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On 8/4/2020 10:14 PM, rbowman wrote:
On 08/04/2020 07:40 PM, wrote: The lift is near me, $250 all day or $185 for 4 hours. How much does it weigh? The neighborhood handyman pruned the trees last year and rented a massive, self-propelled lift. I've no idea what it grossed but it left 6" deep ruts in the lawn, something a normal pickup never did. He filled the ruts this spring and I seeded them but I can still feel the bump with the lawnmower. My old JLG 40H weighs about 12,500 lb; a newish 400H 4WD is closer to 14-15,000 lb. The towables are from about 3,000 - 6,000 lb depending on model and height. A 50-ft Genie is about 5K I believe -- |
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On 08/05/2020 06:22 AM, dpb wrote:
On 8/4/2020 10:14 PM, rbowman wrote: On 08/04/2020 07:40 PM, wrote: The lift is near me, $250 all day or $185 for 4 hours. How much does it weigh? The neighborhood handyman pruned the trees last year and rented a massive, self-propelled lift. I've no idea what it grossed but it left 6" deep ruts in the lawn, something a normal pickup never did. He filled the ruts this spring and I seeded them but I can still feel the bump with the lawnmower. My old JLG 40H weighs about 12,500 lb; a newish 400H 4WD is closer to 14-15,000 lb. It wasn't either of those but that's the general idea. Some of the limbs were getting close to the power line, but that was a little overkill for the job. He's a nice guy but I think there was a little 'Ooh, ooh, new toy!' factored in when he went to the rental place. I walk by there during lunch sometimes and they have some less tank-like lifts. |
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lowbrowwoman, Birdbrain's eternal senile whore!
On Wed, 5 Aug 2020 08:13:52 -0600, lowbrowwoman, the endlessly driveling,
troll-feeding, senile idiot, blabbered again: It wasn't either of those but that's the general idea. Some of the limbs were getting close to the power line, but that was a little overkill for the job. He's a nice guy but I think there was a little 'Ooh, ooh, new toy!' factored in when he went to the rental place. I walk by there during lunch sometimes and they have some less tank-like lifts. "During lunch"? LOL Are you still trying to keep up appearances, lowbrowwoman? |
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On 8/5/2020 9:13 AM, rbowman wrote:
On 08/05/2020 06:22 AM, dpb wrote: On 8/4/2020 10:14 PM, rbowman wrote: On 08/04/2020 07:40 PM, wrote: The lift is near me, $250 all day or $185 for 4 hours. How much does it weigh? The neighborhood handyman pruned the trees last year and rented a massive, self-propelled lift. I've no idea what it grossed but it left 6" deep ruts in the lawn, something a normal pickup never did. He filled the ruts this spring and I seeded them but I can still feel the bump with the lawnmower. My old JLG 40H weighs about 12,500 lb; a newish 400H 4WD is closer to 14-15,000 lb. It wasn't either of those but that's the general idea. Some of the limbs were getting close to the power line, but that was a little overkill for the job. He's a nice guy but I think there was a little 'Ooh, ooh, new toy!' factored in when he went to the rental place. I walk by there during lunch sometimes and they have some less tank-like lifts. They're all pretty close to the same, Genie, JLG, SkyTrak for similar-sized units. There is more variability in the tow type because there are really lightweight units all the way to the JLG/Genie HD ones that can be pretty stout. JLG has a 50/60 footer now on a 65 mph towing rig... I suppose Genie probably has similar but haven't seen it. That's a potentially dangerous task with a manlift -- the buckets in them are NOT isolated like on a electric utility service truck boom. All it takes is one oops! with them. That said, I bought this one (eBay for $5K) some 10-15 years ago when started to re-roof the old barn. It was a game changer then and has continued to be...we've repainted the house several years ago (2-story + attic), then completely resided it and did a lot of other restoration work this past year plus the tree-trimming and any number of other tasks am just not up to getting on a ladder for any more...including putting the power line back up (3rd time, now, need to get it buried) after t-storm took down a branch...it's just a branch feeder to the old shop, though, so can isolate it to work on; don't have to try to do it live. And, is only 240V, not the POCO line... -- |
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On Tue, 4 Aug 2020 21:14:30 -0600, rbowman wrote:
On 08/04/2020 07:40 PM, wrote: The lift is near me, $250 all day or $185 for 4 hours. How much does it weigh? The neighborhood handyman pruned the trees last year and rented a massive, self-propelled lift. I've no idea what it grossed but it left 6" deep ruts in the lawn, something a normal pickup never did. He filled the ruts this spring and I seeded them but I can still feel the bump with the lawnmower. They make all kinds. Some are tow behind small trailer deals with a simple straight boom others are fully self propelled and articulated. Tree guys like the latter because they can move around the tree and come at the limb they want from any angle. |
