We were looking at activity on our website and discovered that lots of you are looking for information about hydraulics. Since hydraulic power is key to a number of pieces of utility equipment work: Tiiger Pole Pullers and Cubes Bucket Truck Booms Digger Derricks we thought we would gather some of our best resources into a single place. Read on to learn more about utility equipment hydraulics, parts, and maintenance. Bucket Trucks Bucket trucks have an extendable boom and a bucket (large enough to hold a person) attached at the end. The boom is raised and lowered and/or … [Read more...]
To Buy (or Build) a Bucket Truck … That is the Question?
Bucket trucks are an important part of many businesses including: tree trimmers foresters sign companies utility companies. So it’s important to find the bucket truck that’s right for you. Many companies sell new and used bucket trucks. Here’s a short list of the most popular brands. Hi-Ranger (which is now owned by Terex) Altec Teco Holan Reach All Versalift Which Truck Will You Buy? When buying a bucket truck, there are many options to consider – new, used, articulating boom, telescoping boom. You will want to consider how high you will need the … [Read more...]
V is for the Versatile Versalift Bucket Trucks
Versalift, a Time Manufacturing company, is a well-known brand in our business. Established in 1965, Versalift may be best known for bucket trucks, but they also make: digger derricks cable placers other specialty equipment. As you might expect, Versalift bucket trucks come in a variety of sizes and can handle just about any job. Versalift were the first to make the articulated telescopic bucket truck – in 1980. Versalift also manufactures over-center units and insulated bucket trucks for crews working near electrical lines. Versalift bucket trucks typically come in … [Read more...]
2 Safe Electrical Insulating Bucket Liner
Our 2 Safe electrical insulating bucket liner inserts feature two distinct color layers which are molecularly bonded during the molding process. In effect, our electrical insulating bucket inserts are a single layer with two color strata that cannot separate. The whole point of Bucket Liners is safety. Utility men go up in buckets made of fiberglass. These aren’t resistant at all to the electricity a utility man works around day by day. For this reason bucket liners exist to act as insulation from electrical hazards. Introducing the 2 safe electrical insulating bucket liner, which takes it … [Read more...]
History of Hi-Ranger Bucket Trucks
Hi-Ranger bucket trucks have an excellent and long-lived reputation in the industry. The history of Hi-Ranger, also known as "the Cadillac of bucket trucks" shows that they have been innovators right from the beginning. Did you know the Hi-Ranger bucket truck joystick (or pistol grip) was invented a couple decades before kids even began moving Mario and Luigi from room to room with their Play Station joysticks? Lester Myers, working at the Mobile Aerial Towers plant in Ft. Wayne, IN in the mid 1950’s, invented and then patented the upper control pistol grip assembly for the early Series 4 … [Read more...]