Finally bought a bucket truck..with pics

[DK_stihl]

Cab guard

I have worked this one for five years doing some bad removals and so far
so good not as clean as the op's though nice truck I wish I had a
material handler!

I would worry about knocking something loose with the knuckle in tight area when unfolding the boom. I've seen it happen.

 

[ropensaddle]

I would worry about knocking something loose with the knuckle in tight area when unfolding the boom. I've seen it happen.

Ya mean setting it down I mean you come up what is to knock loose?

 

[1savagehunter]

Congrats my friend ... you should be REAL happy. As said before ... now put your rid to work. Look forward to hearing of your great success.

 

[Garfield]

Cable

Lubricate the the cables at the knuckle. Inspect them regularly.

 

[ropensaddle]

Lubricate the the cables at the knuckle. Inspect them regularly.

Yup and learn the differance between a valley break bad and a fatigue
break bad but not as bad as valley. I use a nylon bristle brush to clean
my cables and then chain and cable lube or WD40 to resist corrosion.

 

[DK_stihl]

Tree Canopy

Ya mean setting it down I mean you come up what is to knock loose?

I mean knocking loose a branch or hanger, etc. with the knuckle when unfolding or folding the boom in area with tight tree canopy.

 

[Magnum783]

Nice truck man wish I could have found one of those for me. I don't do much for tree work now because of where I live but still wish I was doing it.
Keep up the good work in USMC hope all is well for you. I am in the AF much different but I do it full time.
Jared

 

[treevet]

I have worked this one for five years doing some bad removals and so far
so good not as clean as the op's though nice truck I wish I had a
material handler!

Mtl handlers are nice but they are made heavier (note the 4 out riggers on a small 50 ft unit) in the center to compensate for picking weight. My preference is the lighter rig to get up on lawns to do work without rutting. Crane or rig the stuff down. It is good that it is a rear mount tho.

I love having just the 2 outriggers on my small bucket for quick set up.

Still a GREAT truck....and great deal. You a Hollywood Marine or PI?

 

[Blakesmaster]

Mtl handlers are nice but they are made heavier (note the 4 out riggers on a small 50 ft unit) in the center to compensate for picking weight. My preference is the lighter rig to get up on lawns to do work without rutting. Crane or rig the stuff down. It is good that it is a rear mount tho.

I love having just the 2 outriggers on my small bucket for quick set up.

Still a GREAT truck....and great deal. You a Hollywood Marine or PI?

How much weight will one of those material handlers pick?

 

[WolverineMarine]

I believe those extra outriggers are to support the full 50ft side reach in addition to the m/h. The superintendent of the village I bought the truck from made sure I understood all of the controls on the entire truck before I left, and we got it the full 50ft out..not that I ever really intend on using it to that extent much..but it was nice to know what its safely capable of doing.
If I remember from the load chart, on the jib it'll pick up roughly 2500lbs..so..I'd be willing to bet I wont exceed 1000lbs max based on the angle of the dangle..LOL It also has hydraulic tool hook ups at the basket too, but at about $1800 for a pole saw I saw in Sherrill..I can buy 3 or 4 Stihl pole pruners..just another option I have I guess..

And I'm a PI 3rd Battalion Kilo Marine

 

[ropensaddle]

I mean knocking loose a branch or hanger, etc. with the knuckle when unfolding or folding the boom in area with tight tree canopy.

You would not operate my bucket as that is merely poor setup practice
fundamentals. If you are putting outer pivot into limbs likely you will
tear hoses off at some point. I have seen many people in buckets that
should never be allowed in them.

 

[DK_stihl]

Hoses

You would not operate my bucket as that is merely poor setup practice
fundamentals. If you are putting outer pivot into limbs likely you will
tear hoses off at some point. I have seen many people in buckets that
should never be allowed in them.

I didn't think about that, but then all the buckets I run have the hoses are completely concealed inside the boom at the knuckle. I assume yours are exposed. In some areas I've worked brushing the limbs with the knuckle is unavoidable.

 

[ropensaddle]

I didn't think about that, but then all the buckets I run have the hoses are completely concealed inside the boom at the knuckle. I assume yours are exposed. In some areas I've worked brushing the limbs with the knuckle is unavoidable.

