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  1. Structural Tests – Bucket Truck Safety

    January 31, 2012 by utrucksales

    Visual Inspection: A whole inspection of accessible areas including:

    1. Outriggers Pads, structure, welds, bolts, hoses, cylinders, valves, hooks and retainers.
    2. Chassis Truck frame, aerial sub-frame, suspension, PTO, pintle hook, and facets of the brake, steering, electrical, air, hydraulic, exhaust, and cooling systems.
    3. Pedestal Items and welds, pedestal structure, diagonal brace, attachment welds or hooks, hydraulic swivel joint, hydraulic components, swing drive gearbox items, backlash between swing pinion or bullgear, electric collector ring and brushes reducing control operation.
    4. Rotation Bearing Upper and lower bearing attachment weld and bolts, vertical movement of bearing, and proper torque on accessible bearing bolts.
    5. Turntable Turntable structure, bucket advancing cables, advancing cylinders, having to pay chains or sprockets, and hydraulic system components.
    6. Lower Boom Boom structure, welds, lift cylinders and attachment, hydraulic system, advancing cables or rods, upper or extend cylinder and attachment, pushlinks, boom relaxation supports, tie-lower straps, lower insulator and mounting, extension curler setup and set on pads.
    7. Elbow Elbow structure, hydraulic hoses and advancing cables.
    8. Upper Boom (Extension) Structure, welds, advancing cables or rods, placed on pads, upper insulator and mounting, hydraulic lines and components, jib structure and mounting, tool circuit hoses and fittings, pole claw arms and supports.
    9. Platform (Bucket) Mounting bracket bolts, advancing system, exterior condition, control operation and hydraulic lines and components.
    10. Digger and Auger Digger mounting arm and housing, gearbox, auger, digger wind-up bracket or rope, auger stop bracket, lock mechanism and control operation.
    11. Winch Supports, bolts, hooks gearbox, hydraulic components, load line, and controls.
    12. General Load rating chart, electrical hazard placards, MADDDC placards and upper or lower control operation placards.

    The visual inspection includes removal of inspection cover plates as essential to carry out a thorough job.

    Acoustic Emission (AE) Test: AE might be the recognized industry method of testing abs plastic, fiberglass and steel structures. The AE test includes affixing sensitive sensors for the structural abs plastic, fiberglass and metal facets of the bucket lower for the outrigger or chassis subframe. An assessment load of a single-1/2 or 2 occasions the rated load (per customer) can be used for the boom. Your personal computer system monitors sounds launched by defects that are growing through the exam load. Laptop computer selects the critical noise contaminants and prints a summary report.

    Magnetic Particle Inspection: Magnetic particle can be a nondesctructive test method familiar with identify surface cracks on ferrous material. It’s perfromed on all critical welds, plates and castings of items listed simply B through the visual inspection.

    Dye Penetrant Inspection: Dye penetrant can be a nondestructive test method familiar with identify surface cracks and produces any structural surface including all critical welds, plates, castings produced from non-ferrous material and then for any area requiring verification simply C or Part E.

    Ultrasound Inspection: Ultrasonics can be a nondestructive test method familiar with identify defects in accessible critical hooks. Usage of ultrasonics reduces the quantity of hooks that needs to be removed for inspection. Hooks with flat finish surfaces and do not have drilled holes might be best suitable for ultrasonics.

    Torque Testing: Torque testing all critical nails in accessible areas including upper and lower rotation bearing, swing gearbox, boom connections, and platform mounting.

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  2. Another Post About Bucket Truck Safety

    December 13, 2011 by utrucksales

    Another Post About Bucket Truck Safety

    Picture of Digger Derrick

    Yesterday, a contractor died by electrocution while tree trimming. The person was employed by Vision Telecommunications and the OSHA continues to be investigating.

    This brings up, again, the problem of bucket truck safety . There are several deaths per annum relating to bucket truck accidents . We can’t stress enough, the real of utilizing guidelines set forth by OSHA everytime you are working in a bucket truck.

    We take bucket truck safety seriously. That’s why we’ve provided several detailed articles about safety for our industry. We now have an articles about general OSHA Safety Guidelines, Tree Trimming Safety , insulated bucket truck safety, in addition to many other articles about bucket truck safety. We are hoping you’ll find them useful. We hate to listen to stories about electrocution or falling form a bucket truck. Typically, these accidents may be avoided, so you should definitely use caution when operating your bucket or digger truck.

    So, have an excellent weekend, and when you’re working in a bucket truck, be sure to use your safety harness and another necessary safety precautions! In case you have any questions on bucket truck safety guidelines, be happy to invite below.

