AmericanArborist
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Looks great! What is that square receiver tube for under the toolbox?
Pics of your bucket trucks.
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TreeLogic
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Sweeeeeeeeeet!
djm
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- Seacoast NH
Square tube is for padlock for doors. Railing is 3 points of contact for OSHA . Fevas idea.
classictruckman
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- Ottawa Valley, Ontario, Canada
Who makes that boom? It looks like a nice machine
Gorman
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very unique levi. What's the reach?
Surveyor- here are a few reasons why I like this truck
1- it is quite a bit smaller than a forestry bucket so it can get into some tight spaces.
2-it has a telescoping boom which is amazing to work with
3-it runs off of a PTO and you can kill/restart the engine from the basket
Just a few of the reasons why I am stoked to be able to use this lift truck!
1- it is quite a bit smaller than a forestry bucket so it can get into some tight spaces.
2-it has a telescoping boom which is amazing to work with
3-it runs off of a PTO and you can kill/restart the engine from the basket
Just a few of the reasons why I am stoked to be able to use this lift truck!
TreeLogic
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- Coastal SC
Levi, I've rented some Genie booms in the past before I got my bucket and man I hear ya on the telescoping boom. I think it works well for tree work and have always wondered why it wasn't used more.
Yeah it always seemed like a no brainer to me!
matdand
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- Montreal, Qc
Is it insulated/dielectric?
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- Longmont, CO
So, yeah. Levi Rockett works for me, at Parker Tree Service. It's a blast having someone willing to learn something new every day.
So, I'll give the run down on the lift I bought. We've had it since February. I bought it used, from a man in Cleveland, OH. The truck is a 2006 GMC W450. (Basically an Isuzu NPR). It came with a little over 20,000 miles on it. The lift, mounted to the truck is a Fassi/Socage lift. As most would know here, Fassi is an Italian manufacturer who makes knuckle boom cranes and grapple trucks. Well, Socage is their aerial lift proprietary name. So, this lift not only articulates, but it extends and retracts. The model I have is called a Freedom 36/60. That tells us it will reach 36' horizontally and 60' vertically.
Since the lift extends and retracts, it has an ATB cable on the side of the boom. At the knuckle, there is a transducer which will measure distance and angle. The control panel, in the basket is electric. Each control is sort of like mini paddles. They are similar to what we would see in a K-boom video. The truck can be turned on and off from the basket. This helps reduce noise and save on fuel, when we are working in a position for a while. The basket rotaes 90° to the right and left. It helps "ninja" our way through the canopy. The basket also has a 110v outlet to it. So, if you would like a space heater, espresso machine, or charge your cell phone in it, you can... I mean; you can run power tools up there.
When I saw that the basket was 4' wide, I thought, "That will have to go. I'll need to order a smaller basket." The first time up in a tree with that, I realized how beneficial a larger basket is. I'll spare the bullet points, but here is an example. I was doing a tree removal and I was able to carry 2 rigging lines, 3 blocks, a MS 460, a MS200T, my rope bag, lunch bag, water, etc...
I really like the basket versus a bucket for many reasons as well. With the basket, I can hang the rope bags, blocks, etc... off the side of the basket frame. It saves floor space and there is not need to trip over that stuff. Another really nice feature is this; picture doing a tree removal in that basket. You're now dismantling a spar. If you make your snap cuts, or notches, you don't need to lift the saw shoulder height. You can poke the saw through the frame of the basket. It is as if you are on the ground making cuts. It's awesome doing that.
It is not insulated and I'm okay with that. We are rarely near electrified conductors.
As you can see from the photo, all four tires need to be off the ground. It is essentially a crane, in the sense that it needs to be perfectly level to operate. If not, it will set off censors, when rotating the lift past the rear quadrant of the truck. It took me a fair amount of time to learn how to set the truck up, to avoid sensors going off. It was very frustrating learning that lift set up. (I had zero training on it).
The truck's curb weight is 11,000lbs. It can maneuver in places and is lighter than a comparable lift truck with the same vertical height. We have 8, 2'x4' Alturna mats always stored on the truck. So, if we are concerned for damaging turf, we have that with us. The deck space will accommodate for 15+ 4'x8' sheets of 3/4" plywood, all of our mats and room for our cribbing. I can't count how many jobs I sold and pulled off with the advantages this truck brings me.
The deck is aluminum grating. It is sectional with panels. So, if there is a need to repair hydraulic lines or something, that can be done easily.