I have worked lr 3's too my hoses are somewhat exposed yes. I would still not brush the outter pivot. It is set up plain and simple. If you set the truck up correct you wont have to brush anything and damage the tree ,truck etc. If it is as you call it unavoidable trim it first then the unavoidable is avoided. I am ana? about my equipment even though it is almost wore out from lack of $! I wont even argue get out of my bucket and drag brush. I have seen people that think a headache rack is a bullseye and their trucks twenty years newer and look like
****.



PS I am in not saying you are that way and by the way
nice truck. I am simply stating there is always a way to avoid
dropping limbs on a truck.

 

[tree md]

I have worked lr 3's too my hoses are somewhat exposed yes. I would still not brush the outter pivot. It is set up plain and simple. If you set the truck up correct you wont have to brush anything and damage the tree ,truck etc. If it is as you call it unavoidable trim it first then the unavoidable is avoided. I am ana? about my equipment even though it is almost wore out from lack of $! I wont even argue get out of my bucket and drag brush. I have seen people that think a headache rack is a bullseye and their trucks twenty years newer and look like
****.



PS I am in not saying you are that way and by the way
nice truck. I am simply stating there is always a way to avoid
dropping limbs on a truck.

+1

#1 rule, don't drop the tree on your hard worked for and newly purchased equipment. Just remember when you didn't have it and was able to avoid any obstacles on the ground. That being said, I would still get the cab guard installed when you can afford it.

 

[custom8726]

I believe those extra outriggers are to support the full 50ft side reach in addition to the m/h. The superintendent of the village I bought the truck from made sure I understood all of the controls on the entire truck before I left, and we got it the full 50ft out..not that I ever really intend on using it to that extent much..but it was nice to know what its safely capable of doing.
If I remember from the load chart, on the jib it'll pick up roughly 2500lbs..so..I'd be willing to bet I wont exceed 1000lbs max based on the angle of the dangle..LOL It also has hydraulic tool hook ups at the basket too, but at about $1800 for a pole saw I saw in Sherrill..I can buy 3 or 4 Stihl pole pruners..just another option I have I guess..

And I'm a PI 3rd Battalion Kilo Marine

Nice truck!! If you are seriously interested in a hydro saw shop around and you can get one for half that or less. I love mine!!

 

[DK_stihl]

Bucket truck

I have worked lr 3's too my hoses are somewhat exposed yes. I would still not brush the outter pivot. It is set up plain and simple. If you set the truck up correct you wont have to brush anything and damage the tree ,truck etc. If it is as you call it unavoidable trim it first then the unavoidable is avoided. I am ana? about my equipment even though it is almost wore out from lack of $! I wont even argue get out of my bucket and drag brush. I have seen people that think a headache rack is a bullseye and their trucks twenty years newer and look like
****.



PS I am in not saying you are that way and by the way
nice truck. I am simply stating there is always a way to avoid
dropping limbs on a truck.

I agree, I too am anal about the equipment I run. I would never intentionally drop something on the cab, but the cab guard is there to protect against the things you don't expect and aren't prepared for. For me it's an insurance policy. You can't always trim the next door neigbour's tree (as much as you'd like too).

 

[treevet]

The wind is always gonna blow small stuff on the cabguard over time. You can allow yourself that leeway unlike a roof of the house, etc.. Also, There are certain size pieces you CAN use the cabguard as a drop area for (brush end first)....in addition to what is given to you below. If you squawk about that, I'll take a picture of both of my 55 footer and 75 footer cabguards and you tell me where it has been hit.

 

[treevet]

Here is a pict of a truck I ran across on an est. that I took a pict of. This truck was nearly perfect about 8 years ago. I know who owns it but I am not saying.

 

[ropensaddle]

Here is a pict of a truck I ran across on an est. that I took a pict of. This truck was nearly perfect about 8 years ago. I know who owns it but I am not saying.

Yup I would not be caught dead in that truck I have worked oldies and I have
worked brand new ones and I am careful with both. My newest bucket that
was bought for my crew had 387 miles on it from Iowa to Ar it looked the same
the whole time I worked it. I went by after I quit and in a month they had trashed it!

 

[treevet]

Man, that's gotta hurt. Anything I own, after say 8, 10, 20 years is gonna look better than when I got it. I love my stuff.