Working at Height via a MEWP

[TrackedAccessPlatforms]

What are everyones thoughts and opinions of current aerial work platforms in the industry? Could there be anything functionally better to improve the way you work whilst using a MEWP?

 

Also what machine do you prefer to work with if you have used an aerial work platform before?

 

Regards

[David Humphries]

What are everyones thoughts and opinions of current aerial work platforms in the industry? Could there be anything functionally better to improve the way you work whilst using a MEWP?

 

Also what machine do you prefer to work with if you have used an aerial work platform before?

 

Regards

 

Hello TAP, welcome to the forum.

 

 

Maybe worth a little background on who you are & what you do, that may get a little more interest going in your questions

 

 

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[Matthew Storrs]

Without doubt the most versatile MEWP has to be a tracked one, but the expenese is a problem as around here they are £700 a day for a 17m one, I am now looking into the use of one mounted on to a site dumper. IT could be handy to have one which could be controlled from the ground to lift timber safely.

[TrackedAccessPlatforms]

I'm Alex by the way from Hi-Lift Access based in Mansfield, Nottinghamshire. We operate a fleet of tracked access platforms for nationwide hire, operated and non-operated. We also sell new and used platforms as a UK dealer for two manufacturers; Matilsa and Custers. Feel free to have a look on our website, the address is: http://www.hi-liftaccess.co.uk

 

Best Regards

 

 

Alex

[TrackedAccessPlatforms]

Without doubt the most versatile MEWP has to be a tracked one, but the expenese is a problem as around here they are £700 a day for a 17m one, I am now looking into the use of one mounted on to a site dumper. IT could be handy to have one which could be controlled from the ground to lift timber safely.

 

Hi,

 

That seems expensive for a one-day hire of a 17m, is that a local company or do you have to draft one from a good journey away?

 

Your idea sounds good too, and very practical. Similar to the HIAB operation from the ground but for lifting timber.

 

Best Regards

 

 

Alex

[jump-it]

ive alsways wondered if you could have a hiab with a mewp basket attachment, would make a very versatile machine then, and would be easy to do with modern technology of remote controlled hiabs ect. you could have a lorry that was a hiab, mewp ect all in one. am sure there's some health and saftey reason why you cant tho!

[Matthew Storrs]

Yes i suppose its the equivelent of using your lowering rope to climb on, you know it'll be perfectly safe and way over engineered to hold a human if it can cope with a ton of timber, but it just isn't the done thing!

[Matthew Storrs]

that said you get manitous etc with man baskets so it should be possible with the hiab idea,

[Pedroski]

I requested a quote from Facelift Access down here in Sussex for Wumag with 30m and 15.8m outreach - thought it was pretty good value. Including operator, cost is £60/hour + 10% insurance + vat. Total for a day is charged as 10 hours (8 hours on site, 1 hour each way) and works out £850 all in. Sounds a lot, but if the operator is working all day and the bloke on the platform is going at it proper like, then it's no bad.

[jose]

i used a 45 m one not long back and was about £900 a day with operator.

Fantastic machine, the out reach was unbeliveable! and 45 m doesnt sound to high untill u go all the way up and the 18ton lorry looks like a toy beneath u!

 

used a 16m truck mounted yesterday and that was not bad, got higher than the roof of a 4 story building. that was about £300 operate for the day, get them from panther platforms.