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Alpha A-250 boom lift parked on a downtown Philadelphia street beside the Wanamaker building
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Wanamaker building.
Four sides, one day.

A 12-story Philadelphia landmark inspected on all four sides in one day, with one 250 ft lift, a 10-minute setup and no ropes or swing stages.

1 day start to finish4 sides inspected223 ft building height12 stories 1861 landmark10 min setup18 ft narrowest street1 day start to finish4 sides inspected223 ft building height12 stories 1861 landmark10 min setup18 ft narrowest street1 day start to finish4 sides inspected223 ft building height12 stories 1861 landmark10 min setup18 ft narrowest street1 day start to finish4 sides inspected223 ft building height12 stories 1861 landmark10 min setup18 ft narrowest street

How the job went.

  1. The job

    A national engineering firm had to inspect the John Wanamaker building across from Philadelphia City Hall: 12 stories, 223 ft tall, almost 1,600 ft of street frontage.

  2. The problem

    The inspector's 150 ft lift couldn't reach parts of all four sides, and a taller lift meant closing four downtown streets. Swing stages and ropes couldn't get past the roof fascia to work up close, and they take days to set up.

  3. What we sent

    Our A-250 with a full-time IPAF-certified operator. Permits, street closures and traffic control came with the rental.

  4. How it went

    After a 10-minute setup, the operator took the inspector to every area of concern on all four sides. The job was done in one day.

The lift on this job.

Alpha A-250 truck-mounted boom liftA-250Drag to turn. 3D model: A-165, shown for illustration.
250ftWorking heightSee the A-250 page.
121 ftSide reach
12 ftExtra-large basket
1,322 lbCrew, tools, materials
29'5"Upper boom extension
220° each wayBasket rotation
Up and overUnder, up, over and back
SmoothClose to glass and stone
Spec sheet (PDF)Every figure for the A-250 on one page.

The result, in numbers.

Photos from the site.

Alpha boom raised at a downtown corner across from Philadelphia City Hall
Alpha A-250 set up in a coned-off lane between tall stone buildings
The Alpha boom fully extended up a narrow downtown street
Alpha lift working on a wide avenue, the basket at an upper floor
Alpha truck with the boom stowed in front of Philadelphia City Hall
Alpha lift raised on the corner beside City Hall
The Alpha boom fully extended up a narrow downtown Philadelphia streetGet the full case study. Open the PDF.Two pages: the challenge, the solution and the outcome, with photos. Open PDF

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