Re: Boom truck

[Jim <alarminex@xxxxxxx>]

On Dec 25, 10:08=A0pm, "Bob La Londe" <n...@xxxxxxxx> wrote:
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> > Adding the cost of a boom truck would be an easy thing to overlook sinc=
e
> > there isn't an offsetting line expense for the rental. It seems in this
> > industry that scissor lifts get rented a lot, boom lifts less often and
> > boom trucks rarely.
> > Time to modify the proposal estimates to be sure not to overlook that l=
ine
> > item.
> > Thanks.
> > This unit is a good puller so hooking it up to a trailer full of gear t=
o
> > haul to a job site is something it would be good at too, so in a sense =
you
> > get more benefit by charging the customer for what you'd normally provi=
de
> > a part of without a direct charge to the customer.
> > Do you find having your own scissor lifts more of a benefit than rentin=
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> > them?
> > The "deals" I find on scissor lifts listed for sale are ones usually to=
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> > beat up to be worth much as scrap, let alone a serviceable unit. Gettin=
g a
> > new scissor lift seems like too big a bite with an uncertain pay off. W=
hen
> > it comes to spending money, cheap is my first, middle, and last name.
> > How did you get your scissor lifts if you don't mind me asking? Did you
> > buy new ones? Which brand do you like best?
> > This truck was a fluke spelled DIVORCE for some poor guy selling the ri=
g.
> > He was from an entirely different industry however.
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> I bought one used from a rental outfit that was retiring it. =A0It works =
fine.
> All I have done was put in new batteries after a couple years. =A0The oth=
er
> one was a kind of trade deal. =A0I trade for half ownership, and it get s=
tored
> at my place. =A0Then when the guy retired he traded me for the other half
> ownership. =A0It works great. =A0Looks rough but works perfectly fine.
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> To be honest the types of jobs I was doing when I acquired the first one,=
 I
> have not done much of since. =A0I have used them on jobs sites only a han=
dful
> of times. =A0They were handy to have when I needed them, but except for t=
he
> convenience there is no benefit to owning my own. =A0It would have been
> cheaper to just keep renting them when I have needed them. =A0I do use th=
e
> smaller one in my shop regularly though. =A0I have a 16' ceiling and seve=
ral
> sets of framed shelves that go up to 10 feet with stuff on top. =A0Equipm=
ent I
> haven't used or sold in a while goes up top.-


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