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What happens when you drive a boom lift too fast….

RandyS ยท 2009-11-16 19:40

down a really steep hill. Used to see these a lot, of course this happened at 7 PM on a Sunday in the middle of a street on the side of a mountain . Anyways, here's the exploded drive motor....

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  1. #1willie592009-11-16 19:54

    LoL...a little more than the Genie lift could handle, eh Randy? Did the operator have it in high drive going down a hill? Crazy!

  2. #2RandyS2009-11-16 20:21

    Oh no, they would NEVER do that! There's little doubt in my mind, same operator who tried to drive it with one jack all the way down...

  3. #3willie592009-11-16 20:56

    Operators are like peanut butter, they only come in two flavors...smooth and crunchy! :tong

  4. #4Jerre Heyer2010-02-23 22:50

    Would rather see the snapped axle shafts that we used to have on ours. Least you could keep a stock of Ford Stub Shafts and U joints handy.