Bucket trucks

2004 model. It’s a little rough but it was relatively cheap compared to every thing else I’ve seen listed on the interweb and was only 1 hour away. You don’t see to many chippers for sale in this state.
Rated for 12” but most anything that size will be firewood. I’ll probably use it on stuff up to 5” or thereabouts

 

Does the bucket truck have a chip box or are you now planning for something else to put the chips in? If so, this is like next level cart before horse You’re scepticism about 12” is accurate. Nothing is that straight that you’ll send through, but you’ll be saving stuff smaller than that for firewood anyways. What motor does that come with? In this used market, you gotta strike when the right price comes along. Ready to hear what you think about it after some use. Looks like a nice machine

 

Still working on something for blowing chips into. The chipper is a little bit ragged. I’d be curious to know how many owners it’s had.

Had a dump trailer lined up to borrow for the weekend….. but, in giving the bucket truck one final run through the motions something hydraulic failed in a rather spectacular fashion. Don’t know what the problem is yet as it was getting dark and I wasn’t going to lay down in the sand burrs and have oil dripping in my face to try and find it. I suspect it is more than a small blown hydraulic line because it dumped all the oil pretty fast

 

Has a Perkins 4 cyl diesel. 85 hp I think

 

Here's a bucket truck like you've never seen.

 

UPDATE
Well, after many months of procrastination on the boss’s part and much prodding by me, the boss finally made the deal for the bucket truck. Turns out another guy brought the now defunct ready mix plant and part of that deal was to settle up all the debt of the previous owner. So the boss should get the title on Monday. I’m Kinda excited.

 

Sounds good.

 

Sure can make the job easier!

 

Cool Sandhillbilly... Looking forward to pics. Is it telescopic or double knuckle type? Have spent a lot of time in telescopic sign cranes/buckets years ago. Owned a Wilkie 52'. And... borrowed a friends dbl knuckle rig once... could never get used to the pivot point slop when going up and over the top, to position. I guess it's whatever you're used to.