Purpose of rigging?

[evo]

I don't climb. I always believe in bucket trucks... Fater, safer, easier...

Sorry just need to quote this before it’s editied

 

[Mowerr]

I don't climb. I always believe in bucket trucks... Fater, safer, easier...

Ya maybe if you got the whole crew to lay out your plywood road and help you set up. Buckets can compete if their work is right on the pavement but I've always felt faster even with work close to the road cuz that pavement your parked on also increases my drop zone. Only thing I like the bucket for is to train new climbers. I guess it all depends who you are. I could tell you are a bucket man the first time I saw that face

 

[VenasNursery]

We always climb. I don't believe in bucket trucks. Any guy can buy a saw and a bucket truck.
We work with clients that like their lawns and keep them nice. We rig 90% of the time. Depending on the job it can go quick or slow and methodical. It is always safest. And it always impresses the client.

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Bucket babies here
Climbing is very hard on a body and we don’t destroy anyone’s yard with our buckets truck or Nifty. Unfortunately we can’t do all jobs but plenty of work to keep us busy!!!

 

[Daniel]

I've climbed a few trees along the way.. anyone that thinks climbing is faster has never seen someone that knows what they are doing in a bucket truck! I got some video of wrecking a big tulip spar last week... taking out 20"+ diameter wood, 12'6" long... 5 cuts in 3:27 . average interval around 41 seconds per cut...

Of course that all got bombed into a wooded area...

anyone that thinks climbing trees is safer than using a bucket needs therapy!

 

[CanadianStan]

I don't climb. I always believe in bucket trucks... Fater, safer, easier...

You’re definitely getting that fater bucket bod!

Bucket trucks are great if you have a wide open area and trees see under 70’ .... not very useful in tight areas or with moderate to large sized trees

 

[Daniel]

Bucket trucks will do that to you. If you're in it for fitness I recommend staying on rope and saddle.. ( I go 185 lately, fighting weight 167, have been as high as 210)

A rear mounted 75' elevator will get the job done on all but the biggest trees around here. If I can get my truck to the tree, anything up to 100-110' is usually very doable...

 

[RBJtree]

I used to do a lot of crane removals. The crane opporator would offer to ride me up the tree. I would say, no thanks, I'll be waiting for you where I want to set the first sling. Never failed that I would be at that spot before he could get his boom there. I would not start putting my gear on until he was ready to start putting the outriggers down to make it fair. That was when I was in my mid twenties, I'm in my late thirtys now and I usually take the ride. A bucket truck is in my future because it's A lot harder to find a good and reliable climber than to put a guy I already have in a bucket. I can't be on every jobsite anymore, gotta do bids and shit. Wait, wasnt this thread about rigging?

 

[Nathanael]

I drop the material when I can, rig the material when I can’t, and throw the stuff when I have to. When I climb, I almost never throw material.

Our company always tries to give good value to our clients. If we can do the job in two hours by dropping instead of 6 hours rigging we will do it in two and bill them for two. Now about half of our clients don’t even need a bid before we start the job. They get good value, and we don’t have to spend all that extra time doing bids. Somebody once said, “do unto others as you would have them do unto you.” It has worked out pretty well for our company.