Bucket Truck - Over Center Question

Axetree, just wanted to make sure I understand. You bought a forestry truck and turned it into a rear mount by shortening the frame and turning the boom around?
 
There's a lot more to it than that but yes that's the short story do not attempt unless your very capible might be building another one this winter for another tree company
 
Capible ha!
I like to say, "cape'd and able" like a super hero!
Figuring you probable doubled the value in that deal you might want to start a side biz. I guess you are single with no kids? Maybe I'm just guessing you still live at home?jk it's ok if you still do, I'll let mine stay. Hey power to ya, nice work!
 
You are living the dream my friend! Love it!
I wish I had time to do my office work.
I've got high maintenance hot wife, two little kids, two houses, couple of investment properties, too much business and no time to take care of basics in life. I call it "the ninja curve"
Not that I'd change a thing... But i do envy you a bit!
 
Haha I just fill in slow tree work times with truck building weekends are with the girl friend during the week I just work as long as I want works out pretty well
 
cedar said:
I am looking to replace my current non-over center, 55 ft. working height bucket truck with an over-center one. I am planning on buying a truck from the late 90's, early 2000's but was told by an equipment dealer that the manufacturers of over-center booms recommend retiring these units at 8 years. Because of this they only sell non-overcenter bucket trucks.

I would like to step up to an overcenter bucket truck but the newer ones are out of my price range. Thanks for the advice.
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what that dealer told you is completely untrue and theres a good reason they told you that. most dealers can't afford to keep double over center forestry units or double over center rear mounts in stock, a 60 foot wh utility truck. say 2004 you can go pick one up for 24,000 bucks , VS a 2004 60 foot rear mount, double over center boom designed for tree work, that truck would run double the price of a utility truck.
hope this helps in some decision making

www.tristateforestryequipment.com
 
Tristate, so by all your lifts being "inspected" "Certified"your talking about replacing rods and drive cables and leveling cables on alc booms? Once there out of date? Per manufactures scheduled maintance? I'm only familiar with alc booms but I'm sure all brands have some rather expensive work
Needed done ever so often per mfg instructions all your booms have this done prior to selling?
 
AxeTree said:
Tristate, so by all your lifts being "inspected" "Certified"your talking about replacing rods and drive cables and leveling cables on alc booms? Once there out of date? Per manufactures scheduled maintance? I'm only familiar with alc booms but I'm sure all brands have some rather expensive work
Needed done ever so often per mfg instructions all your booms have this done prior to selling?
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yes absolutely we closely follow the manufacturer specs on boom inspections. 8 years on rods. ect we follow aerial lifts maintenance recommendations. for most of our aerial lift work we bring in east coast crane and aerial service who is owned by one of aerial lifts head guys before they got bought out
as for the 50 mph comment down hill, thats not always true. the truck i posted a picture of can easily do 65 down the highway and i can guarantee that .
 
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