Twas the night before Christmas, when all through the hydraulic house The bucket trucks were in their bays, quiet as a mouse. Their buckets and liners were hung by the upper boom with care Anticipating that a downed wire or damaged tree soon would be there. The tools and ropes were nestled all … [Read more...]
Buying A Used Bucket Truck?
That used bucket truck seems like a great deal, and most likely it is. When buyers opt to buy a used bucket truck, they generally pay a lot less than the original cost. Normally, the value of a unit drops as much as 30 percent in the first three years and continues to decline as the boom truck … [Read more...]
For Boom Lift Maintenance, Use the 1-10-100 Rule
What is the 1-10-100 Rule you ask? Think of it as Benjamin Franklin’s famous quote, “An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.” The 1-10-100 Rule means that one dollar spent on prevention, e.g. boom Lift Maintenance, will save 10 on correction and 100 dollars on failure costs. Failure costs … [Read more...]
Screw Anchor Wrench Accessories
Screw anchor accessories create a complete setup for adding screw anchors to power digging equipment. They are needed so the wrench can properly transmit the torque from the Kelly bar to the hub so that loads are properly supported. When used properly, torques of 10,000 ft.-lbs can handled depending … [Read more...]
Have you seen these 10 interesting, bucket truck-related items?
UEP addresses some pretty important and serious topics in our blogs but sometimes you just want to have fun. We decided to take a month off from the usual topics and came up with the top ten interesting things about bucket trucks you can find on the net. We used google to search for fun, weird, … [Read more...]
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