If one were to run out of fuel, while aloft, there is a back up eclectic motor to run the hydraulic pump. This would allow you to stow the boom. If your battery runs out and you're out of fuel, you can plug the truck in to a 110v outlet. That will allow the electric motor to run the hydraulic pump. The safety redundancy is awesome on this set up.
The speed of the extend, retract, rotation, and movements of the boom are fast.
When taking the boom out of the cradle, if you need to rotate 90° to the left or right, the knuckle of the boom only hangs out 6' (when the boom is at its lowest point). That's not bad at all.
So, I'll give the run down on the lift I bought. We've had it since February. I bought it used, from a man in Cleveland, OH. The truck is a 2006 GMC W450. (Basically an Isuzu NPR). It came with a little over 20,000 miles on it. The lift, mounted to the truck is a Fassi/Socage lift. As most would know here, Fassi is an Italian manufacturer who makes knuckle boom cranes and grapple trucks. Well, Socage is their aerial lift proprietary name. So, this lift not only articulates, but it extends and retracts. The model I have is called a Freedom 36/60. That tells us it will reach 36' horizontally and 60' vertically.
Since the lift extends and retracts, it has an ATB cable on the side of the boom. At the knuckle, there is a transducer which will measure distance and angle. The control panel, in the basket is electric. Each control is sort of like mini paddles. They are similar to what we would see in a K-boom video. The truck can be turned on and off from the basket. This helps reduce noise and save on fuel, when we are working in a position for a while. The basket rotaes 90° to the right and left. It helps "ninja" our way through the canopy. The basket also has a 110v outlet to it. So, if you would like a space heater, espresso machine, or charge your cell phone in it, you can... I mean; you can run power tools up there.
When I saw that the basket was 4' wide, I thought, "That will have to go. I'll need to order a smaller basket." The first time up in a tree with that, I realized how beneficial a larger basket is. I'll spare the bullet points, but here is an example. I was doing a tree removal and I was able to carry 2 rigging lines, 3 blocks, a MS 460, a MS200T, my rope bag, lunch bag, water, etc...
I really like the basket versus a bucket for many reasons as well. With the basket, I can hang the rope bags, blocks, etc... off the side of the basket frame. It saves floor space and there is not need to trip over that stuff. Another really nice feature is this; picture doing a tree removal in that basket. You're now dismantling a spar. If you make your snap cuts, or notches, you don't need to lift the saw shoulder height. You can poke the saw through the frame of the basket. It is as if you are on the ground making cuts. It's awesome doing that.
It is not insulated and I'm okay with that. We are rarely near electrified conductors.
As you can see from the photo, all four tires need to be off the ground. It is essentially a crane, in the sense that it needs to be perfectly level to operate. If not, it will set off censors, when rotating the lift past the rear quadrant of the truck. It took me a fair amount of time to learn how to set the truck up, to avoid sensors going off. It was very frustrating learning that lift set up. (I had zero training on it).
The truck's curb weight is 11,000lbs. It can maneuver in places and is lighter than a comparable lift truck with the same vertical height. We have 8, 2'x4' Alturna mats always stored on the truck. So, if we are concerned for damaging turf, we have that with us. The deck space will accommodate for 15+ 4'x8' sheets of 3/4" plywood, all of our mats and room for our cribbing. I can't count how many jobs I sold and pulled off with the advantages this truck brings me.
The deck is aluminum grating. It is sectional with panels. So, if there is a need to repair hydraulic lines or something, that can be done easily.
If one were to run out of fuel, while aloft, there is a back up eclectic motor to run the hydraulic pump. This would allow you to stow the boom. If your battery runs out and you're out of fuel, you can plug the truck in to a 110v outlet. That will allow the electric motor to run the hydraulic pump. The safety redundancy is awesome on this set up.
The speed of the extend, retract, rotation, and movements of the boom are fast.
When taking the boom out of the cradle, if you need to rotate 90° to the left or right, the knuckle of the boom only hangs out 6' (when the boom is at its lowest point). That's not bad at all.
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Jamin: Thanks for taking the time to share that with us. Its always great to see what other companies are doing. Especially when they buck the trend of what is considered normal in tree care operations.
I always enjoyed your posts. Stop in a little more!!
I always enjoyed your posts. Stop in a little more!!
TreeLogic
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- Coastal SC
I really like that setup.
treevet
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- Cincinnati, Ohio
that is REALLY different. could use a cab guard? Front rigger? I like it.
TreeLogic
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Here is a panoramic photo. (There is not nearly as much deflection as the photo would show). There is actually very little deflection, in the boom.
Is that perception of deflection by any chance the fisheye from a GoPro?
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