Been a long time since I been on , been outta the game awhile .

Im a Schwing man personally but I have been asked to Operate a 06 Cifa 36 meter pump , I have not seen the pump yet it will not be in town for another week or 2 , but i have a few questions for any cifa operators out there ,Question is reliability, ease of operation & Control box setup on the control box( not sure what control box is even on it yet) the ones ive seen are 3 stick, any feed back would be great .. Thanx

We have 4 Cifas 31(2), 36 and 41 and 3 Schwings a city pump, 17 and 52. Cifa are pretty reliable the only problem we've had with the 36 is the cutting ring locked up 1 time ,reach as long as you make sure you have the right size allen wrench with to loosen the collar on the cutting ring isnt a huge deal. It's pretty easy to operate and they have a micro switch for the boom so you should be able to be very smooth. The remote will be the exact opposite of schwings. You turn the boom with your right hand and you push it to make the 1st section go up , middle stick you push to make #2 go up and the left stick does 3 (left and right) and 4 (push and pull). 

They pump Concrete everyday. Long Term dependable and proven over many years of performance. Maintain them like any other machine and you will be successful.

I run a 36M cifa that I've had for around 4 years. I previously had only ran schwing. The remote will take you a minute to get used to, but if you really don't like it you can always switch the wires on the remote. Also, get to know the guys at Irving equipment, they are very helpful with any problem or questions you may have.