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The Alpha boom and basket reaching over the top of a 200 ft water tower
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Palmyra water tower.
Up and over the roof.

A 300 ft lift backed almost 3,000 ft up a narrow mountain road to put inspectors over the roof of a 200 ft water tower. Done in under a week.

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200 ft water tower3,000 ft driven in reverse110,000 lb truckA-300 300 ft liftUnder a week start to finishPalmyra, PA remote wooded site200 ft water tower3,000 ft driven in reverse110,000 lb truckA-300 300 ft liftUnder a week start to finishPalmyra, PA remote wooded site200 ft water tower3,000 ft driven in reverse110,000 lb truckA-300 300 ft liftUnder a week start to finishPalmyra, PA remote wooded site200 ft water tower3,000 ft driven in reverse110,000 lb truckA-300 300 ft liftUnder a week start to finishPalmyra, PA remote wooded site

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How the job went.

  1. The job

    A maintenance crew had to inspect the wooden roof of a 200 ft water tower in Palmyra, PA, remove rotting planks and inspect the inside wall.

  2. The problem

    Fixed ladders only reached the catwalk under the roof. Self-propelled lifts could not get up and over it, and a crane with a birdcage on this narrow dirt road would have been costly and risky.

  3. What we sent

    Our estimator measured the tower on site, then we sent the A-300 with our most experienced IPAF-certified driver and operator. With no room to turn, the truck backed almost 3,000 ft up to the tower.

  4. How it went

    The operator lifted the crew up and over the roof, with the whole surface in reach from a steady basket. They removed the rotten wood and lowered cameras inside. Done in under a week.

The lift on this job.

Alpha A-300 truck-mounted boom liftA-300Drag to turn. 3D model: A-165, shown for illustration.
300ftWorking heightSee the A-300 page.
137 ftSide reach
12 ftExtra-large basket
1,322 lbCrew, tools, materials
54'9"Upper boom extension
15'6"Minimum outrigger spread
220° each wayBasket rotation
Up and overUnder, up, over and back
Spec sheet (PDF)Every figure for the A-300 on one page.

The result, in numbers.

200ftWater towerThe crew reached the whole roof from the basket.3,000ftIn reverseNo room for a U-turn, so the truck backed up to the tower.110,000lbOn a mountain roadOur most experienced driver took the truck up the narrow dirt road.

Photos from the site.

Looking down the Alpha boom to the truck on the road through autumn woods
The Alpha boom raised beside the water tower, the basket over its top
The Alpha truck parked at the foot of the tower on the narrow dirt road
Inspectors in the Alpha basket above the tower roof framing
View from the basket down into the open tower roof, the valley below
Aerial view of the Alpha boom rising from the road beside a pipeline in the woods

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