Landrover Defender Cherry Picker

[Tactical Greensman]

Hello,

Does anyone have experience using Land Rover Cherry pickers?

 

Looking to explore all of the negatives. Why they are so seldom seen.

[Richard 1234]

Not seen as they are generally broken down stuck at the yard waiting for parts!

[Conor Wright]

32 minutes ago, Tactical Greensman said:

 

 

Looking to explore all of the negatives.

It's a land rover.

 

A tracked mewp is more versatile imo and a good, fresh defender with decent mewp will be about the same price

[Tactical Greensman]

Cheers.

 

I have worked with Tracked MEWPs before but only on paved ground. Are they a viable solution if you have to cross uneven, soft terrain like fields? 

[steve@black]

Pre covid I would have said landy all day long . Really like mine . Never been a landy man and certainly the body twist when i get out of it after even a short drive is a new thing . For estate work crown raising around fields 2 lads and a tracked chipper perfect . However now 2 trucks to site the tracked mewp may be more versatile .
I dunno perhaps buy both and have the 3 acres of yard space and half million investment we need in an ideal world .

[doobin]

Tracked MEWPS tend to lift higher and can fit through far tighter spaces. With the initial investment being similar, it's a no brainer for me.

 

Still can't justify one though.?

Edited July 5, 2020 by doobin

[maybelateron]

Only real advantage to the Land Rover mewp is that with its legs down it is narrower. I am having to hire in a van mounted mewp for a roadside job with traffic lights because my mewp needs 14ft to get its legs down. 

[monkeybusiness]

Land rovers are much quicker to deploy if moving any sort of distance between lifts. They often have limited working envelopes though as are primarily designed for working on pole mounted equipment. (The working envelope and outreach are more important than ultimate working height in tree work with any MEWP ime). 

[woody paul]

All depends on your work road side or field landy mount OK if back garden / large garden tracked.

IMO not worth buying anything less them 17m plus. 

[Conor Wright]

On 04/07/2020 at 16:41, Tactical Greensman said:

Cheers.

 

I have worked with Tracked MEWPs before but only on paved ground. Are they a viable solution if you have to cross uneven, soft terrain like fields? 

Soft terrain, yes. They'll go anywhere a 4x4 could. Uneven or rough ground, less so. A bit of common sense and careful positioning usually overcomes most obstacles.