to you after the branch is cut off, tieing off, ect, but would be able to get up there, tree is too small. QUOTE]

The tree is so small you can't climb in it and the branches are so small you will cut them by hand. Why do you need a boom lift?

 

[TimberMcPherson]

I just hope the idiot doesnt have dependants.

"and this kids is where your father landed, and in the spirit of his life we rented a backhoe to bury him, we didnt know about the water main but it did make this a lovely memorial pond for him. Back the the motel now, the neighbours are still pretty mad about the whole flooded powerless block thing."

Your getting advice from guys on this site that do one of the most dangerous jobs in the modern western world, they KNOW the risks and have SEEN the results of mistakes and still go out every day to face them. That takes balls. Your just gambling without knowing what the stakes are before you throw the dice. That just takes ignorance.

 

[BlackenedTimber]

Hmmmm.... where to start.

Mustangous, you are arogant a$$hole.

I owned and operated my own tree care company for years, and am now a project manager for an intl utilities company, primarily focused on power transmission and renewable energies. I work around 600kVa (600,000 volt/amps- hot stuff) live lines all the time, in substations, below and above ground hundreds of feet, in all types of precarious circumstances. I have a healthy respect for live power, be it a transmission line or a service drop. I also have a healthy respect for trees, as I have been an eye-witness to thier potential destructive power.

My father was a power/telecom lineman for 42 years, who then moved into the engineering department at Nynex to design and implement the very infrastructure that is in your home town, as well as countless other towns and cities in the United States.

The professionals on this site work around these hazards on a daily basis, and are much more adept to offer thier opinions on the situations than a weekend warrior like yourself.

I made the mistake of being semi-supportive of your cause on the your post about cutting pines with your $hitty craftsman, and now regret that. You have been nothing but rude to the professionals on this site who have taken time out of thier day to offer you sound advice.

Personally, I dont want to see you get hurt. Even a small amount of power will kill you if the amperage is right. But you would know that with your electrical engineering degree.

Come to think of it, the only engineer I have ever respected is my Father. It would make sense that you are a pencil pusher, not able to take the word of the several field-educated people on this site, with hundreds of years of cumulative knowledge in the exact field in which your about to embark.

Dropping trees from the ground is one thing. Congrats on not destroying anything, including yourself in the process. Aerial is a whole nother thing. The ISA (if you dont know what that is, it wouldn's surprise me) has several certifications for the men and women who work around power every day, including Aerial Lift Specialist and Utility Specialist. But apparently, that doesn't phase you.

I dont mean to rant, and I apologize to my fellow AS members, other than you. The Blatant disrespect is what really bothers me. The fact that the general public takes so lightly what we have done for years to feed our families bothers me.

Adjust your jersey attitude, and you may find people more willing to converse with you in a civilized manner.

I, on the other hand, will continue to embrace my New York attitude.

 

[Mustangous]

Hmmmm.... where to start.

Mustangous, you are arogant a$$hole.

I owned and operated my own tree care company for years, and am now a project manager for an intl utilities company, primarily focused on power transmission and renewable energies. I work around 600kVa (600,000 volt/amps- hot stuff) live lines all the time, in substations, below and above ground hundreds of feet, in all types of precarious circumstances. I have a healthy respect for live power, be it a transmission line or a service drop. I also have a healthy respect for trees, as I have been an eye-witness to thier potential destructive power.

My father was a power/telecom lineman for 42 years, who then moved into the engineering department at Nynex to design and implement the very infrastructure that is in your home town, as well as countless other towns and cities in the United States.

The professionals on this site work around these hazards on a daily basis, and are much more adept to offer thier opinions on the situations than a weekend warrior like yourself.

I made the mistake of being semi-supportive of your cause on the your post about cutting pines with your $hitty craftsman, and now regret that. You have been nothing but rude to the professionals on this site who have taken time out of thier day to offer you sound advice.

Personally, I dont want to see you get hurt. Even a small amount of power will kill you if the amperage is right. But you would know that with your electrical engineering degree.

Come to think of it, the only engineer I have ever respected is my Father. It would make sense that you are a pencil pusher, not able to take the word of the several field-educated people on this site, with hundreds of years of cumulative knowledge in the exact field in which your about to embark.

Dropping trees from the ground is one thing. Congrats on not destroying anything, including yourself in the process. Aerial is a whole nother thing. The ISA (if you dont know what that is, it wouldn's surprise me) has several certifications for the men and women who work around power every day, including Aerial Lift Specialist and Utility Specialist. But apparently, that doesn't phase you.

I dont mean to rant, and I apologize to my fellow AS members, other than you. The Blatant disrespect is what really bothers me. The fact that the general public takes so lightly what we have done for years to feed our families bothers me.

Adjust your jersey attitude, and you may find people more willing to converse with you in a civilized manner.

I, on the other hand, will continue to embrace my New York attitude.

Yeah well, thanks for your autobiography, no one gives a ####! I am far from a pencil pusher and a cheap skate! I dont read anything unless it pertains to a trade, computers. I struggled my ass off with the english courses and other non related bs classes. Math and problem solviong is my thing. I got a race car, 2 motorcycles, 2 atvs, dirt bike, jets ski, boat, I snowboard, wake board, I am certified in tig welding, build roll bars and do hvac/r on the side, and fabricate a lot of stuff... Have a metal shop, working on building a wood shop, oh my bachelors in electrical engineering and mechanical. all at the age of 30! oh and apparently i can now a few trees down too... :greenchainsaw:

Basically what your saying is like no one should change a light switch unless your a licensed electrician because of the potentional hazards! I understand that you guys take you work seriously, and you should! certain aspects of of your work is seriously dangerous, some more than others. SOME NOT AT ALL, but still a proffessional should be called at all times.

When i get attached, i attach back, and thats exactly how its been! Let me just sum this whole worthless thread on how a FEW reacted, GET A PROFESSIONAL YOU STUPID CHEAPSKATE A$$HOLE HOMEOWNERS SHOULDNT EVEN TRIM A BUSH! And it actually came out that way too! So how you you react if thats the exact way it was said to you? wow very helpful! none of you know me, what i do, what i can do, or my situation! most of you are obviously very narrow minded and think only one way. But i'll be sure to tell ya all how i make out in 3 weeks when i actualy get ready to do it!

 

[BlackenedTimber]

whatever bro

 

[beerman6]

All that edemacation and he still cant spell.

 

[Mustangous]

All that edemacation and he still cant spell.

didnt know this was an english class, im not a pencil pusher, all that typing was on an iphone....