[RE-wrenches] solar roof lift experience?

[robert ellison]

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 <jeff at 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
> jeff at 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-bounces at lists.re-wrenches.org
> [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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