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and rent;' Marcantoni says. NEMC has HEK, Alimak and Safi units in its fleets and sells throughout the United States, Canada, M.exico and the Caribbean.
Among the things mason contractor Joyner appreciates about his preferred brand ofmast climber is the low number of mech�anisms, leaving less chance for wear. The equipment's simplicity also features a safety element"The beauty ofthe equipment is that there aren't a lot ofcomponents, and ifone is not functioning properly, the machine will not run:' he says.
MastClimbers.com's Pitt agrees, and adds that electrical mast climbers require j even less maintenance as compared to j their gas-powered counterparts: "Think of ~ ., when you go to cut your grass. When you ? get to the garage, you don't wonder ~
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