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...]
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We offer parts & accessories such as Augers and Tooling Buckets and liners Winch Ropes anuals Tiiger Pole Pulers Outrigger Pads for Hi-Ranger, Terex Telelect, Holan, JLG Industries, National Crane, Teco, Reach All, Lift All, Versalift, Altec, Elliott Crane, and IMT Crane. In addition, we carry Pengo augers, Tiiger pole pullers & DICA outrigger pads. Utility Equipment Parts can also get you the little tools and accessories that make a big difference in utility work — bucket covers, aerial aprons, tool buckets, winch ropes, tow ropes, hooks, stanchions and … [Read more...]
Fiberglass Buckets From Scratch
Fiberglass can be used along with resin (plastic) to create a strong and light composite structure. What most people call fiberglass is properly referred to as Fiber Reinforced Plastic (FRP). One of the earliest uses of FRP was by the United States military in WWII -- making helmet liners (see picture below). After the war, returning GIs began experimenting with the material in the form of car bodies and boat hulls. Because so little was known about the strength of FRP in those years most of those items were "overbuilt." Boat hulls and car bodies made in the 50s and 60s are still around … [Read more...]
Repairing Your Fiberglass Bucket
Has your fiberglass bucket turned gray from the grease and dirt, or yellow from the gel-coat aging process? Buckets can be professionally refurbished and look like new again. If there is only minor damage, maybe all your bucket needs is a fiberglass patch or two. Let’s discuss the pros and cons. The refurbishing process begins with completely sanding off the old gel-coat layer, exposing the fiberglass. Cracks and gouges are cut out and replaced with new fiberglass. The patches are sanded down to match the thickness of the bucket, and the final step is to spray the entire bucket with … [Read more...]