Bucket truck for sale

[ropensaddle]

LOL, yeah I guess it is spelled spider? I saw rope spell it that way and thought it was a play on words.

Anyway, they had the spider lift up in the drive and one side was stabilized on a small retainer wall. The main benefit is they got it into a tight area where it would have been impossible to setup with the bucket. The bucket was working from curbside and the climber was working in the back yard. This is one of the larger services in our area and to tell the truth they were pretty impressive (even though they advertise as a landscaping company). The spider lift also seemed to have better articulation. What really impressed me though is how you could fold up the legs and go virtually anywhere with the thing if you wanted to on the tracks. Looked like it would leave a very small footprint. I couldn't hang around and watch the entire removal as I was working myself but it appeared that the guy in the spider lift was making the fastest headway. Don't remember what the make was on the lift.

I have used a 45' lift a few times on jobs where I have many trees to prune on a rural property and have good access. It works well but you can forget about it in the rainy season. The problem is you cannot do a whole lot with it unless you have great access and can get right up under the tree. No reach with just 45'.

Hey no problem spyder spider its all the same buddy lol. Just buy the one with 165 foot reach and I will help you make some money lol.

 

[pdqdl]

I wonder if that 165' unit comes "standard issue" with adult diapers?

I think I might need them if you stuck me that high up in the air on a little bitty aluminum post that didn't have concrete footings.




More pictures of what we want and can't afford:
images 53 & 59 look particularly fun: http://www.spiderlifts.com/50gt/photos.html

It's funny; the spider lift looks just as sturdy (with more height) than a similar capacity truck mounted unit: http://www.altec.com/products/NON-OVERCENTER/AH150_Non-overcenter Material Handler.htm

 

[tree md]

I wonder if that 165' unit comes "standard issue" with adult diapers?

I think I might need them if you stuck me that high up in the air on a little bitty aluminum post that didn't have concrete footings.

Well, one thing's for sure, if work was slow you could sell carnival rides on the thing...

 

[RVALUE]

Here you go Rope! This will do just fine in your area.

http://www.altec.com/products/OVERCENTER/AM855-E88_Overcenter Material Handling Elevator.htm

Better get some sticky fingers, 'cause you'll probably never have enough money to buy one.

I'm not sure I would be brave enough to ride that up. Looks mean.

How much are they????

 

[treeclimber101]

baught mine from SAGON equipment second one we baught from greg he as about as good a guy as you can get fair priced backs up what he sells.

Hey what is the weight empty on your bucket , I was wondering what the difference is with the elevator, mine has a LRIII and weighs somewhere around 19,500, but is the same truck..

 

[ropensaddle]

I'm not sure I would be brave enough to ride that up. Looks mean.

How much are they????

I think 10000 per foot would be accurate until you get a little lower then its more lmfao:monkey:

 

[ozarktreeman]

I wonder if that 165' unit comes "standard issue" with adult diapers?

I think I might need them if you stuck me that high up in the air on a little bitty aluminum post that didn't have concrete footings.




More pictures of what we want and can't afford:
images 53 & 59 look particularly fun: http://www.spiderlifts.com/50gt/photos.html

It's funny; the spider lift looks just as sturdy (with more height) than a similar capacity truck mounted unit: http://www.altec.com/products/NON-OVERCENTER/AH150_Non-overcenter Material Handler.htm

Yea! I would definitely have to have a spare pair of britches on that ride.

 

[ropensaddle]

Yea! I would definitely have to have a spare pair of britches on that ride.

I would ask them to install a trap floor so you did not have to come down as you better stay busy to make them payments:hmm3grin2orange:

 

[ozarktreeman]

I would ask them to install a trap floor so you did not have to come down as you better stay busy to make them payments:hmm3grin2orange:

Yea.That high up and it wont be solid at that height! so LOOK out below.

 

[ozarktreeman]

Hey what is the weight empty on your bucket , I was wondering what the difference is with the elevator, mine has a LRIII and weighs somewhere around 19,500, but is the same truck..

Now that's a funny avatar. Banjo playin Hitler.lol

 

[tree MDS]

Just imagine cutting and tossing at 165'... a gust of wind comes along and the branch goes through a picture window four houses down the street. lmfao.

