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only rented one once , no questions asked seems like there is alwys one on site or we let the customer rent it
like merritt Ill tryu to do it after hours , really I perfer it becouse if we can get a key we can work alone , spread tools and cable out without having to worry about it .
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Serving SW and West central Fl since 1984
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We normally have the customer rent one and use one of their maintenance guys to drive us around, about if they don't have a body to spare we just drive the lift ourseleves. We have never been asked if we were cerified.
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Got a certification for business insurance purposes. It saved a few bucks. It was not required by anyone.
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where did you get the cert and how much was it ?
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Paul, my insurer never mentioned this as a possible savings. I have some clients that are starting to ask about whether we have certifications. From reading the OSHA regs, it appears that there is no "standard" and that we could effectively do our own training and certification, so long as it's documented. Where did you get your certification? Bill
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never having had any training I always bring the lift down befor moving it more than a couple of feet .
is that necessary or is it ok to move the lift in the extened postion ?
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We got our cert through the lift distributer. I think it was about $100 a person. They sent a guy in for a 4 hour training class, then we took one of the dumbest tests I have ever taken. The training guy insisted that it always needs to be lowerred to move it, period.
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The training guy insisted that it always needs to be lowerred to move it, period. Well that's a new one! How on earth are you supposed to pull wire through the girders of a plant without moving it in the air? As a safety feature the lifts are designed to only move at a slower speed while the deck is raised. Some scissor lifts even have stabilizer bars that flip down while the deck is up. These side bars take up space between the bottom of the lift and the floor as a safety. This way if you accidentally drive into a hole, it will only bottom the lift out rather than tip. Good feature to look for when you rent.
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I always lower it , just makes sense
go up to the rafters , push 36'stick accross the rafters . go down move 30" back up etc .
the weight that high just seems to me to have the potenial to tip
Skip ------------------------------------
Serving SW and West central Fl since 1984
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