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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. <br><br>
<br>
At 09:49 AM 8/12/2009, you wrote:<br>
<blockquote type=cite class=cite cite="">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. <br>
<br>
Bob<br><br>
On Wed, Aug 12, 2009 at 8:06 AM, Jeff Irish
<<a href="mailto:jeff@hvce.com">jeff@hvce.com</a>> wrote:<br>
<dl>
<dd>Hi Geoff,<br><br>
<dd>We picked up one of them last fall. Kind of bulky, takes up a
lot of<br>
<dd>truck space, and takes a full hour to set up. The angle of tilt
for the<br>
<dd>top leg is limited, making it less than optimum for getting modules
onto<br>
<dd>low pitched steel roofs. And the gear at the elbow used to set
the tilt<br>
<dd>is a little soft and showing early wear. But for larger jobs
with a<br>
<dd>larger crew it really moves the modules up safely and quickly in
batches<br>
<dd>when you are ready for them on the roof. On those jobs I'm
convinced<br>
<dd>it's a big fatigue reducer and safety and productivity
improvement.<br>
<dd>Otherwise it is usually sitting in storage in the shop.<br><br>
<dd>Jeff Irish, PE<br>
<dd>President<br>
<dd>Hudson Valley Clean Energy, Inc.<br>
<dd>Rhinebeck, NY 12572<br>
<dd>T.845.876.3767<br>
<dd>F.845.876.3912<br>
<dd><a href="mailto:jeff@hvce.com">jeff@hvce.com</a><br>
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<dd>Sent: Tuesday, August 11, 2009 4:07 PM<br>
<dd>To: 'RE Marketing for home scale RE industry'; 'RE-wrenches'<br>
<dd>Subject: [RE-wrenches] solar roof lift experience?<br><br>
<dd>Hey gang- anyone have any success (or horror) stories with
regard to<br>
<dd>panel lifting equipment? I have considered a home-brew cart on
a<br>
<dd>ladder,<br>
<dd>looked at some products made for comp shingles, and saw some<br>
<dd>fancy-schmancy European stuff at the shows. Just today I was
hit with a<br>
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http://www.boeckeramericas.com/</a>> BoeckerUSA.com<br><br>
<dd>Anyone been down this road?<br><br>
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