 

[John Paul Sanborn]

That's a former power co truck. Might be useful if you don't need to get your lower boom over anything. Personally I like a big lower boom to get clearance over obstacles, though a telescopic upper maybe be useful for accessing tight areas in a tree, I guess it's a trade-off. Good luck!

I've run a 120footer for big TD's, you need a wide open area to swing around. It can be a PITA, but it is well worth it whit tall hazard trees.

One client has a 75ft over-center, it can be a problem on small city lots.

I have another with a 45ft squirt-boom, which he loves for finishing off those same td's the other guy has problems with.

My point is; you by the truck that works best for your business model.

 

[pdqdl]

Just imagine cutting and tossing at 165'... a gust of wind comes along and the branch goes through a picture window four houses down the street. lmfao.

I think you would graduate quickly to using speed lines. Oh my! Wouldn't they come down fast at the angles you could run from 150' up?

 

[tree MDS]

I wonder if that 165' unit comes "standard issue" with adult diapers?

I think I might need them if you stuck me that high up in the air on a little bitty aluminum post that didn't have concrete footings.




More pictures of what we want and can't afford:
images 53 & 59 look particularly fun: http://www.spiderlifts.com/50gt/photos.html

It's funny; the spider lift looks just as sturdy (with more height) than a similar capacity truck mounted unit: http://www.altec.com/products/NON-OVERCENTER/AH150_Non-overcenter Material Handler.htm

Can you imagine looking down 165 feet at the base of that thing??

Then imagine the ball it takes to max out your side reach from there! lol.

I would much rather climb the tree at that height - assuming its a sturdy enough tree!

That being said... if I had one I'd probably find the courage to use it.

 

[ropensaddle]

I've run a 120footer for big TD's, you need a wide open area to swing around. It can be a PITA, but it is well worth it whit tall hazard trees.

One client has a 75ft over-center, it can be a problem on small city lots.

I have another with a 45ft squirt-boom, which he loves for finishing off those same td's the other guy has problems with.

My point is; you by the truck that works best for your business model.

75-90 footer is about right imo I can do 80 percent with the 75 but those 20% where your gonna climb higher are going to be freaky. My 60 foot is really a glorified ladder in many tree here. I will some times block down a top fairly large from it but to me too many things can go wrong and usually end up climbing the extra 20 feet to take it all down smaller. I will say I would not be scared to fly a spider but hope the controls are smooth as silk at 165 feet loo don't want to much herky jerky as mine is known to do. My old boom the controls sometimes sorta stop in movement because the micro switch air operated is pita to get just right to much adjust and it stays powered without trigger to little and she will not move! The middle is too dern close to find lol.

 

[Torin]

I've run a small Hinowa, the controls were real smooth. I would think deflection on the tall units would make them a little bouncy.

 

[John Paul Sanborn]

75-90 footer is about right imo I can do 80 percent with the 75 but those 20% where your gonna climb higher are going to be freaky. My 60 foot is really a glorified ladder in many tree here. I will some times block down a top fairly large from it but to me too many things can go wrong and usually end up climbing the extra 20 feet to take it all down smaller.

Sounds like fun. That is where I get a lot of my work since we do not have a huge number of very tall trees here. I'll top them out for the bucket guy to finish the hard stuff. On occasion i will be taken around a town to do 5-6 trees to 60 ft or so, and they do the rest at a later date.

Maybe I should state that in a past tense, being that there has not been a whole lot of work in the past few months

 

[pdqdl]

Then imagine the ball it takes to max out your side reach from there! lol.
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The picture was shown straight up...the 95' unit with an elevator was an overcenter bucket. I'll bet the pucker-factor on that goes way up when it rolls over top-center, way off on the side.

 

[tree MDS]

I have a 60 footer too....

I find it safer to just get out and climb for a few cuts if the tree is that tall. Taking 30' tops candle-sticked gets old after a while.

 

[tree MDS]

The picture was shown straight up...the 95' unit with an elevator was an overcenter bucket. I'll bet the pucker-factor on that goes way up when it rolls over top-center, way off on the side.

It would be pretty hard for me to trust my life to something engineered by man when talking these kind of heights... nature is a superior engineer to man. I think I would rather just climb the tree.

The leo 75 footer I could handle though... just not so much with the 165 footer. lol.