Are you ready for whatever the season brings? Is there a peak season for bucket trucks and spider lifts? The answer is: every season is peak season! Bucket trucks can be seen all year long doing work such as tree trimming, light/sign maintenance, and construction. While we ship to clients all around the world, many of our customers are located in the US and there are some seasonal uses worth noting: Summer Hurricane season (Begins June 1) Fire season Fall: Hurricane season (Ends Nov. 1) Fire season Fruit harvest Winter Winter ice and snow storm … [Read more...]
Diggin’ into Digger Derricks – Part I
The most common use for digger derricks is digging and setting poles for electric power transmission and distribution systems. Construction companies, forestry services, and farms find them useful too. Today we’ll focus on the digger derrick’s auger and its teeth. Different soils call for different approaches to digging. Digger derricks are designed so you can change out the teeth and heads to fit the soil being dug, and to replace them when they become dull from use. Auger teeth come in many different shapes and sizes. Teeth designs depend on two factors: Where they are … [Read more...]
Let it Leak, Let it Leak, Let it Leak
Sing along with the UEP Guys.... Oh, the weather outside is frightful And my bucket truck not so delightful I need help with the fix I seek Let it leak! Let it leak! Let it leak! It doesn’t show signs of stoppin' But I have a seal kit to pop in The O-rings look a little meek Stop the leak! Stop the leak! Stop the leak! When we finally stop the flow I’ll feel safe going out in the snow If the seal is really tight All the way home it’ll be right The leak is slowly dying But my machine is still denying But, as long as it … [Read more...]
Trick or Treating … Bucket Truck Style
And you thought the wind uprooted this tree when your bucket truck was called into take care of it!!!! :twisted: The bucket truck business can be pretty spooky as evidenced by some of the blogs we have written! So just in time for Halloween 2020, let us show you what we mean: Spiders and Buckets and Lifts, Oh My! This one conjures up visions of Halloween and spider webs, but then we remembered another one of our blogs about maintaining your bucket truck and pre-op checks. No spider webs on trucks allowed! Airing It Out … How to Bleed the System This is too easy. Bela Lugosi comes … [Read more...]
Staying Safe on the Job
Whether you are stuck at home or trying to go away for a vacation, summertime is also a time for bad weather. Hurricanes, thunderstorms, and derechos can keep utility equipment operators busy no matter what is going on. Staying safe means never skipping your daily pre-operations check or knowing where the manual is … and much more. Everyone knows that bucket truck operators are busy for days and have lots work to do after storms -- repairing wires, fixing traffic lights, and trimming downed trees/limbs. There are two important pieces to staying safe on the job -- having the right … [Read more...]
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