Spider lifts… I know

Treeline said:
I ended up going with the nifty sd64. We’ll keep climbing with the crane for now. I will say the sd64 is an awesome machine. It doesn’t have all the height we would like but it is a massive improvement over a 60’ utility bucket truck.
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Congrats! Thanks for the insight on the sd64 being better than a 60’ bucket truck. It’s definitely on my radar
 
Barc Buster said:
Congrats! Thanks for the insight on the sd64 being better than a 60’ bucket truck. It’s definitely on my radar
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I won’t say it’s necessarily “better” they both have their place. As for residential work in lawns the nifty has obvious advantages. Boom speed, durability, and one hand operation: bucket truck wins all day long. But for us, 10’ of additional reach and no lawn impact is the ticket. This thing also will maneuver into some really tight spots.
 
Treeline said:
But for us, 10’ of additional reach and no lawn impact is the ticket. This thing also will maneuver into some really tight spots.
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This is what has me interested. While EAB killed ash removals have taken a sharp decline for me in the past couple years, I am starting to run into more and more “wilt-kilt” (local hammer donkey vernacular) oaks. I appreciate the the insight man.
 
Reach said:
CMC makes a great machine. Yes, there have been a few that broke, but only very few, and it seems that all of those were proven to have been abused prior to their breakage. The limited side reach does not seem to be a problem for us, use a one man basket and you gain that reach back because the basket is lighter.

The lighter weight of the lift is nice, and I’m very fond of the telescopic lower boom rather than the double pantograph that most others seem to use.

The CMC is also really fast, and can multifunction better than any other lift that I have run.
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bck said:
I’m in the market and have the same questions as well. The way I see it…

CMC - domestic dealers, I like the versatility of the rear mount telescoping upper and lower boom. I don’t like the limited side reach over 185 lbs and they definitely don’t have a good track record right now.

Easy Lift- the same versatility of upper and lower telescoping boom. More side reach capacity than cmc but the only dealer is in Canada. Which i don’t love.

Tracked lifts / omme- heavier than cmc and easy lift , which i think is a good thing. I like the lower scissor lift boom design as a stability feature but not as versatile as a telescoping lower boom. They definitely have the best track record as well for what I’ve seen.
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I am on the verge of buying one also. Wondered what the considerations from you or any others are as to differences between the 83hd Arbor pro and the 92'? Are there more considerations such as maneuvering or side hill/uphill/downhill movements. I bet they are a devil to upright once tipped? Seems like you eat up way more drop zone with their footprint than a conventional bucket. I don't want buyer's remorse after spending that kind of money. Plan on keeping my altec 65' puddle jumper and selling my 70' Teco. Just a 2 man operation. Thanks for any opinions.
 
Side hills you splay the outriggers so they are just floating above the ground. The drop zone does get eaten up but you just do more rigging then bombs away.
 
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treevet said:
I am on the verge of buying one also. Wondered what the considerations from you or any others are as to differences between the 83hd Arbor pro and the 92'? Are there more considerations such as maneuvering or side hill/uphill/downhill movements. I bet they are a devil to upright once tipped? Seems like you eat up way more drop zone with their footprint than a conventional bucket. I don't want buyer's remorse after spending that kind of money. Plan on keeping my altec 65' puddle jumper and selling my 70' Teco. Just a 2 man operation. Thanks for any opinions.
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The 92HD is basically the 83HD, just with another section of extension in the lower boom. The upper boom is the same on both, and I believe the chassis and outriggers are well. We have the 83HD, which works fine for us. And we like the weight difference, the 92HD is too heavy to put on a trailer without a combination tag and CDL. There is a trailer available for the 83HD that makes it just light enough to weigh in at under 10k on the trailer.

These machines have tilt sensors that will not allow you to roll them over on a slope, although you can override the sensors if you get in a pickle and need to. At that point, lower the outriggers to just above the ground in case the machine does tip. I would not want to tip one, as I feel that if you did, it would be necessary to have the whole machine recertified.

We don’t feel like we have a footprint issue, it’s just something to get used to. The side reach is enough to help too, we figure we have effectively 36’ of side reach. Sometimes we just use two setups, or rig a piece or two so we don’t drop it on the outriggers (although they do seem pretty rugged, they’ve taken a hit or two…)
 
Reach said:
The 92HD is basically the 83HD, just with another section of extension in the lower boom. The upper boom is the same on both, and I believe the chassis and outriggers are well. We have the 83HD, which works fine for us. And we like the weight difference, the 92HD is too heavy to put on a trailer without a combination tag and CDL. There is a trailer available for the 83HD that makes it just light enough to weigh in at under 10k on the trailer.

These machines have tilt sensors that will not allow you to roll them over on a slope, although you can override the sensors if you get in a pickle and need to. At that point, lower the outriggers to just above the ground in case the machine does tip. I would not want to tip one, as I feel that if you did, it would be necessary to have the whole machine recertified.

We don’t feel like we have a footprint issue, it’s just something to get used to. The side reach is enough to help too, we figure we have effectively 36’ of side reach. Sometimes we just use two setups, or rig a piece or two so we don’t drop it on the outriggers (although they do seem pretty rugged, they’ve taken a hit or two…)
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Thanks, appreciate your views. I just ordered a 92 footer. Be here (dealer) from Italy in late July. Plenty of time to kill production before winter hits. I am just constantly looking around at trees that will be so much easier with this thing, pruning huge pin oaks included. Wish I had it tomorrow....or even yesterday. Too much fun. Gonna match up nice with my 26 ton rr mount Ntl. crane too. Already have a nice 14k trailer that was just overhauled will be perfect to carry it also.
 
treevet said:
Thanks, appreciate your views. I just ordered a 92 footer. Be here (dealer) from Italy in late July. Plenty of time to kill production before winter hits. I am just constantly looking around at trees that will be so much easier with this thing, pruning huge pin oaks included. Wish I had it tomorrow....or even yesterday. Too much fun. Gonna match up nice with my 26 ton rr mount Ntl. crane too. Already have a nice 14k trailer that was just overhauled will be perfect to carry it also.
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You’re welcome! And it will work quite well with a 26 ton, I’m sure. We run ours with a crane sometimes; works pretty nice with a 40 ton in this picture.
 

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Reach said:
You’re welcome! And it will work quite well with a 26 ton, I’m sure. We run ours with a crane sometimes; works pretty nice with a 40 ton in this picture.
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Looking forward to not getting picked out of the bucket to set a choker and rappelling back down into it for giant picks to git er done with this 90 tonner sub from a friend.
 
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