Man I haven't been on mine in twenty years. Just dug them out of the barn. Need them now since we're running line sets for mini splits up to two upstairs bedrooms. My grandsons have no idea how to run them. The jacks are at least thirty years old and the jacker is pushing 70. This is going to be something.
These may not pass safety code on new construction jobs nowadays, but 2 friends and I sided with them for 5 years w/o any injuries or failures. Occasionally a little oil is required on the crank and pump mechanisms due to rust inhibiting easy operation. Most of the complaints I see here regarding them not working correctly, I would chalk up to user error or inexperience. If you use an aluminum plank, stuff a series of 1" wooden dowels in the structure tubes of the plank to allow you to lay a box of siding, cut soffit or fascia on while working. I still have my set and am using them to reside my friend's lake house right now. Brace the poles up properly and these are a very safe and efficient way to do siding, house painting, etc.
Im curently useing one of these at a job for sideing. After about yen feet they woble pretty good so u gotta x brace them. The three poles were useing are 32' long and overall stand about 25' wide. I dont like tgem at 25' high they woble and just dont feel good. U look straight down the poles and see how bent they are too!
Qualcraft use steel cotter pins which rust in a few month while other company use galvanized one. Qualcraft somehow gets stuck at the top and I had to pry out with a hammer. I will pay a little more and buy either werner or alumapole.
installing the 2 pump jacks went very straight forward, they go up perfect, however, they dig in trying to come down. I can not make them go down. I am using 2 x 4's. any ideas on what to do? I am stumped
we used them in the 80's I didn't mind them at all until you start going down. you know mash the pedal and start cranking because it would suddenly drop a few inches and
Oui mais pump jack semble uniquement être fiable seulement pour des chevrons de section faible, je dis pas à quel point c'est dangereux sur dix mêtres de hauts !
I have used werner, aluma pole, and qualcraft pumpjacks. While I do not completely understand the locking and climbing mechanism, I suspect that they are similar in features. I purchsed qualcraft pump jacks and work bench since they were cheapest. Lately I noticed the plastic end caps covering on these are falling apart while I had no problems with those on werner and alumapole. Without those plastic end caps, your pole will be gouged. Stay away from qualcraft.
