spiderlift

[sawinredneck]

Are the legs always extended that far?

Or can you set them up narrow for a tight access?

The legs fold in and it will go through a 38" gate easy.

 

[Koa Man]

which unit is that?

It looks like the 23GT to me.

Regarding the outriggers, the 23GT has multiple leg positions. It can be set as narrow as 9 ft. to a max. of 13.5 ft. Some of the other makes, like the ReachMaster,[on most models] have a fixed position of about 12.5 ft.

 

[No_Bivy]

23gt = how much reach?

 

[Koa Man]

Teupen measures their units in meters. 23GT = 23 meters, about 76 ft.
It has 35 ft. of side reach. I would really like to get one, but I have to stick with the 15GT for now.

 

[No_Bivy]

how much...120k?

 

[arborworks1]

They have a 60 ft model now, correct?

As the legs go I was referrring to the setup width when working the bucket.

 

[sawinredneck]

The 23GT goes higher than I care to!!!!!

 

[brendonv]

I think a 60 footer would be sweet.

Better start saving.

 

[SkwerI]

The most realistic way to get into any high dollar piece of equipment like this is to just get it and let the equipment earn enough to make the payments. I'd never be able to buy a bucket truck if I had to pay for it up front, but having it has multiplied my income.

 

[arborworks1]

Sorry Koa didn't read your whole post. got my answer.


Brian you at right about letting the equipment pay for itself. New buckets or spiders should be around 1500 to 2000 per month depending on your finances and terms.

Easy to swing that kind of payment with increased productivity.

 

[lumberjack]

They make a 50ish footer, the 76 footer, and a 150 footer in articulating chassises. Unless I worked in tight areas like Wesely, I'd get the 75' unit. As it stands, my trailered 56' unit is still working dandy for me and my needs.

 

[arborworks1]

Here are the specs on the 60 ft lift.

http://www.spiderlifts.com/18gt/index.html

 

[DTW902]

Does it move any slower when it's cold?

Well back for 1-day then head back up around Fort-Riley. Anyway yes it moves slower when cold, as does any hydraulics. I just start it up and let it warm up.

Are the legs always extended that far?

Or can you set them up narrow for a tight access?

You can set up in as narrow as 7.5ft and wide is 13.5ft, you can use many combinations, narrow on 1 side, 1 leg narrow, ect ect. But when you set up narrow you loose full rotation, you can not rotate past the outriggers. So you want to be facing the area you need to work in. We always try and set up in the full width as much as possible. Here is the specs on outrigger placement.

http://www.spiderlifts.com/23gt/specs.html

Go to the top left of the picture and you can change it to the footprint diagram to see the outrigger placement.

One thing to remember on the 15GT and 18GT, is the outriggers are straight. So that means if the terrain is steep or say working in or next to a ditch you will have to use cribbing to get the machine level. The 23Gt outriggers are hooked you can have 1 outrigger as much as 3ft off the ground if need be, so they will level in some pretty extreme places. They have some pretty good pictures on there web site.
http://www.spiderlifts.com/23gt/photos.html

They have several pictures of my machine, they are numbers 2,3,4,5,6,7,87,88,151,152,153,154,155,156,157,158,159,160,161,162. They also put us in there add in Lift And Access magazine for Jan and Feb....

So thats just somthing else to think about, what the terrain is like in your area....

 

[DTW902]

I will add some picture's I forgot we lost all of the older pic's.

 

[DTW902]

Looks like we can only upload 1 picture at a time?

 

[DTW902]

Some more.

 

[lumberjack]

Showoff!

 

[DTW902]

Ha i'm bored, just thought I would get some pic's back up.
Digging around to see what pic's I have on this computer.

 

[lumberjack]

In other words, you're at work.

 

[Mr. Sir]

Dang, I want one.

 

[DTW902]

No specific order just random pic's I can find.
Thats enough for tonite, Maybe Wesley will add some later....

 

[No_Bivy]

is that the 75' model? 23GT

 

[DTW902]

Yes.

 

[DTW902]

Ah hell a few more.

 

[DTW902]

The exception being when I can put the basket right under the limb, reach out, and let it lay down on top of the basket. Then I grab it and off it goes.

Kinda like this Carl.