Alloy tower

stingray316 · Post by **stingray316** » Tue Jun 03, 2008 5:50 pm

l'm looking at hiring alloy full width 1.45m2.5m tower for painting around the outside of the house. It saysin the hire book adjustable locking castors for safety and mobility. Has anyone on here hired these alloy towers before, if you have are they easy to assemble ,easy to move around and safe. What about getting everything level advice would be great.

Hitch · Post by **Hitch** » Tue Jun 03, 2008 6:11 pm

They normally have a coarse theaded screw to adjust the castors, with about 500mm of movement. Anything else needs to be blocked up to suit.
Get the outriggers for it to be extra safe.

They are easy to assemble, and the hire co should offer you or give you a guide to assemble it.

Depending on what brand it is, some are easier than other imo.

An extra pair of hands will be a great help for putting it together. If you have smooth paths to wheel it on they move easy, if not, an extra pair of hands will be handy.

stingray316 · Post by **stingray316** » Tue Jun 03, 2008 6:41 pm

Thanks for the reply. Would just like to know what are outriggers

Hitch · Post by **Hitch** » Tue Jun 03, 2008 6:54 pm

Outrigger attach to the corners at ground level, basically increasing the stability.

fin · Post by **fin** » Tue Jun 03, 2008 8:27 pm

they attach in 2 places. there basically a long pole with a shorter pole atached by a hinge. longest pole goes to the top and the shorter ataches closer to the bottom.

there an absolute doddle to set up