On 9/22/2019 2:45 PM, ads wrote:
On Sun, 22 Sep 2019 11:07:56 -0500, dpb wrote:

On 9/21/2019 8:28 PM, ads wrote:
On Sat, 21 Sep 2019 14:44:41 -0500, dpb wrote:
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As for eBay and heavy equipment I bought JLG 40H 40-ft boom manlift...

It weighs something over 12,000 lb...and looks like this one
http://www.aerialsales.com/jlg-jlg-40h-manlift-16.html

If I had a friend with one of those, I'd never hire a tree service
again ;-)

It has served the purpose a number of times, yes, and certainly beats
most alternatives altho the bulk makes a little difficult at times to
get where one needs to be. The absolutely key thing to remember with
these is unlike electrical service boom trucks, the platform on these is
_NOT_ insulated so must _NOT_ even think about trying to get close to
live lines...

Utilities are underground here, so not a problem for me. Definitely a
concern for others.

A commercial trimmer dude got his bucket truck into line earlier this
summer and was electrocuted in Wichita. I'm sure there are quite a
number every year...

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