Monkeyboard Definition

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Monkeyboard:

The derrickman’s working platform.

As pipe of tubing is run into or out of the hole, the derrickman must handle the top end of the pipe, which may be as high as 90 feet (27 m) in the derrick or mast.

The monkeyboard provide a small platform to raise him to the proper height for handling the top of the pipe.

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