Posted by Lee Jeavons on Wed, Jul 28, 2010
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Do you rent equipment to contractors? If so, than take a moment to consider the advantages of renting a motorized hand truck. Most rental places charge a premium to rent a PowerMate® because of its’ uniqueness and application specific uses. Many rental companies include a PowerMate® rental when they rent other products like concrete polishers, generators, floor sanders, drain cleaners and other heavy loads because a PowerMate® can lift loads on and off trucks and up and down stairs.
PowerMate® motorized hand trucks are used extensively by HVAC contractors to move hot water heaters, AC units, furnaces, radiators, geothermal heat pumps and boilers for residential and commercial installations because, unlike a regular hand truck, the PowerMate® protects the operator from lifting stain. A PowerMate® does the grunt work and has the added benefit of saving contractors on labor costs. On average, a contractor can cut labor costs in half when using a PowerMate® to move loads to the point of install. These are real, tangible benefits that contractors recognize and will respond to.
There is a high level of awareness among HVAC and plumbing contractors with respect to the PowerMate® and what it can do, however many small contractors do not own a PowerMate as they lack the frequency in terms of moves per year. They may only need a PowerMate® four or five times a year – which is ideal for a rental opportunity!
PowerMates are high quality machines and are built to last. There are three models that are ideal for rental; the PowerMate® L-1 with a 650 lb. lifting capacity – ideal as a general purpose powered lifting dolly; the M-1 heavy lifting hand truck with a 1,500 lb. lifting capacity which is ideal for plumbers, HVAC-R and geothermal contractors; and the M-2B (a taller version of the M-1), the mover of choice for large built-in appliances and vending machines. PowerMate® also offers certified training courses so that your sales staff can be confident they are providing proper instruction on the safe operation of the machines.
All units are fully functioning hand trucks that just happen to be powered. Any client that intends to rent a hand truck might consider a PowerMate® if the load weight is over 200 lbs. and they are concerned about injury or having enough labor on hand to help with the move. The M-series machines are made from heavy gauge steel and the L-Series machines from extruded aluminum (no welds to fail). The control buttons are weather protected and the toe plate, where the load sits, has a full length bottom rubber guard to protect floors and stairs.
All PowerMates come with our 1-800 number printed on the front of the machine so that if a client needs assistance while on the job site they can call us, not you. Our friendly and knowledgeable staff are on hand to help.
Industries PowerMate® serve include: Appliance movers, Furniture movers, Facility and Property Management, Home Medical Equipment, Lock and Gun Safe, Plant Maintenance, HVAC-R, Vending and Gaming, Coin-Op and ATM among others.
For detailed information on each of the products mentioned above, follow the links to:
PowerMate® L-1 Stair Climber – one tough general purpose motorized hand truck!
PowerMate® M-1 Stair Climber – our heavy duty flagship machine.
PowerMate® LE-1 Stair Climber/Stacker – the only stacking stair climber on the market.
PowerMate® M-2B Stair Climber for appliance and vending moves.
Other specialty machines: The PowerMate® POGO P-2 Stair Climber – the lightweight Stair Climber for moving parcels, salt bags, water bottles, home oxygen vessels, compressed gas cylinders and other loads up to 220 lbs.
Speak to a Solution Specialist today at 1-800-697-6283 and find the best deal on a PowerMate® stair climber for your rental business.
Posted by Carl Nattrass on Fri, Jul 09, 2010
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Moving bottom heavy loads like concrete grinders, wood or pellet stoves, electric motors or batteries takes special care. When using a PowerMate® stair climber the operator uses the wheels as the pivot point when extending or retracting the toe plate. If all the weight is at one end, it makes it harder for the operator to pivot the load. PowerMate® has come up with two neat solutions for this problem, one very simple, other more high-tech. Both work equally well.
The simple solution involves the addition of a ‘load elevator accessory’ to your PowerMate® kit. The Load elevator is simply a steel frame that attaches to your PowerMate® and allows the operator to position the load closer to the centre of gravity or pivot point of the machine. This clever accessory design makes it easier for the operator to pivot the load over the wheels making the job of stair climbing much easier. The load is still fixed however, and while the load is much closer to the centre of gravity then without the load elevator accessory, it is not often exactly on centre.
This brings us to our second solution, the LE-1 stair climbing hand truck. The LE-1 has a dual drive screw design that allows the operator to dynamically position the load anywhere along the frame. This makes the job of finding that perfect balance point simply a matter of pushing a button. The LE-1 is ideal for contractors that regularly move bottom heavy loads like stoves, grinding machines or electric motors. Learn more about the LE-1 or have one of our Solution Specialists call you at your convenience.
Posted by Carl Nattrass on Fri, Jul 09, 2010
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Jason Karger from Culligan Quality Water of North Central Ohio loves his PowerMate® because it gives him back flexibility he lost when one of his workers became injured, “…due to his bad back, one of our service technicians was greatly limited from duties” wrote Jason recently, “…for Portable Exchange tank deliveries, discontinued equipment removals and removal of equipment we are replacing it was difficult for him to deal with customers’ steps as well as getting the equipment in and out of his pickup.”
A PowerMate® is a piece of ergonomic equipment that mechanizes the hazardous job of physically removing or installing heavy equipment or supplies. By adopting PowerMate® technology to mechanize delivery for just one worker, Jason gained back lost flexibility in the scheduling of his installers, “Your PowerMate® hand truck has reversed much of the injured workers limitations. It helps him get our tanks in and out of homes and his truck. In the past I would have to send a second person to help or send a different person to do the work, but now I have almost as much flexibility with him as I do with the other installers!”
Good ergonomic strategy equals better productivity. In this case, a small business franchise owner needed an ergonomic solution for a particular problem. In the solution he found through PowerMate®, he not only solved the problem in question but also dramatically improved scheduling flexibility beyond the expected.
To find out how your business can benefit from a PowerMate® moving solution, Register for a FREE profit analysis and a Solution Specialist will contact you at your convenience to get the process going. For more information on PowerMate® and our products call us at 1-800-697-6283 or visit our website at PowerMate.info