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Old 02-26-2023, 05:29 PM
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I need to do some roof work on a house a just bought with a very steep pitch. I tried ladder hooks but its just too scary and too dangerous. Roofing company wants $11k to swap some nails for screws and paint it. So obviously I'm looking for alternatives including renting a towable boom lift.

There are a lot of trees around the house so using my vehicle to move it will be risky. But I do have my handy 147 with wheel weights!

Now I've never operated a boom lift before. I feel like the cub could handle the load but am concerned with how low the ball hitch is to the ground. Anyone with experience on this can chime in?
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Old 02-26-2023, 06:10 PM
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I used to work for a towable boom lift manufacturer. Tongue weight won’t be an issue, depending on model and height you are looking at 4000 pounds which is doable on hard ground. The tongue Jack should be a fold up or rotating for ground clearance. Make sure you unhook the ball hitch before lowering the hydraulic outriggers
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Old 02-26-2023, 07:30 PM
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I used to work for a towable boom lift manufacturer. Tongue weight won’t be an issue, depending on model and height you are looking at 4000 pounds which is doable on hard ground. The tongue Jack should be a fold up or rotating for ground clearance. Make sure you unhook the ball hitch before lowering the hydraulic outriggers
Excellent. As long as its not the tongue jack type that doesn't rotate I should be fine.
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Why not just rent a JLG? or JLEG? My brother has one and it does a great job. It is able to be driven (moved) easily and can hold roofing materials in the lift platform.


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Why not just rent a JLG? or JLEG? My brother has one and it does a great job. It is able to be driven (moved) easily and can hold roofing materials in the lift platform.


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That's my preference but seems to be harder to find where I am and am uncertain what delivery fees for that would be as I don't have a trailer big enough.
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If you trust the Chinese, here's a hell of a deal.
With $3.00 off and free shipping to boot!
https://www.aliexpress.us/item/22558...andl_shipto=US
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Just for posterity, a 50' towable boom lift is a bear to move. My Ford Jubilee Didn't even like to back up with it. The Cub Cadet would have been in trouble. Note I did not realize how soft and deep the sand was in my yard, hard pack or pavement would have probably been ok, but the clearance on the hitch would have been very close.
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