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Big Red 15' (Heavy Duty) Telescoping Height Measuring Stick with 4' Arm -Version 2
Meet the V2 AutoHauler Supply height measuring stick. This 15 ft stick with a 4 ft swing arm features a double-sided bracket and collapses to 4' 5" for easy storage. Made of durable fiberglass with robust hardware, it includes an oversized wing screw and quick-snap nylon buttons. It comes with a heavy-duty nylon bag and laser-engraved numbers. The original 4-stage REDSTICK by AutoHaulerSupply is built for strength and ease of use.
Availability: | In Stock |
Ships From: | Dallas, TX |
Length: | 15 ft |
Full Description
Wait... the Big Red Height Stick is more money than the yellow stick. Why is that?
It's hard to explain this in a website with text and photographs, but this height stick is a lot heavier duty than most of the other ones we've seen on the market. We designed this height stick ourselves after getting sick of all the customer service problems caused by flimsy fiberglass height sticks we bought from other manufacturers to sell. This is the 2nd generation height stick we've developed in this line of height sticks, and before that, there was The Lifesaver Height Stick... so technically, this is the 3rd generation of our own height stick. We've taken a lot of customer feedback and used it to improve the product. By making it collapse down smaller, making the tubes thicker and stronger, laser engraving the numbers rather than using a cheaper silk-screen process. We really believe you should get what you pay for. I love reviews like this one!!
Do you need an even bigger height stick?
AH-REDSTICK-20 measures up to 20 ft - popular with over size truckers, and pilot car drivers!
AH-REDSTICK-27 measures up to 27 ft
New for the V2:
Double sided arm bracket, for right or left hand control of the wing bolt.
Standard Features:
Instead of the half moon opening on the arm bracket, we designed the bracket to just have a hole. This to make the arm easier to work with. No more of the old style brackets that allowed the arm to fall of the height stick, when adjusting the wing screw.
Heavier duty fiberglass in four telescopic sections collapses down smaller so it's easier to store.
Super duper durable numbers for measuring (no cheaply printed number that wears off easily!)
Comes with a heavy duty convenient nylon carrying bag.
Measures up to 15 feet in height with 4 foot horizontal swing arm.
Why did we feel the need to create another height stick?
Since 2004, we'd been selling the old-fashioned yellow height stick. Over the years, our customers told us there were things that they didn't like about this height stick. They wanted thicker fiberglass, stronger better buttons, and a smaller collapsed length. The old yellow height stick that we sell has a collapsed length of 64 inches. This "red" height stick has a collapsed length of 53 inches. How were we able to do that? By going with 4 telescopic vertical sections instead of 3, it collapses down smaller! Outside tube is 1-3/4 in diameter, and rubber cup at the bottom has a 2" diameter! (shorter collapsed length, yet another idea that we at AutoHaulerSupply, brought to the market. We listened to you customers and made it happen!)
I encourage you to try out this new heightstick. Once you get it in your hands, you will see the extra value.
Update: September 16, 2013
We discovered recently that the manufacturer we chose to produce our red height stick is an ISO 9000 company. We're still not sure exactly what this means or why it is important, but in my imagination, I see it playing out in a courtroom drama thusly:
Attorney: "The witness claims that the load in question was three inches shorter than the limit required for underpass safety, [dramatic pause] but was this height stick produced in a facility that had ISO 9000 certification?"
Witness: "Yes."
Attorney: "Aw, shucks... No further questions, Your Honor."
Judge: "The witness may step down. He bought the right height stick. Case DISMISSED!"
Photo Credit: 2015, Pilarica Del Mundo
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Here is our new left handed or right handed set up (the first version we made was single sided). You have the option to switch, just by unbolting the arm, and reinstalling it the opposite way!
The aluminum hardware on this height stick is high grade. Features a longer wing bolt to make assembly and dis-assembly easier, plus fasteners to keep the fiberglass tubes securely anchored.
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Here is a picture of a customers old yellow stick. (and why he's now using and recommending our AH-REDSTICK-V2)
This is why our extra thick/strong fiberglass matters. A thin and light height stick might be nice, but it is not made for the trucking environment.
We make heavy duty products, that won't snap like this, if you sneeze on a windy day!
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be aware of cheap printing vs etched number on a height stick. Etching makes numbers last, while printing will wear out fast!
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This height stick also has features making to make it easier to locate the push button, to snap section in place quicker.
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4ft horizontal swing arm on our height stick. This will get you to the center of your load with greater accuracy.
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In 2015 we started putting our name on our design height stick, the original AH-REDSTICK! (We call it the Redstick due to the prototypes, even though it is now dark orange) Funny how it has made our competition "green" of envy... It's a cheap joke that the right people will get...
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Heavy duty cloth storage bag. Stick collapses down to 53 inches inside the bag... much easier to store than the old-fashioned 3 stage telescopic height sticks that only collapse down to 64 inches!
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old bracket showing in this picture, but same tubes are being used.Notice outside tube is about the size of the width of a 2" strap.
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Reviews
That is until the spring loaded button locks failed in less than two years, which made this an expensive tool to own at $80/year. And I now own a nice looking height stick that won't stay extended. Stick was dried off and stored in the truck it's whole life.
Suggestions for improvement would be to use stainless roll pins and springs.
Thank you for such a great product.
Right length for storing in tool box
Glad I found this site
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