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Benn Kilburn wrote at 01:22 PM 6/6/2016:
I'm still using the same mod lift for the past 6-8 years, with very minor modifications. I used the design that was in HomePower years ago. I switched out strut for pieces of our module rack/rail to make it lighter.
Keep in mind that specific design only works with a fiberglass ladder with a particular design top on it. We have an office in a neighbor city that built one a bit different that works on top of a typical aluminum ladder.
From hoist set-up, mods up, to packed up, i'd challenge anyone with one of the mechanical module lifts to keep up on a two story roof install. One guy can have ours set up in under 5min and you can have mods on the roof in under a minute each, round trip (walking from the van/trailer to the lift with a module, hoisting it, lowering the lift and back to get another module). Its safe, fast and KISS.
No doubt that one of the mechanical ones would be nice for much larger jobs. And i like that some have articulating sections that can flatten out to run parallel with some roofs. But i've seen how much room they take up. You need an empty van or trailer just to move the pieces themselves.
Benn Kilburn
CSA Certified Solar Photovoltaic Systems Electrician, SkyFire Energy Inc
6706 82 Ave NW | Edmonton, AB | T6B 0E7
P: 780-474-8992 | F: 888-405-5843 | www.skyfireenergy.com
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