Do you have a bucket truck??

[darkstar]

bucket????et

yeah im always wishing the truck will fit down the drive ... we are in hilly country and its just not workin........ if i had street side acess id use a bucket everyday ...but here the trees are always behind the home on a steep incline ......
koa man whats this with the spider lift thats what we really need ....
otherwise we use a darn big boom .....
either way i aint got no room to park anything else.. oh well off topic ...
once i heard a guy scream go for the bucket ....then he actually had a small fall and said ???? [[[[go 4 the bucket ????fffuc... it]]]]] real quick like ....that was in flagstaf arizona ..... he shouted ..... go 4 the bucket ???? fukkk it ........ we laughed our ass off .... its a ryme we never forget ....haha dark :alien:

 

[Jumper]

"Spikes do not hurt your tree if you have the right kind and someone who knows how to use them. Whoever invented bucket trucks probably started the rumor that spikes hurt your trees so they could eliminate the little man because they (the tree services that bought the trucks) had to make a killing (alot of money) in order to pay for the equipment"

Wise words from a Virginia hack.

 

[darkstar]

mitch what a crack up koa what is a spyder lift ? anyone i think id like a boom/ slash bucket they can lower really heavy wood right ? now that would be a tool worth having ....dark

 

[a_lopa]

bucket trucks are there for 2 reasons on a residntual tree crew.


1.you cant climb it,wether or not its climbable is disputable.

2.refer no 1

 

[Koa Man]

mitch what a crack up koa what is a spyder lift ? anyone i think id like a boom/ slash bucket they can lower really heavy wood right ? now that would be a tool worth having ....dark

Here is their website.
http://www.teupenamerica.com/products/index.htm

I intend to buy a LEO 15GT. With a width of only 30.75 inches, length of 15.7 ft., and being able to make a 360 turn in its own length, I should be able to get to most trees. They are even capable of climbing stairs, if the stairs are strong enough, like concrete or steel stairs. MSRP of that machine is $56K. I am hoping they will offer a show special discount like most vendors do at the TCI. I have $60K allotted for this purchase and shipping. If I can get it to Hawaii for that (hopefully less) it is a done deal. I am buying it. I am getting real tired of climbing coconut trees. Many of the ones we do are 60-70 ft. of trunk and the lift would put me only 10-20 ft. away from the top, a short climb. The taller lifts would be ideal, but it won't be able to pass through those stinking 36 inch gates and therefore be useless for me. I would like to find the person who decided an outside gate should be 36 inches and slowly run him or her through my Woodsman 18X.

 

[Jumper]

mitch what a crack up

Lifted verbatim off someone's web site, honest! Don't think he has a bucket truck!

 

[spike-columbia]

Any other Manufactuers?

Are there any other manufactures for this type machine?

 

[Koa Man]

Their are some that are somewhat close, but do not have the ultra narrow profile of the spiderlifts. Niftylift is one example. The LEO GT50 could pass through my bedroom door.

 

[stehansen]

Those back yard lifts look like they would be very efficient. I'm 52 years old and my climbing days are getting shorter and shorter.

 

[KentuckySawyer]

I'm considering a 50' (approx) rear mount Sky-Worker bucket on a mid 80's GMC flatbed. Pony motor and two medium sized tool boxes. Its a truck my old employer is selling, that I operated a lot while I was there. The boom and all the hydraulics have all been reworked recently. He's upgrading all his old equipment and has the thing priced at 10K to start with.

It will either be the bucket, or a open top, dump bed wood hauler that we'll mount a lift gate on. I feel like a wood hauler is more needed than a bucket, but that GMC is a good deal.

 

[darkstar]

i want one .... but i dont have the $$$ 56000$$$ ouch it would be great ...and crawl it into the backyards sweet heaven ..... dark

 

[R Schra]

we rent them

I did calculate the rental hours, what we earned on overhead, and made a yearly cost we expected to buy/maintance a bucket yearly in ownership. The way for us is rental. We can get every type we need for every different type of work, we need a caterpillar for soaked fields, spider for small entrances or single trees in park, from 6 to 42 meters dependable on the tree height and flight of the boom needed. With those JLG manlifts its very easy and fast to prune a lane instead using those buckets trucks. I love doing large quantity trees with those things.

some of the rental fleet we can get on a days notice are attached .

 

[Ax-man]

R Schra,

The pic of the spider lift, are they that heavy that the spider needs a heavy trailor like that to transport them?? I have been interested in these spider's too ever since I saw one. An additional truck and trailor is a draw back to having a spider lift.

Back on topic, yes if you can afford a bucket, get one, we have many clients that we just do the aerial work that pays almost as good as doing a complete job. Aerial work is where the money is at, either with a truck or climbing.

Larry

 

[R Schra]

R Schra,

The pic of the spider lift, are they that heavy that the spider needs a heavy trailor like that to transport them?? I have been interested in these spider's too ever since I saw one. An additional truck and trailor is a draw back to having a spider lift.

Larry,

I believe this spider was about 4500Kg weight. This spider was also available with a extra trailor axle/carriage so it can be towed behind a truck. The trailor it is on in the pic is the rental company's. They deliver it were we want um to. (for insurance reasons we cant load them on our own trucks or trailors)

Ronald

 

[ROLLACOSTA]

I would like to find the person who decided an outside gate should be 36 inches and slowly run him or her through my Woodsman 18X.

Amen to that !!!..

 

[ROLLACOSTA]

KOA have you looked at OMME LIFTS www.ommelift.dk

 

[Koa Man]

Ax Man,
The LEO GT15 is less than 5000 lbs. I could transport it on my dump trailer.

Rolla,
the omme.com link does not open to anything.

 

[ROLLACOSTA]

Bummer looksa like they don't have a dealer in the USA or Canada ,shame because they make a great machine

 

[Ax-man]

Thanks Ronald, got a little more info to go by now.-- Larry

 

[ROLLACOSTA]

try now