Good afternoon all,  i am at the point of buying my first boom pump, i posted appox 6 months ago and read and looked upon all the advice given to me with thanks, but i do feel that a boom pump will make my company grow( i am in the uk by the way) . The question is ...... i can can get a putz 24m boom 1999 or a schwing 24m 1999 both approx same price and conditon, i am a bit new to the boom pump game but have run a line pump for over 18 months doing some pretty crap jobs. Seeing as i am a bit new to this what would the people out there buy(seeing has you know best ) :)) btw thanks for your help murf

Its all about the condition of each unit: such as cost?? any warranty?? condition of pipe??? personal preference?? availability of serice and parts??? Is one unit mounted on a better chassis than the other?? My preference is Putz

Before you buy, have an experienced, competent operator lined up and be prepared to pay him well. You'll reap dividends later when you are up to your a$$ in alligators and you have an operator that has been down that road before and knows what to do to save you machine, the job, and the customer.

any time, phones always on

phone roger bailey at putz uk they have 2001 24-4 for £55,000 year 2001 ex pochin

we have a Putz 24Z and have nothing but great things to say about it, I am still amazed at some of the tight setups this little machine is able to squeeze into. From the specs. I have compared it looks like the Putz. has much more pumping pressure (with any of the available pump kits) than the Schwing, something to consider as I would think you'll be doing lots of line work with a little boom such as these.

Why not buy a 32 meter?

Schwing will hold it's value better and be easier to sell if things don't work out

Welcome to HELL and congratulations! A small machine may work where you live but one should buy the most boom for the buck! Personally I would not get anything smaller than a 32 but a 36 makes it so you can compete with anyone on any job. A 36 is nice to get up & over three story dwellings in the city. I am biased but my experience with a large fleet company prepared me not to buy a wee wee pump.

Good luck and have fun with it!

cost is why i am not going for a big boom, plus never worked one, so start small and work up from this.

many thanks for the input will let you have pics when its painted and ready.

My first pump was a 28 meter, It worked great but commercial guys thought it was too small, then I bought a 42 meter and that was huge. I sold both and bought a 32 meter. Its the best size. Small enough to drive all over and enough reach to do commercial and residential work any more reach and I'll throw on some hose. 24 meter is not enough reach you'll want to sell it next year for a loss and buy a 32.

i have still have my 28 1990 schwing and it still runs great. I have no idea where you live but the most important thing to me is parts and service. I have always been lucky that i have to have all my parts shipped to me and they usually come over night.

Thats what I started with a 1990 schwing 28 meter. Probably the best pump ever built. I used mine for 5 years with very little problems, there easy to work on and run. Also easy to resell. Mine sold even in this bad market.

Europe is a WAY different market than North America. He needs something to maneuver through the narrow streets and doesn't require a large footprint to set-up, huge production volume wouldn't be a priority, either, I'm assuming. Have you looked at his website? I think he just wants a boom that he can service with his VM trucks.

Hi guys , pumpjocky you are right pal i am looking to just service my own customers, so mass volume is not a major point for me. We will see what happens but it is just a value added extra for me and my customers i dont think that a big boom would work in the currant market , there are so many big players that i would not like to fight with. (dont have the time and money to either) Just want to plod along in the background and pick up the scraps that no one wants

 Personally I have operated both models in that year and, the Schwing is the better choice. It has a lower operating cost over all. If I was going to buy a boom, it would be a 28M minimum. The footprint is not that much greater over the 24M. Looking at soe of the photos from over there anything much larger would seem to require alot of short rigging, which is not a good thing but, a 28 will give you a happy medium with a good amount of reach. But that is just my opinon and, we know what people say about opinions.