crane operator
Senior Member
Have a 10' diameter, 65' tall water tower. Need to weld a new fill pipe 3" diameter to outside. No problem, crane and manlift and off we go. Problem- we need to paint the inside of the tank where we make the welds at. No inside ladder and only a 2'x2' access hatch on the top. 20 years ago I would have ridden the ball down the access hatch from the top, and painted as I went (and I can't believe I'm old enough to say 20 years ago, considering I used to do stuff like that). Osha today won't even let you use bos'n chairs, and I actually think this is the ideal situation to use one.
Bright ideas anyone?
2'x2' custom basket? I know I wouldn't fit in it.
65' extension ladder?
Rappelling tripod from the access hatch? I don't know that I would trust the roof of the old tank to hold it.
Fill the tank with water, throw someone in with a life jacket and paint as we let the water out?
Call the OSHA man, and ask him if I can't use a bosun chair, how he wants me to do it?
Bright ideas anyone?
2'x2' custom basket? I know I wouldn't fit in it.
65' extension ladder?
Rappelling tripod from the access hatch? I don't know that I would trust the roof of the old tank to hold it.
Fill the tank with water, throw someone in with a life jacket and paint as we let the water out?
Call the OSHA man, and ask him if I can't use a bosun chair, how he wants me to do it?