Boom Lift Fatality

[Dean Lofthouse]

That makes good sense.

 

All the pic's I see on here are of jobs were I just think WHY ???

 

 

I'm afraid I have to agree with you Dave, there are many Mewp usage pics I have seen and while we're on the subject, crane usage pics where I have thought the same.

 

Why ??

[Mr Ed]

I'm afraid I have to agree with you Dave, there are many Mewp usage pics I have seen and while we're on the subject, crane usage pics where I have thought the same.

 

Why ??

 

Never! Cranes are a totally different ballgame to mewp. I've done jobs with a crane in 4 hours that would take you a week without. You would never see that kind of efficiency made up with a MEWP.

[skyhuck]

 

As always these are only my opinions, I really do believe people have the right to get the job done in what ever way they feel is best for THEM

 

 

I'm afraid I have to agree with you Dave, there are many Mewp usage pics I have seen and while we're on the subject, crane usage pics where I have thought the same.

 

Why ??

 

 

[Mr Ed]

:001_smile:Just because I criticise, does'nt make it right.

 

[Dean Lofthouse]

Never! Cranes are a totally different ballgame to mewp. I've done jobs with a crane in 4 hours that would take you a week without. You would never see that kind of efficiency made up with a MEWP.

 

What I mean Ed is I've seen some crane jobs that really didn't warrant a crane, they could have done quite quickly with a big brash mat and crash bang wallop

[skyhuck]

What I mean Ed is I've seen some crane jobs that really didn't warrant a crane, they could have done quite quickly with a big brash mat and crash bang wallop

 

Is this aimed at me

[Dean Lofthouse]

Is this aimed at me

 

No mate..

 

I mean some of these huge truck mounted jobbies taking down something that would have taken a day to take down manually

[Stephen Blair]

Is this aimed at me

 

i love a big brash mat, hell even a dumpy bag full of other dumpy bags can save a lot of damage and lowering, i have never lowered a stem in my life, far to time consuming i think, then you have to try and cut it up on the deck in a tight place. block it down, aim the sawdust into the nieghbours bushes, cut without the risk of hitting slabs or stuff and let the boys carry out the logs, by the time i am down it is all done.

[skyhuck]

i love a big brash mat, hell even a dumpy bag full of other dumpy bags can save a lot of damage and lowering, i have never lowered a stem in my life, far to time consuming i think, then you have to try and cut it up on the deck in a tight place. block it down, aim the sawdust into the nieghbours bushes, cut without the risk of hitting slabs or stuff and let the boys carry out the logs, by the time i am down it is all done.

 

I do that too

[Dean Lofthouse]

I have a pile of twenty odd tyres down at the yard for chogging down onto, may get a few more for bigger stuff, after all, their free..