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[tree MDS]

Potty lift showed up Friday. While unloading, I raised the jib while the roll back truck had the lift at an angle causing the tracks to lock and not allowing me to unload. (I did the one thing you should not do while unloading-Pilot Error)This was due to the basket not remaining level while the jib was being raised with machine on a steep slope. 45 min with tech support and they were able to talk me through the process on manually resetting the basket to level. If I wasn't so stressed out, I would have been able to do this in a quarter of the time. Up equip definitely earned my respect that day!

Of course two units were being delivered to the same address and I was the first to unload. It held the semi truck up and the roll off truck up for an extra hour.

After all the shenanigans, I trailored it straight to the job site and banged out a 2 hour job. It took half the time compared to climbing the trees.

So far I'm impressed!

I'll try to get some pictures Monday at work.

Yeah, that whole learning curve with new equipment can be stressful for sure. I know with my Omme’s there’s a lot of little things you need to remember and become familiar with. Just stupid little stuff in hindsight, but if you don’t know, you don’t know. I still forget to hit the knob/lever to switch from transport to basket probably 50% of the time and have to have the ground guy do it for me.

It’s amazing how proficient I’ve become at leveling them compared to the beginning too. I remember times on crazy slopes or whatever that used to get me all stressed that now are like tying my boots.

Congratulations on the new machine(s)! It’s a really big step forward that will surely pay off for you guys.

 

[Helmstein]

There is definitely a learning curve and I definitely got the fast tracked learning curve right off the bat.

We just got the one unit. Me and another tree guy bought units at the same time to get a 1.5% discount each. It worked out well.

I bet setting up on a slope will be interesting.

Thanks MDS. LOVING THE POTTY LIFT LIFE!

 

[ZinTrees]

I bet setting up on a slope will be interesting.

if I recall these spider lifts have quite the outrigger reach?
might want some good size 4x4's for cribbing and to make "mats" out of (lay side by side to spread load on soft ground)
no idea what a good length would be for your setup, maybe 4-6ft?

 

[tree MDS]

More rigging with the MDS. We whacked and stacked this thing with the quickness. Sorry, no wood pics.

I got my new omme back too. Not bad for a Monday.

 

[tree MDS]

Another nice little technical tree on the way out of this place. Omg. Gonna be nice to run around doing some regular jobs. Crew is in good shape now anyway.

 

[Helmstein]

Another nice little technical tree on the way out of this place. Omg. Gonna be nice to run around doing some regular jobs. Crew is in good shape now anyway.
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Two lifts are bad ass. Looks like you guys are kicking some serious ass. I'm glad everything is clicking for you guys. Looks like fun.

 

[Helmstein]

Getting to know the lift better everyday. Its really working out deploying directly off the trailor. Its quick and im looking forward to doing some serious tree work over the summer. The biggest take away is how I feel the next morning, Fresh and ready to kick some tree ass like MDS would say!

This is a friend's trailor I'm borrowing, not sure what I will get but the split tilt deck is nice.

 

[Haplo]

I did the 30 minute training on the easy lift 87-48aj today. Will be trying it out for a removal on Monday

 

[Helmstein]

I did the 30 minute training on the easy lift 87-48aj today. Will be trying it out for a removal on Monday

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It's an amazing peice of equipment. Let me know what you think. There are definitely some quirks but I'm sure all the lifts have some.

That lift looks brand new!

Good luck with Mondays removal!

 

[Haplo]

Yes the company I rent from just got this a few months ago. It seems to have a ton of sensors but I'm sure that adds to the safety of it. Quirks like you can't telescope the lower boom up if the upper boom is telescoped at all, so if you need more height you first have to retract the upper boom all the way in.
I like how compact it is

 

[Haplo]

Its really working out deploying directly off the trailor. Its quick

That does sound like an advantage when you add up all the time saved not loading and unloading

 

[tree MDS]

It's an amazing peice of equipment. Let me know what you think. There are definitely some quirks but I'm sure all the lifts have some.

That lift looks brand new!

Good luck with Mondays removal!

I’m sure they all have their quirks. That’s why I bought the second omme. I figure the devil you know is better than the devil you don’t.

When the Omme guy was out dropping off the new one the other day and installing a new basket rotation motor on the older one, we got talking for a bit. He said the last two omme 2750’s he recently delivered both went to people that already had one and wanted them as a backup. Made me feel slightly more sane anyway. Lol.

 

[mikewhite85]

Pruning and removing some trees on the town green. Getting ready for the annual summer festival. On Saturday we will be using the bucket to hoist a massive American flag over over parade route on main st.

Here's a shot from last year

 

[tree MDS]

I gotta get one of those flags!!!

 

[mikewhite85]

I gotta get one of those flags!!!

I think it's this one! 20x30
https://www.amazon.com/FlagSource-C...379&sprefix=massive+americ,aps,77&sr=8-9&th=1

 

[Haplo]

What sort of wire did you hoist it with?

 

[tree MDS]

I think it's this one! 20x30
https://www.amazon.com/FlagSource-C...379&sprefix=massive+americ,aps,77&sr=8-9&th=1

$880 for a flag is a lot of dough. Be nice to have though. I think I need some more plywood to go with the mini giant/lift setup first.

Nice tracking on one sheet with that setup now. Not sure I’d do it on a wet, real nice lawn, but for the average dried out/half ass lawn I can get by. It’s the lift that needs the “plyboard”, not the giant. That thing is like a golf cart.

 

[mikewhite85]

What sort of wire did you hoist it with?

Climbing line! We put carabiners as hooks in the grommets.

 

[Helmstein]

$880 for a flag is a lot of dough. Be nice to have though. I think I need some more plywood to go with the mini giant/lift setup first.

Nice tracking on one sheet with that setup now. Not sure I’d do it on a wet, real nice lawn, but for the average dried out/half ass lawn I can get by. It’s the lift that needs the “plyboard”, not the giant. That thing is like a golf cart.

Have you considered the arbotmats from AA equipment, we got 18 last year and haven't looked back. The biggest benefit are the handles built. We use a sling girth hitched around them to move 12 at a time.

We have left them on a lawn for 2 days with no burnt lawn.

We used plywood for a year before switching over to these.

 

[tree MDS]

I’m still not sold on the mats, even though they are temping. I am like the plywood king. After 20 years or so of dealing with it, it’s down to pretty much a science.

I’m pretty sure standard black mats and plywood can be left down for three days without burn (in ideal conditions). I think the white (clear) ones boast four days (from memory).

One time I burned a lawn after a day and a half, but that was because it was like 100 degrees out and it had just rained before we put it down and after we pulled the wood up I left a guy with the blower to stand the grass back up while I went for the log truck, but it ran out of gas right away. I think it only took like 40 minutes baking in that sun plastered down like that to kill it (steam was coming off it when we got back lol). I noticed it a few days later driving by. It came back pretty quickly, of course, but I still felt bad. Live and learn. Now we make sure we hit it up with the blower immediately.