wanted bucket truck
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nitro1253
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depends on the truck, im looking for a private sale not a lipsticked dealer truck
2treeornot2tree
Dont cry, just do it
You will probably be able to find one for that price, but your gonna have to look. Dealers are ok, but you better know what to look for, or take a mechanic with you. It can get real expensive real quick when you get into the 7500 series trucks.
I have a 2000 GMC T-8500 with a rear mount AM 855, 2-single buckets (one can be removed), 2,000 lb mh & jib, 4 outriggers, Cat 3126, 6 spd Allison, 156" wb. for sale. If interested send me a PM.
nitro1253
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thanks but i am looking for a tree truck
ducaticorse
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Forestry packages SUCK for doing tree work unless you are doing ROW. I've had two, and I speak from experience.
1. You blow all your chips to cap in the back, and you have to shut down to dump then reset. Where as if you have a standalone chip dump, the guy jumps and dumps leaving you and a groundie to continue to cut.
2. You are working ass backwards since the production line generally starts at the front of the truck, where there is the max reach, and your guys are dragging brush all the way to the mouth of the chipper which is obviously located to the rear of the truck.
3. Dumping an FP is a PITA!! Drop rigs, lift boom, dump, lower boom, raise rigs.....
4. WAY less maneuverability than a shorter wheel base rear mount truck.
I was in your space a few years ago wanting to be all legit looking with an FP, but you'll soon find out that they were designed for one specific reason in mind, and that is ROW. They are cumbersome and highly inefficient for everyday "standard" tree work.
1. You blow all your chips to cap in the back, and you have to shut down to dump then reset. Where as if you have a standalone chip dump, the guy jumps and dumps leaving you and a groundie to continue to cut.
2. You are working ass backwards since the production line generally starts at the front of the truck, where there is the max reach, and your guys are dragging brush all the way to the mouth of the chipper which is obviously located to the rear of the truck.
3. Dumping an FP is a PITA!! Drop rigs, lift boom, dump, lower boom, raise rigs.....
4. WAY less maneuverability than a shorter wheel base rear mount truck.
I was in your space a few years ago wanting to be all legit looking with an FP, but you'll soon find out that they were designed for one specific reason in mind, and that is ROW. They are cumbersome and highly inefficient for everyday "standard" tree work.
ducaticorse
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LOL, what a gat dang joke that guy is.... He is truly the worst of all of them lipstick painting MF'ers!!!!!
nitro1253
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i am mainly looking for a clean newer 60 or 65 foot wh rear mount flatbed truck, preferably high ranger but altec will work
ducaticorse
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Go to the commercial tree care "whatda ya do today" thread and look at yesterdays post, treeman75 put up a link to a sweet rearmount, i think it had a highranger, wicked sweet truck though.
ducaticorse
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THAT ISNT A REAR MOUNT!! Its a center mount, and there is a difference. Its a nice truck though. CDL.
My bad, Im a forestey package guy hahaha
Start looking at auctions. Make sure they aren't filled up with dealer trucks; then you end up bidding against the dealer.
nitro1253
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not looking for something that needs work tho, i am hoping to find a private seller upgrading to a elevator unit, or going under
ducaticorse
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its ok, treeman called it a rear mount too.
Most of the truck auctions I go to are fleet auctions and the trucks are in better shape than you could hope to find in private service. Utility companies take good care of their trucks, and they don't hang on to them as long as a tree service does.
Where do you think those used truck dealers come up with those bucket trucks to put the lipstick on?
ducaticorse
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****** CRIMINALS!!!!!!!! Rest assured, if you have EVER bought a bucket truck from a reseller like Schmidy's or Tri State, you have been ripped off.
I have bought all but two of my trucks for at least the last 10 years at auction. So far, each one of them has been an excellent buy.
I agree, that place is a joke. I almost bought a 4x4 rear mount from them they were advertising, sent a deposit, ordered some work done and a paint job in our colors, turned out he didn't even own the truck to sell it......wanted to push another forestry truck on me....I refused his other trucks and had to fight for my deposit back, finally got it back after threatening I would involve law enforcement and who ever else I needed to....lesson learned.
