mes261
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Looking for feed back on these lifts and others.. thanks guys!
Bil-Jax 55XA vs nifty lift as 50 vs all the others
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iowagold
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make sure you have a good repair guy near by!!
prices biljax
is my area there is not a lot of options with the factory service guys.
yea I work on all of the brands..
biljax / haulotte is one of them.
the drive set machines are nice... but just like all machines you need a dry place to drive them in or bring the mat kits along to drive on..
all of these units are heavy on wet yards.
genie and jlg also make machines.
I can get parts for all of them.
more hoses, but less electrical.
hoses cost for those long runs.. 100-250 each
but way cheaper than paying a guy to find electrical issues.
count on a re hose of the machine on all of the machines at 10 years old..
at least when they sit in the sun!!
on all of the machines make sure when you drop trees etc that the materials do not drop on the masts or the lower part of the machine..
it makes for an expensive day when you break things.
the self drive machines you need a larger truck with a proper heavy duty trailer to get them on site..
larger investment over just a tow behind machine.. close to 3x the up front cost. or buying 3 pieces of gear vs just a truck and a tow behind.
BUT
the self drive machines will get in in areas where a tow behind will not be able to go..
it was tow behind day yesterday here.
I had 3 in the shop!
lol
prices biljax
is my area there is not a lot of options with the factory service guys.
yea I work on all of the brands..
biljax / haulotte is one of them.
the drive set machines are nice... but just like all machines you need a dry place to drive them in or bring the mat kits along to drive on..
all of these units are heavy on wet yards.
genie and jlg also make machines.
I can get parts for all of them.
last I knew the nifty lift is mostly hyd manual valves.
more hoses, but less electrical.
hoses cost for those long runs.. 100-250 each
but way cheaper than paying a guy to find electrical issues.
count on a re hose of the machine on all of the machines at 10 years old..
at least when they sit in the sun!!
on all of the machines make sure when you drop trees etc that the materials do not drop on the masts or the lower part of the machine..
it makes for an expensive day when you break things.
the self drive machines you need a larger truck with a proper heavy duty trailer to get them on site..
larger investment over just a tow behind machine.. close to 3x the up front cost. or buying 3 pieces of gear vs just a truck and a tow behind.
BUT
the self drive machines will get in in areas where a tow behind will not be able to go..
it was tow behind day yesterday here.
I had 3 in the shop!
lol
