I worked lumber yards before I started construction. Used to drive the big diesel's, those were a blast. Coworker of mine worked with them in the navy. I think on aircraft Carrier if I remember right. Always thought that would be crazy working on a moving platform. Never used a stand up one. They look like fun in the big box stores like lowes.

Later in construction I used Gradall 534C's. They are a blast,.crabcrawl, hydraulic tilt leveling for uneven terrain and something like 40' boom length. Never had an accedent but I have been teetering on the front wheels once with a heavy load extended too far. Had one stuck in the mud working in the middle of nowhere once, not easy to get stuck and even harder to get unstuck.

We have x2 battery powered Cat EC25N's. Up until last week, I'd never even sat a buttcheek one in anything like it but I'm getting the hang of it quickly. I unloaded a full semi trailer just a bit ago to get some practice in even tho that's the shipping crew's job. They know I'm looking to get some practice in and they're doing a great job of letting me get my feet wet.