Iced lineman

[Tom Dunlap]

A pic I found

 

[27RMT0N]

Reminds me of these hurricane response photos. Working folk just like us, the people that help keep the world turning.

 

[Dan Cobb]

I worked at power plants for nearly 30 years. Always thought it was weird working at a place where you never wanted to see your product! I wish the thousands of folks working long hours in bad conditions to restore power all the best.

 

[Basswood]

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I saw some of these bucket trucks in person at our yard to fix some tall HV lines. Anyone know of people use them for tree work?

 

[AdkEric]

I saw some of these bucket trucks in person at our yard to fix some tall HV lines. Anyone know of people use them for tree work?

There is an outfit near me that has a silly tall bucket truck, something like 100ft. I'm sure the reach is nice sometimes but I would think the size of the truck would make it self limiting.

 

[Basswood]

I figure you lose some maneuverability too with a boom that size. Could be good if you’re doing lots of big removals though.

 

[CjM]

Utility contractors out here in Cali use those 100' buckets for tree work around lines. They use the jib you see on the side of the bucket to lower pieces and crane small pieces out. First time I've seen rigging off a bucket.

 

[27RMT0N]

Utility contractors out here in Cali use those 100' buckets for tree work around lines. They use the jib you see on the side of the bucket to lower pieces and crane small pieces out. First time I've seen rigging off a bucket.

Some of those are actually rated to 2,000 pounds. Critical when a person has to replace heavy transformers or other pole mounted electrical equipment.

 

[Basswood]

I’ve seen those types and thought it could be interesting for tree work but ultimately probably not safe at all.

 

[Fivepoints]

Remember those are rated for 2000 lbs in a static load situation. Not catching 2000 lbs. Most of the older ones did not go over center either. No idea on the newer ones. They are also very large buckets compared to a single man tree bucket. That could probably be reconfigured.

 

[CjM]

I know it's being used as intended, but was weird the first couple times I saw it. They are large, two man buckets. Often two go up, and one climbs out of the bucket and switches to spurs for a removal.

Back to Tom's photo, that looks like full Scottish Conditions!