Can You Use A Sky Hook?

Can You Use A Sky Hook? Got some steel bins you’d like moved in a hurry or maybe a windmill or large water tank?     These and other special moving jobs are tailor made for Imperial Helicopter’s fast-growing “skyhook” service     “We have a fleet of ten helicopters operating in 30 different states ” explains Kent Rudeen sales manager of the firm which has offices in Charlotte N C ; St Paul Minn ; and Northfield Minn “Our main business is lifting steel beams big air conditioning units and other such items to the top of multi-story skyscrapers under construction But we do get a lot of calls from farmers and ranchers for special jobs ”     Rudeen notes that most grain bins can be moved easily and quickly by helicopter If there’s a cluster of bins to be moved with all the bins going to the same or neighboring farms the charge generally ranges from $200 to $400 per bin     Helicopter firms have an “up front” charge just for flying their machines to the job site and back This coast generally makes it too costly to move a single bin or other item by helicopter However because Imperial Helicopters operates in 30 states it may have a chopper working at a construction site nearby “In this case we might be able to move even a single bin faster and cheaper than other alternatives particularly if a bridge power or telephone lines an overpass or other obstacle posed problem in moving it with ground equipment ” Rudeen points out     In addition to grain bins the firm also custom moves a lot of windmills “They’re light and relatively easy to move We’ve also moved water tanks and have had calls to help lift animals out of deep gulleys and other problem spots In a wet spring you hear lots of rumors about farmers having to hire a helicopter to unstuck big equipment hopelessly mired in mud But it’s mostly rumors Firms with bigger helicopters than ours – with up to 20 tons lift capacity – may be able to do some of this mudhole lifting but the cost would be enormous ”     Rudeen adds that “Every spring we get calls from ice fishermaen wanting help to retrieve a car that crashed through the ice and is sitting on the bottom of a lake ”     Imperial Helicopters also specializes in a custom multi-state crop and livestock spraying service headed by Pete Lonergan 700 St Olaf St Northfield Minn ph 507 645-7138     For more details on moving bins buildings windmills or other specialty jobs requiring a “sky hook” contact: FARM SHOW Followup Imperial Helicopters Flemming Field South St Paul Minn 55075 ph toll free 1-800-328-9292

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