Bucket Truck Outrigger ?

[BostonBull]

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BB, what do you mean the elevator changes EVERYTHING?

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As far as movement in the boom.

With a non elevator rear mount, the boom is mounted to the turret, which is mounted directly to the truck. All you get is boom movement.
With an elevator unit the boom is still mounted to the turret, but the turret is then mounted to the elevator. The elevators are NOT solid like the truck. They have some sway built into their design. This can be felt whether the elevator is up or down.

Its like a boom on a crane, or boom truck. They are not stiff they have some flex to them.

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Hey Bull, maybe if you teach them how to spell "recent" they'll give you a deal on your next truck

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hahahahahaha!!!! so true....in their defense, they are from NH!

 

[Norm_Hall]

Eric, if I know I am going to be working off of 1 side exclusively, I'll lower the stabilizers on that side a little more. I know the truck isn't going to be level, but it keeps the stabilizers from coming off the ground. I also increase the area of the pad with 3/4" plywood.

 

[ipkyss]

I work with a 60/70 75ftWH Highranger on a 33k gvw International with 4 wheel drive. If you put the outriggers down lightly, it will lift an outrigger if you are out fully sideways. With them down lifting most of the wieght off the tires, this will not happen. If your smooth with the bucket, they will not lift at all.

 

[highclimber]

Always carefull until the day I drove the truck just off the blacktop driveway ( maybe 3 ft. ) then it happened, without any warning. The left front wheel dropped onto the axle. Thank God the outrigger wasn't extended & someone wasn't operating the bucket over that side.Just lucky !