Streeeeeetching out the lift

Tony Shelton

Tony Shelton

BS Detector, Esquire
We finally reached a building that was our match with the lift. We were able to get on the roof of the building I'm taking the picture from to the left, but we missed the one in the background by about 5 feet. It has a 6 ft pony wall. If it weren't for that wall we would have made it.

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When you decide to get rid of that lift, maybe I might take it off your hands if I have the money. hahahahaha

That is a great lift!
 
Christopher said:
When you decide to get rid of that lift, maybe I might take it off your hands if I have the money. hahahahaha

That is a great lift!
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Even though Tony forgot to unhook it one time!!
HAHAHAHA
J/k Tony we know you didnt do it.....:rolleyes:
 
Tony, I know you live in the land of the free, but don't get caught with out a harness on in that lift..... huge fines. As a owner, you don't have to have a license / certification to run that. but any employees will have to be. OSHA doesn't care which state you live in.

I guess they sent you the new trailer tongue assembly eyy. gl sweet looking lift dude.
 
My moms first husband was tossed from a bucket when they first came out in the mid 50's. They did not have the restraint devices then that they do now. In fact, his death was one of the instigating factors requiring that utility to require safety gear since he was the first person ever killed on a lift.
 
welder said:
Tony, I know you live in the land of the free, but don't get caught with out a harness on in that lift..... huge fines. As a owner, you don't have to have a license / certification to run that. but any employees will have to be. OSHA doesn't care which state you live in.

I guess they sent you the new trailer tongue assembly eyy. gl sweet looking lift dude.
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I'm glad to see that, as a business owner, you are educated about this.

Chris is an owner and is exempt. We have four owners. All are exempt. We have already been through this with OSHA when guys at the HVAC board gave me crap for a video that showed us without a harness. That board is fillled with hourly employees and obviously a lot of legal geniuses who couldn't understand "owner exemption". So I had to post a statement from the local OSHA office to get them to settle down.

We have harnesses and training for anyone who works or subs for us. In 99% of our work we use the lift as an "elevator" and not a work platform. Most people don't know this, but harnesses were not even required under these circumstances till 2002. Harnesses were originally required for those who were working off the lift, not for those being "transported" to another level.

Regardless, One of our four owners always operate the lift. I know that we will need to buy another lift and have employees do this in the future and those guys will be trained and will wear harnesses.


By the way, I called one of the welding companies you suggested and they sent me a mobile guy who welded it for $200.00. My replacement tongue still hasn't arrived but we had way too much work to wait.

Thanks again.
 
Tony what size is that lift? Make? Is it pretty stable compared to the ones that are self powered? I have never been up on a tow behind....
 
Tony Shelton said:
I'm glad to see that, as a business owner, you are educated about this.

Chris is an owner and is exempt. We have four owners. All are exempt. We have already been through this with OSHA when guys at the HVAC board gave me crap for a video that showed us without a harness. That board is fillled with hourly employees and obviously a lot of legal geniuses who couldn't understand "owner exemption". So I had to post a statement from the local OSHA office to get them to settle down.

We have harnesses and training for anyone who works or subs for us. In 99% of our work we use the lift as an "elevator" and not a work platform. Most people don't know this, but harnesses were not even required under these circumstances till 2002. Harnesses were originally required for those who were working off the lift, not for those being "transported" to another level.

Regardless, One of our four owners always operate the lift. I know that we will need to buy another lift and have employees do this in the future and those guys will be trained and will wear harnesses.


By the way, I called one of the welding companies you suggested and they sent me a mobile guy who welded it for $200.00. My replacement tongue still hasn't arrived but we had way too much work to wait.

Thanks again.
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Those darn Government Agencies. Always in your business. You set then right Tony !!!!............ :butcher:...........:bash:........:triniti:


LOL LOL LOL LOL :grin-devilish:
 
kyfireman2004 said:
Tony what size is that lift? Make? Is it pretty stable compared to the ones that are self powered? I have never been up on a tow behind....
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It's 61ft. I think its more stable because the outriggers have about a 13 ft span. It gets a little spindly when it's stretched out all the way but it's been tested @ 750 lbs fully extended.
 
I got to test drive the lift in Vegas, it is a good sturdy lift.

It is light enough to be towed behind you but still strong to be stable.

It even drives so you can drive it to areas where you could not drive a truck like behind buildings, houses, etc...
 
Scott Stone said:
My moms first husband was tossed from a bucket when they first came out in the mid 50's. They did not have the restraint devices then that they do now. In fact, his death was one of the instigating factors requiring that utility to require safety gear since he was the first person ever killed on a lift.
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My dad worked for TVA for 22 yrs. He fell out of a bucket truck at about 25 ft and landed on his back between 15 or 20 1-2 inch thick stubs of small trees they had just cut down. WHEW!
There are much fewer lift deaths than you would think. If my memory serves me right ladders are over twenty times more likely to cause death.
I've read through all the accidents (Osha reported) over the past twenty years. The vast majority are electricity related.
Look through them if you plan to operate a lift. It's eye opening.

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