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Nine flagpoles, two cities.
Four hours.

Cords replaced and pulleys greased on nine flagpoles in Baltimore and Springfield, VA, with one 250 ft lift. The usual way took two days.

Schedule an Aerial Lift NowHow it wentThe job, step by step
4 hours two sites9 flagpoles134 ft side reach1 h 20 min drive between jobs10-15 min to set upA-250 250 ft lift4 hours two sites9 flagpoles134 ft side reach1 h 20 min drive between jobs10-15 min to set upA-250 250 ft lift4 hours two sites9 flagpoles134 ft side reach1 h 20 min drive between jobs10-15 min to set upA-250 250 ft lift4 hours two sites9 flagpoles134 ft side reach1 h 20 min drive between jobs10-15 min to set upA-250 250 ft lift

How the job went.

  1. The job

    A family-owned flag company had flagpoles to service in different cities, and its usual crane rental company was no longer available.

  2. The usual way

    Jobs like these took two full days plus several hours of crane rental. The goal was to get it all done in one.

  3. What we sent

    Our A-250: 250 ft of height and 134 ft of side reach, set up in 10 to 15 minutes, with a full-time operator. The client lined up two jobs about an hour apart.

  4. How it went

    In Baltimore, the crew handled several poles from one parking spot in under an hour. Ten minutes later the lift was on the road for the 1 h 20 min drive to Springfield, VA, where the second job took a couple of hours.

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.

4hoursTwo sitesNine flagpoles in two cities, with one lift and no crane.9flagpolesCords and pulleysCords replaced, pulleys greased, plus other upkeep.135ftSide reachIn Baltimore, several poles from a single parking spot.

Photos from the site.

The Alpha basket at the top of a tall flagpole between office towers
The Alpha boom over a row of flagpoles on a brick plaza in Baltimore
Alpha boom reaching sideways to a flagpole, the truck parked on the plaza
Alpha truck with outriggers down beside the flagpoles
Alpha truck on the plaza with the basket lowered to the ground
The Alpha boom raised to a flagpole beside an office building
A worker services the top of a flagpole from the Alpha basket
A worker services the top of a flagpole from the Alpha basketGet the full case study. Open the PDF.Two pages: the challenge, the solution and the outcome, with photos. Open PDF

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