Masonry Magazine January 2011 Page. 24
MAST CLIMBERS
BY MICHAEL SOLOMON
IMAGES COURTESY OF PREMIER SCAFFOLD SOLUTIONS
Shown is the JP Cullen & Sons jobsite at Oshkosh University in Oshkosh, Wis.
Why Mast Climbers Make Sense
In 1996, I TRAVELED REGULARLY TO MICHIGAN, TRYING TO SELL A NEW PRODUCT, MAST CLIMBERS. The masons in Michigan were using tube-type scaffolding and or some type of crank-up scaffolding. At that time, most mason contractors thought their projects had to be high to warrant the use of mast-climbing scaffolding. After many presentations justifying the use of hydraulic mast climbers, Michigan masons began to make the switch and became the industry leaders for mast climbers. Once a customer realized that mast climbers raised production by 20 percent or more, and lowered labor costs when compared to traditional scaffold methods, they were hooked.
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