"gort" wrote in message
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I know this has been discussed before, but which do people feel are better
steel or ali?. Any other things to note? any good websites on safety and
use of towers?

Cheers

Dave

I recently hired a "Boss" aluminium tower for a day. It was one of the
narrow 85cm wide ones, but it was surprisingly stable even though there
wasn't enough room to fit all the stabilising arms. The sections were light
enough that I was able to build it up to 5 metres single-handed. Some of the
aluminium components were slightly damaged, particularly the large height
adjusting nuts, but I don't know how long it had been on hire.

It seemed ideal for DIY use, but I'd want to look at durability and
steel/aluminium issues more closely if I was using it every day.

If you go to the HSS Hire website, you can download various PDF files for
the towers they hire out, containing specifications, component lists,
instructions and safety guides.