Masonry Magazine June 2004 Page. 32
Mast Climbers
Hydek's dual mast hydraulic lift platform boasts the highest speed/load combination on the market, optimizing minimum pieces and maximum configuration technology. The 7' x 24' platform has a load capacity of 20,000 lbs. and features an elevation speed of eight feet per minute powered by a 13 hp Honda engine. The unit stands on two sturdy geometrical bases and has a collapsed height of 50 inches.
Where does the return on investment for a mast climber allow a company to consider this productivity enhancer?
and boards into place takes a lot of time and a lot of laborers. On the other hand, one pretty talented operator and I put up almost 200 feet of Bennu that will go up 30 feet, and we did it in one day. I would suspect it would take a solid week or so, and quite a few crewmembers, to put up that same amount of conventional scaffolding."
Safety is an intangible value of the mast climber. In developing an ROI, most companies won't or can't factor in a lower injury rate. After all, accidents can't be predicted, or they wouldn't be "accidents."
Yet according to A. M. Patterson III, founder of Hydek, safety is an important consideration. "I think the big thing we look at, initially, is safety in terms of what our Hydek machines provide to the job site. Material handling is reduced, and with that the shrinkage that comes from all that moving around is improved. Another area is improvement in ergonomics. A mason using our product is always working at waist height."
Patterson expands on the value of mast climbers: "Neck-and-neck with safety is the idea of efficiency. For some of our smaller clients, the mast climber also tends to level the playing field. We have clients that are three or four crewmembers who may own two or three mass climbers because it enables them to compete with larger companies that may or may not be using the mass climbers too.
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