Masonry Magazine February 2009 Page. 26
MAST CLIMBERS
BY BRETT MARTIN
The Mast Climber Advantage
HOW THESE MONEY-MAKING MACHINES OFFER UNRIVALED BENEFITS THAT INCREASE PROFITS
Photo courtesy of EZ Scaffold
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MAST CLIMBERS ARE BECOMING INDISPENSABLE TO THE COMMERCIAL MASONRY INDUSTRY, says Michael Solomon, national sales manager for the Columbus, Ohio-based companies TNT Equipment Co. and Premier Scaffold Solutions (exclusive North America distributors of the new Pro-Series mast climber that's manufactured by Atlanta-based Hydek).
"We're getting to the point that, if you're a commercial masonry contractor, you need a mast climber," he says. Solomon estimates that about 40 percent of masonry contractors working on commercial jobs use mast climbers.
New mast climbers bring benefits
THIS MONTH, World of Concrete is the site of the launch of the Pro-Series, a mast climber that offers a 20,000-pound capacity with a 13-horsepower electric start engine and a 35-foot freestanding height.
"These machines can have a single unit go as wide as 64 feet or, in a twin configuration, as wide as 148 feet, not to mention the ability in handling corner bridging and forward extensions of up to 20 feet in front of the deck," Solomon says. "What's new about our mast climber is we can do wider linear feet per a single unit. We also offer dif-
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