Looks like a fantastic addition to your operation. I am very impressed with your progression in skill levels and in utilization of the equipment. You are definitely getting yourself in a position to take on a wide variety of work and handle the tasks efficiently while doing so as a one man operation or with help. I have been a follower of your channel for a long time and In my humble opinion, very well done! Nick, North West Farmer
It has soo dang clean setup..no wiring mess..no valves everywhere. just a few batteries on one side then hydraulic tank and control panel. JLG's i have peeked under the cover have had all sorts of stuff going on and every wire and hydraulic hose was a big pile of spaghetti.
I've used plenty of those type of lifts there slow but steady definitely gets the job done. Have you ever run an actual forestry bucket truck? It's a whole different animal. Fast! 1 handed control and feel way safer in a 1 man bucket.
yea all bucket trucks are faster than the electric one. But where I live you need to go through the scales. Long distance is much better with a trailer. 14-16mpg pulling mine. BT only 10...
A cheap option for holding your saws is to use short lengths of pvc pipe attached to the cage rails. Another option would be a 2x6 across the end with slots for the bar to slide through. For a pole saw bracket you could look for spring clips like you use for a mop or broom handle on a wall. I rent this same machine when I need it and trying to design a piece for all the saws and a rope hook that i can attach quickly with u bolts or something similar. Just a few ideas for u to think about.
I love it. I’m looking at one now. I’m thinking to add a drive & set unit. That’s where you can drive it to from the basket to where you want to work instead of using your truck
Houlotte is only way to go. Spider lifts are nice also. We have the 65ft houlotte. Like you said. No need to reposition. It has alot of side reach for over houses. Little heavy 6400lbs I believe. I ran jlgs and houlotte. We drove Michigan to buy the houlotte from NC. Well worth it. And it's more stable than the rest that I have ran. Side swing is a little bit to fast,even on turtle. I hope it serves you well cottontop
Hydraulic hose wrap works good to protect the top rail of the basket and notch makes a nice bucket truck style scabbard that works good in the basket I have a cmc and a nifty both set up the same way
Rented a Genie, nice lift. JLG second time, was not happy. That’s a cool looking lift! Enjoyed video with Steve delivering too, what a good dude he is!!
I don’t want to sound like the youtube experts.... My little recommendation is using a sopa basen grease for plastic guides and the boom. Regular grease will disolve the plastic quite fast. That was something i found out when working on car lifts. But that skylift looks SOLID! 👍
Probably mentioned earlier, I just zip tied about a 2' piece of 6" PVC in the driver's side front corner of the basket. Any saw will fit in it, and you can land the saw in it from any angle, unlike a scabbard where you have to be lined up with the slot. It'll get chewed up around the top over time, simple enough to rotate it around for a fresh edge, or replace it.
That's a good idea. PVC and some large pipe clamps or u bolt it to one of the posts. The fiberglass scabbards I've seen get chewed up on top, too. I'd like to even have 2 for different size saws or a saw n another tool.
I rented the 35' version of this brand. One time had to call the rental place out because it lost level and couldn't seem to get it re adjusted. Ground was soft under one pad and it sensed a light pad pressure on one corner, then locked itself out. Wouldn't let us do anything. I forget what we did (may have turned it off and back on) but eventually it started to work, but couldn't find level. Boom was still in its cradle. Rental guys came out, I don't know what they did but they reset it and it worked fine after that. Now that I remember, I think one of the outriggers was slightly tweaked from something falling on it and the computer sensed the slight resistance from a it binding and was thrown off I think. I still liked it, and rented it again a few times. I'd buy one if I needed a bucket frequently enough to warrant buying one. I think the problems we had were just from stupidity. Seemed to do everything it should and was well built. Good luck with the new toy!
That looks like a unit I had rented several years ago. It was super lift, easy to operate. My only complaint was moving it from place to place in the project.
Good walk around! I have a genie 50 footer at my work. Very similar controls and features. Also purchased from ariel titans. Great company to deal with!
I made a wooden rack to hold my saw and it bolts on with one bolt. I use my 6" Milwaukee M12 saw all the time this way. I'm going to build another to hold my 12" Echo also. Not sure how to send you a picture.
I rented one last summer, actually the exact same one you bought and man I actually really liked it. The only thing I wish it had is be able to move under its own power with the basket all the way down. But I’ve had experience with gas powered lifts and I honestly kind of like the electric one better. The self level function is very nice
I picked up a harness from a dealer in Columbus over by the old Budweiser distributor, can’t remember the name of the shop though, that was 10/11 years ago.
its good operating practice to always put down outrigger pads. like a crane its something you dont want to be questing what ground pressure the ground can take mid job
I’ve been tossing my duffel bag in the basket with all my climbing gear so incase the hydraulics fail or I mess up a sensor for varied reasons, I have an escape plan.. Since I work alone usually without my phone on me. I had a rented JLG that did crap out on me. Luckily it was on the ground. I also had a nifty lift sink a foot and tripped the sensor on the opposite foot locking out the hydraulics. Was able to bounce that one till it moved.
I’m planning on renting one of these to side my house to get to the high gable wall. 30 ft up and to reach the top part of my chimney. Seems safer than scaffolding..
I cannot imagine why the manufacturers of these Man Lifts would put the basket on the front, situating it on the rear, from a dynamic weight distribution pattern is, intuitively, far more preferable i.e. stable i.e. SAFE!
Just to share something that will help you with pulling down the road. If you will put 14 ply tires on it, you will see a big difference in the way that this thing pulls.