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I was able to get some more pics of the tower where it enters the concrete base:
https://ibb.co/k8Mxx5p https://ibb.co/c6bw9ZK https://ibb.co/zJ8drfd Opinions ? |
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On 2020-08-07, Bob F wrote:
Is there concrete close below that dirt. Getting rid of the dirt would reduce future corrosion. If there is rust at the bottom, some galvanizing zing primer might help reduce corrosion also. No, to reduce the fatal corrosion eating away at the social order we must eradicate the Left. Meddling Leftists/Marxists have proved time and time again they will not leave the rest of us alone to live our lives. This is war and they are the enemy to be destroyed. -- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Roger Blake (Posts from Google Groups killfiled due to excess spam.) The US Census, what info must you give? -- http://censusfacts.info Don't talk to cops! -- http://www.DontTalkToCops.com Badges don't grant extra rights -- http://www.CopBlock.org The facts about Climate Change -- http://www.RealClimateScience.com ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ |
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On Fri, 7 Aug 2020 13:53:59 -0700 (PDT), posted for all of us to digest... I was able to get some more pics of the tower where it enters the concrete base: https://ibb.co/k8Mxx5p https://ibb.co/c6bw9ZK https://ibb.co/zJ8drfd Opinions ? It needs maintenance, now. Like Bob F said remove the dirt to the concrete, check for perforations and cold galvanize. -- Tekkie |
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On 8/8/2020 2:46 PM, Tekkie� wrote:
On Fri, 7 Aug 2020 13:53:59 -0700 (PDT), posted for all of us to digest... I was able to get some more pics of the tower where it enters the concrete base: https://ibb.co/k8Mxx5p https://ibb.co/c6bw9ZK https://ibb.co/zJ8drfd Opinions ? It needs maintenance, now. Like Bob F said remove the dirt to the concrete, check for perforations and cold galvanize. Which will still leave the condition below the surface of the concrete unknown...although one can probably tell a little bit about how much corrosion has occurred at the interface... -- |
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On Saturday, August 8, 2020 at 6:43:16 PM UTC-4, dpb wrote:
On 8/8/2020 2:46 PM, Tekkie� wrote: On Fri, 7 Aug 2020 13:53:59 -0700 (PDT), posted for all of us to digest... I was able to get some more pics of the tower where it enters the concrete base: https://ibb.co/k8Mxx5p https://ibb.co/c6bw9ZK https://ibb.co/zJ8drfd Opinions ? It needs maintenance, now. Like Bob F said remove the dirt to the concrete, check for perforations and cold galvanize. Which will still leave the condition below the surface of the concrete unknown...although one can probably tell a little bit about how much corrosion has occurred at the interface... -- Get rid of the dirt. That's a danger spot. The electronegativity of steel in concrete is different from steel in dirt. That causes current to flow and corrosion to occur. That's why the clothes poles we all used to have always break at the interface. The condition inside the concrete is probably much better than at that interface. |
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On 8/9/2020 7:06 AM, TimR wrote:
On Saturday, August 8, 2020 at 6:43:16 PM UTC-4, dpb wrote: On 8/8/2020 2:46 PM, Tekkie� wrote: On Fri, 7 Aug 2020 13:53:59 -0700 (PDT), posted for all of us to digest... I was able to get some more pics of the tower where it enters the concrete base: https://ibb.co/k8Mxx5p https://ibb.co/c6bw9ZK https://ibb.co/zJ8drfd Opinions ? It needs maintenance, now. Like Bob F said remove the dirt to the concrete, check for perforations and cold galvanize. Which will still leave the condition below the surface of the concrete unknown...although one can probably tell a little bit about how much corrosion has occurred at the interface... -- Get rid of the dirt. That's a danger spot. The electronegativity of steel in concrete is different from steel in dirt. That causes current to flow and corrosion to occur. That's why the clothes poles we all used to have always break at the interface. The condition inside the concrete is probably much better than at that interface. "Probably"... -- |
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Can you tell me more about "galvanizing zinc primer". Never heard of it, did a simple search and didn't find it. Is this something that I can pick up at Home-depot or Menards ? Does it come with instructions on how to use/apply it.
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