Working at Height via a MEWP

[Matt Butler]

We have 7 mewps, best for general tree work is oil and steel 14-65

[TrackedAccessPlatforms]

The new CMC Sup 24 Tracked Access Platform is becoming popular in the US with arborists' - see this video and let us know your thoughts. Available in any colour E.g. Husky orange for the Arborist with features including chainsaw slots in the basket, basket splitter so two can work at the same time and hydraulic leg covers etc.

 

Video Link: [ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lG-0AEM0DN4]Crawler78_Draft08.mp4 - YouTube[/ame]

 

If anyone would like any information or has any questions please give us a shout.

 

Best Regards

[Mortimer Firewood]

Oil and steel octopusy 15 m £80 a day we use it at least 50 times last year cant fault it.

[arbogrunt]

15m Teupen tracked narrow access, £400/day inc operator down here. I just got quoted £300/day for a 25m Genie..but it was £100 each way for delivery! (no operator). That was too much for the customer, so the 2 big, dead, Ash trees roadside, are staying there till the next storm!

 

I only get a MEWP in as a last resort, theres always someone out there to risk climbing a dangerous tree (or putting one of their blokes up there). These days, I'd rather have a day off!

[butler]

We have 7 mewps, best for general tree work is oil and steel 14-65

 

We have two, the oldest a 31 year old machine, the nathpicker, works well under pressure always gets the job done never breaks. We also have the new lisapicker, a 22 year old machine, in great shape with great bodywork, a smaller but equally powerful machine. The down side of the lisapicker is the sheer amount of red bull needed to run it. However it is very versatile, and alway provides a smooth ride.

[Chris Wills]

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

 

New to the site and so late replying to this post.

 

You will find that stated in the ops manual for just about every machine is a comment 'not to be used as a crane' and machines would not have any certified load points for such applications and in by doing so you could affect the CE marking of the machine in use, therefore in the event of an accident the person using it could be held liable.

 

Modern machines after 2004 (of a certain platform size) all have to have an overload system fitted. With these fitted, there a few machines available with either an option for a fixed hook or a winch, turning them into quite versatile machices and these are CE certified.