RideTheSquirrel
Active Member
Good morning folks,
I have an interesting, albeit puzzling, upcoming complication.
I have a rigging and fire safety inspection happening in a few weeks at our flagship venue at the University I am the technical director for. My predecessors have never ever had it done in the 25 years of existence of this theater and I need to get a lift that will allow a worker to get up to a height of 54' for our fly house. We have no grid - we are an underhung off of steel facility - which really makes this a pain. I can't find any lifts that will get that high with the exception of a boom arm electric lift - but it weights 18,000 lbs. I have no idea if the stage deck (concrete) can handle this OR how to find out. I'm in the process of trying to have facilities get my the architectural drawings for the venue - but they're struggling.
Anybody have any helpful suggestions on A.) Where I could find something like an electric indoor lift that goes to 50+' without being enormous, and B.) Where I could find specs/ a company for what the stage deck would be rated for - perhaps is listed on an architectural drawing somewhere?
I have an interesting, albeit puzzling, upcoming complication.
I have a rigging and fire safety inspection happening in a few weeks at our flagship venue at the University I am the technical director for. My predecessors have never ever had it done in the 25 years of existence of this theater and I need to get a lift that will allow a worker to get up to a height of 54' for our fly house. We have no grid - we are an underhung off of steel facility - which really makes this a pain. I can't find any lifts that will get that high with the exception of a boom arm electric lift - but it weights 18,000 lbs. I have no idea if the stage deck (concrete) can handle this OR how to find out. I'm in the process of trying to have facilities get my the architectural drawings for the venue - but they're struggling.
Anybody have any helpful suggestions on A.) Where I could find something like an electric indoor lift that goes to 50+' without being enormous, and B.) Where I could find specs/ a company for what the stage deck would be rated for - perhaps is listed on an architectural drawing somewhere?