Archival beauties

[sohner]

My what hard work.

 

[sohner]

Let's get rolling!

 

[Reg]

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My what hard work.

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That does look hard work. Great pictures sohner, thanks for sharing.

 

[TC]

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That is incedible, thanks for posting....absolutely brilliant picture!! Best tree pic I've seen in years.

 

[SirTreeRat]

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We must continue to blend yesterday's history of knowledge with the technolgy of today.

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Fantastic Quote. Thanks

Awesome pics.

There are no out riggers on the lift truck, I take it that the turret did not turn?

 

[Colin]

Great old pics, Sohner! Keep on posting them!

 

[Rocks_and_Trees]

Those are really awesome pics. Those guys must have had big cajones. Did they climb with a tautline..or what? Thanks for sharing em'.

 

[JJackson]

Thanks for sharing those pictures and keep them coming. I have been using them for background on the work computer and I get nothing but compliments. Nice to see history in pictures..

 

[sohner]

You and the cross cut saw, about what, maybe hundred and fithy feet up, woundn't that be something . Blues stay away from me....Dreams are like a memory. Bring it back like it used to be.! Tears so many the eyes can't see.

 

[sohner]

The person on the right is Sweed otherwise known as Uncle Sweed. What a day's work..Man was a Man !!

 

[sohner]

Sometime around 1949.

 

[sohner]

Three awesome beauties ready to hit the road. These were some of the first aerial lifts operating in the West coast.

 

[Mangoes]

One of the best threads ever! Thanks for sharing Sohner.

 

[JesseHuffman]

Yes, truly amazing pics and thank you for sharing them

 

[sohner]

Before bucket trucks their were ladder rigs.

 

[Jamin_Mayer]

A nice piece of history. Thank you.

 

[sohner]

This shot shows some of the first rigs. Many trees were trimmed ,even back in the old days,

 

[sohner]

Pretty much a straight forward tree truck of its time. Crank 'er up and lets roll!!

 

[sohner]

Spray trucks were largely built from the ground up with whatever was available. This truck had a hydraulic lift that was powered by the water in the tank. Turn a handle and the platform when up and turn the handle off and the rig came down. When you ran out of material the rig sputtered for a bit and that was your warning to get the platform back down. Otherwise add more water.Ha!

 

[sohner]

This is one of my most favorite photos of its era. The gas cost would kill you today. What a payload!!!

They used to call it PINKY .