Spider Lift - Usage Tips & Tricks

[oceans]

I'm going to buy and keep it in an enclosed trailer all the time accept when in use. I live next to the coast so salt in the air is an issue for just about everything.

While talking to an owner and then a technician at TCIA the both of us, owner and soon to be owner, were surprised to hear that the heavy white grease that the Easy Lift is shipped with is "assembly grease" and meant to be wiped off with Teflon spray lubricant being applied in its place. The other guy had been running his lower hour machine that way for three years - oops.

Does anyone have a great spray product they are using for the boom? @oceans ??

So, I heard of this amazing product called Interflon from @Steve Connally and I have yet to acquire any. Apparently it is only available through Westminster Hydraulics, but would guess another Palfinger dealer may offer it? Steve posted a photo of the can somewhere here on the Buzz. Sorry for the incomplete info in this reply. The No. 2 grease routine is getting a little old at this point and I really want to try Steve’s recommendation.

 

[Merle Nelson]

That's great information for me to chase it down, thank you.

 

[Merle Nelson]

Boom Lubricant

Alright all you seasoned knuckle boom crane pros: - What is your favorite lube? - What is your lube service interval? - Have you tried other options? I’m not super in love with #2 grease, but it does work. Ideally I’d like to find something that does not hold dust. I have used an aerosol dry...

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[Merle Nelson]

A good vid about why a person may want to try it. (Heads up - they put sand in a small bottle marked/painted like the product they want you to buy.)

 

[Merle Nelson]

Amazon.com : interflon

 

[Merle Nelson]

I will be wearing a mask when I apply boom lube overhead. I heard of some people trying out new shoe water repellent a company came out with using nano technology. It worked so well that they waterproofed their lungs while applying it. At least a couple died.

 

[ATH]

Do you ever hold smaller pieces by hand and drop from the basket? Obviously less weight, but it still seems like rigging from the lift - little more dynamic loading than just having that weight in the basket from the start.

 

[flushcut]

I do but it's not really a true cut and chuck tho, more like a cut and guide/swing. If I have to do a true cut and chuck 25lbs or less is all I am comfortable with.