The UEP Guys express our appreciation to the dedicated men and women who work so hard for us every day. Thank you for helping to keep the lights on and everything else you do to keep things working and tidy! :-) Contact Utility Equipment Parts (UEP) today for any parts and accessories for your bucket truck, digger derrick or crane. The UEP Guys … [Read more...]
Accessorizing Your Bucket Truck – Part II Brace Yourself!
We wrote recently about ways to accessorize your bucket truck – bucket covers and tool trays to name a couple (see blog titled Accessorizing Your Bucket Truck - Part II). You also might want to see about a thigh brace that provides leg support. Working in your bucket can be tough on your back. The thigh brace helps to relieve back strain by giving you something to lean against. In other words, the thigh brace is a cost-effective alternative that provides the same benefit as the more expense toe-space design some buckets have. Either option achieves the same end-result which is to … [Read more...]
Accessorizing Your Bucket Truck – Part I
Your bucket truck may be a fine-tuned machine, doing all that you ask of it. But you might want to accessorize it -- let’s start with a basic necessity. Have you ever stepped into your bucket and got your boots wet? A bucket cover is a simple solution. A vinyl bucket cover will keep your bucket dry and it’s reasonably priced. You can improve the performance of a basic bucket cover with enhancements that keep rain water from pooling on top – some are foam-filled, and some have a pocket underneath for a wood slat that maintains top support. And they come in a variety of colors to fit … [Read more...]
A Bucket Truck Owner’s – Twas the Night Before Christmas
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 snug on the truck beds While visions of sugar-plums danced on the control heads And mamma with her saw scabbard and I with my tools Had just settled down to work on the triple valve spools. When out on the lawn there arose such a clatter It was clear that this would take much more than just a … [Read more...]
California Wildfires, Santa Ana Winds and Bucket Trucks
We’re hearing a lot recently about the raging wildfires in California and the Santa Ana winds that fan the fires. You might ask what this has to do with bucket trucks … well, once the wildfires are extinguished, California is going to have to rebuild communities – that includes the utility poles and power lines. We’re kinda partial to utility equipment vehicles here, so we can think of lots of other ways bucket trucks and digger derricks will be used in the restoration process. But, getting back to Santa Ana winds, what the heck are they? Are they named after Santa Anna, the leader of … [Read more...]