New bucket truck!!!!

[Nailsbeats]

Thanks, Nails. We finally got our debris moving and hauling up to par so the next logical step was upping our aerial game. Hopefully I can get it home and making money in short order. A Wraptor will be in my stable before long as well. I'm kinda surprised you were even considering a bucket. Thought you hated those things.

Depends, If I was full time then I would need one. Otherwise, I like my little niche fine the way it is.

Wraptor, GRCS, skidsteer, 1 ton dump and chipper, lot's of climbing gear and know what you are doing.

I just am not convinced that a bucket would be the right fit for my operation at this time. Obviously, it would be nice, but profits and other "part time" factors come into play.

If and when I do get one, it'll probably be a High Ranger like you have there, I think it was a good choice.

 

[prentice110]

I always liked the design of the LRIII, as far as the cable action elbow. My buddie bought a LR5 or 6 last year and I finaly got to climb around on it. I dont like that big elbow chain design. How the heck do you lube it? There arent any zerks that I could see. Im not a fan of non-serviceable parts. P.S., you'll love the pistol controls cuz you dont have to stop moving the boom on a trim job. I cant explain what I mean, due to the fact that I 'never' one hand a saw.

 

[treeclimber101]

Nice truck there seems clean enough what I can see of it , check the ECM they always go bad and seems like a fuel pump but its usually not ...I will take a pic of mine with no engine in it tomorrow to make ya feel better...

 

[deevo]

Pretty awesome, isn't it?

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Well, at least your keeping the odometer down that way! Your right once you get that thing working and comfortable you'll be that much more efficient at the ones you can get at with the bucket. They are a definite assett if you can afford one! You can for sure do way more work in a day with one as apposed to climbing. Not knocking climbing as everything we get it's 50/50. Use the bucket or climb it. Make sure you get some pics of it on it's first job Chris!

 

[Blakesmaster]

Nice truck there seems clean enough what I can see of it , check the ECM they always go bad and seems like a fuel pump but its usually not ...I will take a pic of mine with no engine in it tomorrow to make ya feel better...

It's at a shop down in Wiles Barre still. Hopefully they figure out what the issue is and I can pick it up today. Though I said that yesterday as well. lol What the hell you do to your truck, 101?

 

[treeclimber101]

It's at a shop down in Wiles Barre still. Hopefully they figure out what the issue is and I can pick it up today. Though I said that yesterday as well. lol What the hell you do to your truck, 101?

Well I was hoping to have a bad valve but the piston cracked and scored the wall so the engine is trash , and its sitting with a open hole waiting for the new one to arrive ... No worries though ..