It is an interesting piece, can you tell us what it cost? Probably not worth it on the small jobs but could be a back saver on the big ones.
Bob On Wed, Aug 12, 2009 at 8:06 AM, Jeff Irish <j...@hvce.com> wrote: > Hi Geoff, > > We picked up one of them last fall. Kind of bulky, takes up a lot of > truck space, and takes a full hour to set up. The angle of tilt for the > top leg is limited, making it less than optimum for getting modules onto > low pitched steel roofs. And the gear at the elbow used to set the tilt > is a little soft and showing early wear. But for larger jobs with a > larger crew it really moves the modules up safely and quickly in batches > when you are ready for them on the roof. On those jobs I'm convinced > it's a big fatigue reducer and safety and productivity improvement. > Otherwise it is usually sitting in storage in the shop. > > Jeff Irish, PE > President > Hudson Valley Clean Energy, Inc. > Rhinebeck, NY 12572 > T.845.876.3767 > F.845.876.3912 > j...@hvce.com > Renewable Energy Systems > Solar, Wind, Geothermal > NYSERDA Eligible PV Installer > NABCEP Certified PV Installer > IGSHPA Certified Geothermal Installer > > -----Original Message----- > From: re-wrenches-boun...@lists.re-wrenches.org > [mailto:re-wrenches-boun...@lists.re-wrenches.org] On Behalf Of Geoff > Greenfield > Sent: Tuesday, August 11, 2009 4:07 PM > To: 'RE Marketing for home scale RE industry'; 'RE-wrenches' > Subject: [RE-wrenches] solar roof lift experience? > > Hey gang- anyone have any success (or horror) stories with regard to > panel lifting equipment? I have considered a home-brew cart on a > ladder, > looked at some products made for comp shingles, and saw some > fancy-schmancy European stuff at the shows. Just today I was hit with a > marketing email from this company: > > Check us out at: <http://www.boeckeramericas.com/> BoeckerUSA.com > > Anyone been down this road? > > For a brighter energy future, > > Geoff Greenfield > President > > Third Sun Solar & Wind Power Ltd. > 340 West State street, Unit 25 > Athens, Ohio 45701 > (740) 597-3111 fax: (740)597-1548 > www.third-sun.com > > Clean Energy - Expertly Installed > > _______________________________________________ > List sponsored by Home Power magazine > > List Address: RE-wrenches@lists.re-wrenches.org > > Options & settings: > http://lists.re-wrenches.org/options.cgi/re-wrenches-re-wrenches.org > > List-Archive: > http://lists.re-wrenches.org/pipermail/re-wrenches-re-wrenches.org > > List rules & etiquette: > www.re-wrenches.org/etiquette.htm > > Check out participant bios: > www.members.re-wrenches.org > > _______________________________________________ > List sponsored by Home Power magazine > > List Address: RE-wrenches@lists.re-wrenches.org > > Options & settings: > http://lists.re-wrenches.org/options.cgi/re-wrenches-re-wrenches.org > > List-Archive: > http://lists.re-wrenches.org/pipermail/re-wrenches-re-wrenches.org > > List rules & etiquette: > www.re-wrenches.org/etiquette.htm > > Check out participant bios: > www.members.re-wrenches.org > >
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