Which MEWP?

[Jcarbor]

You could get a fair second hand one at your budget.

[waterbuoy]

We have a 17.75 Hinowa lightlift on hire at the moment - around £500 for the week and it can be towed behind the land rover as it weighs less then 2.5 tonnes.  As others have said, for the really tall trees we used it to gain access to the canopy but still plenty high enough for most:

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jK1xx1M7xX8

[benedmonds]

Bumping this thread. Does anyone have relevant opinions as not used either before.  I am NOT considering tracked.

 

Considering 2 7.5 ton machines:

ASCENDANT A22-17TJ TRUCK MOUNTED PLATFORM ON IVECO 75E

Or 

MULTITEL MX270 ON MITSUBISHI 7.5T COMPACT TRUCK

 

Ascendant

Pros - straight boom, simple, UK made, hydraulic controls, 17m outreach, more robust, big basket, its yellow.

Cons- 22m, the Iveco is a bigger truck

 

Multitel

Pros - 27m, twin boom so can go up and over, the mitsubishi more compact

Cons- italian, electric controls, 13.3m outreach

Edited February 3, 2021 by benedmonds

[woody paul]

Not use either, but have used straight and twin boom would go for twin boom as up and over ability on reduction jobs. 

Used a 30m straight boom on a truck on a tree last year because machine I wanted was not available was a pain trying to get boom to drop in between limbs to get reach. 

[benedmonds]

[Chainsaw will]

Anyone use the nifty lift td 120 mewp what are your thoughts on it

[Baldbloke]

Anyone use the nifty lift td 120 mewp what are your thoughts on it

I have a Nifty lift 120. It’s old, and has no ticket which doesn’t bother me as it’s just my neck on the line. In high winds at full stretch it floats about a bit and is a bit disconcerting but has already paid for itself doing some repointing.

[Baldbloke]

[Baldbloke]

Well worth the 4K and very handy if you’re not so keen on ladders[emoji6]

[woody paul]

12 minutes ago, Baldbloke said:

Use one as well I borrow off someone I know, but it has it's limit as it is no way as good as new ones with telly boom bit, 

Have used tracked one bit bigger then others with same capacity.