I saw my first, real live Sany pump on Wednesday. I watched a guy deploy the outriggers and set it up. I was not in a position to see it pump.

I am a boom strap guy and my initial eyeball glance to see that the operator released the strap brought me up short. NO boom tie down strap.

While I was busy obsessing [I do that] about the strap I noticed a little something that really made my eyes pop out. Right up on the top/side of the boom rest was a micro switch. Yup, there it was, live and in color. It was a switch that will

STOP THE OUTRIGGERS FROM BEING STOWED WHILE THE BOOM IS OUT OF THE CRADLE.

To me, this is like an early birthday present. FINALLY someone went to the trouble to try and make their pump just a little bit safer.

All I have to say is

THANK YOU I appreciate it.

That is cool. I have not seen a Sany in the field as of yet.

Our old Elba has this feature and she nearly 30 years old.

That doesn't really surprise me. Elba was always ahead of the pack. Good company !

The funny bit about seeing one on a  is that I have asked several people that manufacture pumps[now] to put on this very switch, to no avail.

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After thinking about it for a while, I do remember the micro switch on the old Elba pumps. They were a good idea then and are a better idea now.

I personally know of two times where this system would have saved a life. Even if these were the only times; two lives would be reason enough to have these systems in place.

My guess is that there have been WAY MORE than just the two times that I know about.

Ask your pump mfg' why your machine doesn't have this device.

It could be a life or death question.