I just read the long thread about lifting with chains. Great to digest all views -- from the conservative to the cautious to the confident.
I've got another safety question. Does anyone out there use the bucket of their FEL as a stand for doing work?
The dealer just delivered our M5700 with the LA1002 loader (with chain hooks welded to the bucket by the way...). I read all the labels and warnings in the manual, but I thought I'd ask members of this forum for real-world opinions.
Would working in the bucket (for sawing limbs 10' off the ground, or painting, or cleaning gutters) be safer than working with a ladder? I like the idea of using angle iron cut to the length of the cylinder rod as protection against hose blow-out.
Thanks,
John
I've got another safety question. Does anyone out there use the bucket of their FEL as a stand for doing work?
The dealer just delivered our M5700 with the LA1002 loader (with chain hooks welded to the bucket by the way...). I read all the labels and warnings in the manual, but I thought I'd ask members of this forum for real-world opinions.
Would working in the bucket (for sawing limbs 10' off the ground, or painting, or cleaning gutters) be safer than working with a ladder? I like the idea of using angle iron cut to the length of the cylinder rod as protection against hose blow-out.
Thanks,
John