[RE-wrenches] solar roof lift experience?

[Drake Chamberlin]

I got an email on this also.  If I understand the deal correctly, it 
is way expensive for what you get.  $393 down + $196/ MO for 36 
months = $7449.  That seems like a bit much.


At 09:49 AM 8/12/2009, you wrote:
>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 
><<mailto:jeff at hvce.com>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
><mailto:jeff at hvce.com>jeff at hvce.com
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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/>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
><http://www.third-sun.com/>www.third-sun.com
>
>Clean Energy - Expertly Installed
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Drake Chamberlin
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