dieselpowerrules
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Hi everyone!
So I run this lift in the title at work. My question is, does anyone know if there's a limit to how far you can extend the boom out when high up in the air? Everyone I ask seems to have a different answer. Seems to me it would put a lot of leverage on the base of the machine. It has 22 feet of horizontal outreach. Some people tell me the machine won't let you do anything unsafe...but it is how old after all. Others say, "I'm a 300LB man that small boom wouldn't support me". So I'm reaching out to see if anyone with experience with these could share some wisdom! I'd rather not tip over from 45' in the air! There are no indicators of any sort on the boom as you extend out like I've heard of on some of the bigger machines.
Thanks much for any possible advice!
So I run this lift in the title at work. My question is, does anyone know if there's a limit to how far you can extend the boom out when high up in the air? Everyone I ask seems to have a different answer. Seems to me it would put a lot of leverage on the base of the machine. It has 22 feet of horizontal outreach. Some people tell me the machine won't let you do anything unsafe...but it is how old after all. Others say, "I'm a 300LB man that small boom wouldn't support me". So I'm reaching out to see if anyone with experience with these could share some wisdom! I'd rather not tip over from 45' in the air! There are no indicators of any sort on the boom as you extend out like I've heard of on some of the bigger machines.
Thanks much for any possible advice!