I have about 10 or 15 hour of running a friend's 26 ton Altec, he lent it to me when my Manitex 22101S was in the shop. Brand new, he was real proud of it, I didn't like it myself. Something about the outrigger setup, it wouldn't let you operate if it wasn't setup just so. Good, on a peferct jobsite, in the real world it was a PITA. One access ladder, my Manitex had two, but for the last several years I find a short section of an extention ladder is much more handy. I just put it where it's needed, the fixed position ladders are always in the wrong place for that job! I'm partial to National, obviously.