Pulling a towable boom lift?

[hamman88]

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?

[Hairtrigger]

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

[hamman88]

Originally Posted by Hairtrigger

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.

[Cub Cadet 123]

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.


Cub Cadet 123

[hamman88]

Originally Posted by Cub Cadet 123

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.


Cub Cadet 123

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.

[ironman]

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

[ol'George]

From what I read, those prices are for up front money, for them to start building a unit not completed price, but I have been wrong before.

[hamman88]

"Price on this website is only required deposit amount to start production, please contact us to confirm the complete prices before order!"

Bummer. Would probably take a whole freight container too, though those are coming down in price.

[Hairtrigger]

Towable booms are 1/3 the weight of a self propelled lift. Of course this is not a big deal if the ground is frozen.

The company I work for has started importing a line of equipment from China and the quality is as good or better. OK it is better than what we manufacture here I hate to say that, but it is very true. Chinese junk is quickly becoming a thing of the past just like the 70s when Japanese quality was not yet realized.

[DSarow]

The drivable booms need a large straight truck or semi for transport to your site, more expense.The towables you can pull with your p.u. The drivables will, being much heavier, leave ruts, and get stuck. They do make a small 40 footer with rubber tracks,that's a real option. The capacity is 500 lbs., get the shingles put on the roof. Buy a safety harness, cheap insurance. Your Cub will be fine. Understand the boom operation, and its controls. Take your phone up and wasp spray when you do the fascia. I use to haul these. PM if I forgot anything.