Big MEWPs

[Blakes 7]

Has anyone used big truck mounted MEWPS?

I've got a 34m one booked from Nationwide.

What are peoples experiences?

[Stephen Blair]

awesome mate, you will throw away your harness after a play in one.

[Mozza]

Ive used a 100 footer on the back of a 7.5 ton truck, Only went up to 100ft once and papped myself so came back down and finished off the work

[Mark Bolam]

34m Bronto is a great machine, very stable, great outreach, good cage capacity and fast up and down.

 

You'll love it.

[Ian Flatters]

Big Mewps are only good imo if you've got the space to set them up in. I worked for a company in norwich and we hired a quinto platform which did 130ft it was on a 18tonne 4x4 truck. IMO it made the job harder as there was less space to drop timber. Spikes rigging and a extra day would of done the job much easier but i guess the council wanted it done from a platform, with a road closure and all the residents annoyed. I may have some old photos of kicking about somewhere at the office i'll have a look and see on monday.

[Bolt]

Big MEWPs are great for grins:biggrin:

 

I reckon its best to get one with an "operator", as this is worth the extra as you dont want to be faffin about trying to position the thing or get it working.... If anything is not right, its their problem.

 

Remember, you cant have the thing set up at the "base of the tree", you need it way out to the side to give you a big enough drop zone. At height, even tiny bits falling make expensive dents in mewps, and then you need to also take wind direction into account........

 

With mewps, its side reach thats important, and this is especially so if you are not dismantling. You dont want to be working at your (and the mewps) full extension.

 

Check out the mewps working "envelope" and dont skimp, you need to dwarf the tree in every direction if you dont want to struggle.

 

Most important, At some point, make sure you take it to the very top of its extension, this final point is easily forgotton.

 

Have a ball

 

[Bolt]

oh yeah,

 

Hire an "operator", mut make sure he stays on the ground out of the way.

 

you dont want him in the bucket with you because operators always really get in the way, and you really risk cutting bits off em!!!

[skyhuck]

No......

[Stephen Blair]

i gave the operator a briefing first, basically keep out the way and listen for the chain break before approaching, but the guy was great, it wasnt long till he could read my next move and was holding and throwing for me.

[Mark Bolam]

I think you would struggle to find a company willing to hire you a 34m Bronto without an operator!

 

The space issue speaks for itself. A 17.5 tonne truck mount would probably struggle to fit up Mrs. Miggins back passage.