[RE-wrenches] solar roof lift experience?

[Jeff Irish]

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
jeff at hvce.com
Renewable Energy Systems
Solar, Wind, Geothermal
NYSERDA Eligible PV Installer
NABCEP Certified PV Installer
IGSHPA Certified Geothermal Installer

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[mailto:re-wrenches-bounces at 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

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