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  3. Employee in Bucket Truck Hit and Killed

    December 12, 2011 by utrucksales

    BREAKING NEWS: October, 18th 2011, 11:29 am CST

    My Fox, located in Boston, just reported a few Quincy employee who was hit while working in a bucket truck by a tractor trailer. He was engaged on the road lights above within the bucket of his truck, when the tractor trailer came from behind. The fellow fell to the pavement after being struck by the tractor trailer and thrown from his bucket truck. Paramedics rushed the fellow to the hospital where he was later pronounced dead.


    Employee in Bucket Truck Hit and Killed

    Bucket Truck was hit this morning

    We will bring you more in this story because it unfolds.

    Too often, we see deaths brought on by improper utilization of bucket truck safety procedures. Accidents are always bad, but when they are often prevented, make sure you take the stairs to take action. Read our guideline to bucket truck safety in our directory of bucket truck articles . Also, in case you still haven’t jumped at the social media bandwagon, start by liking Bucket Trucks Online at Facebook or follow us on Twitter!

    UPDATE: October, 18th 2011, 1:21 pm CST

    We’ve heard that it was a Bridgestone Tire Delivery Truck that bumped into the back of the bucket truck while a Quincy Point worker was engaged on some street lights. It happened on the corner of Washington and Chubbuck Street in Quincy Point. The Norfolk District Attorney Michael Morrissey’s office identified the victim as Robert DeCristofaro. Robert DeCristofaro was pronounced dead at 10:40. He was from Braintree and was 58. Our prayers and condolences exit to the family of Robert DeCristofaro.

    It is unknown yet whether Robert was wearing a security harness or if the OSHA may be investigating.

    This story remains developing and we’ll continue to bring you updates as we receive them.

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  4. Reminder About Bucket Trucks and Holiday Decorations.

    December 10, 2011 by utrucksales

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    Reminder About Bucket Trucks and Holiday Decorations.

    Decorate for the vacations with a Bucket Truck

    It’s the vacation season, so that you better be prepared for decorating. Whether it’s Christmas Lights or New Years Decorations, a good way to go all out, you’ll ought to stand up high. With a bucket truck, one can basically get your lights as high as you wish to have.

    Now is the time to order your bucket truck rental reservation. You’d betrter hurry, becauase rentals are going fast and through this season the demand will likely be high.

    Your decorations will look much mrore professional once you use professional equipment. To get the bucket truck that’s best for you, call today.

    *In case you’d desire to read up on bucket truck safety and the industry stadands for safe bucket truck use, visit the link.

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  5. Aerial bucket truck safety

    November 10, 2011 by utrucksales


    It’s difficult to imagine how aerial bucket trucks are able to move their booms and lift heavy loads. Basically, this bucket truck gets its lifting capability from a powerful diesel engine. The power is converted to lift heavy loads via the hydraulic system. The amazing thing about this accomplishment is that the medium for transmitting all that power is simply a viscous liquid called hydraulic fluid.

    Today, the bucket truck has progressed to become a safe piece of equipment with plenty of failsafe mechanisms to protect the employee working inside the bucket should this lifting method ever fail. One component that keeps the bucket truck safe is the integral holding valve that is built in to the cylinder. Its purpose is to hold the boom in position if a failure occurs between the cylinder and the directional valve.

    Structure Vulnerable to Breakdowns

    Despite these fail-safe features, the structure is still vulnerable to breakdowns. One of the most common causes is pollution. As a matter of fact, 75% of all hydraulic failures are caused by dirt inside the mechanism, and only 25% is due to pure mechanical failure.

    Supposedly, the device is free from any foreign material for optimum service life; however, sometimes during production or between servicing, debris such as iron filings, sand, excess sealant, dust and chipped paint can contaminate it.

    Effect of Foreign Debris

    Foreign debris can contaminate different parts during production if the production area isn’t clean and well ventilated. Dust particles can easily enter the orifices of the hydraulic parts and contaminate the system. The same problem can occur when it is serviced by non-specialized technicians. Bad repair practices can easily introduce foreign debris into the apparatus.

    Despite their size, pollutants can easily damage different parts of the hydraulic system and compromise its safety. Small paint fragments or metal shavings can potentially block fluid inlets restricting or reducing the flow or totally blocking the movement of the fluid.

    Even microscopic debris can have a detrimental effect on the hydraulic system. Specks of dust and other small solid fragments can wear out oil seals causing leaks and releasing pressure from the structure. Solid pollutants can also get in-between moving parts and restrict their movement. The added friction could also speed up the part’s wear and tear resulting in the necessity of service much sooner.

    Lack of Proper Servicing

    Aside from foreign debris, another cause of system pollution is the lack of regular servicing. Hydraulic fluids should be changed regularly as prescribed by the truck manufacturer. Fluids will change property over time due to factors such as heat and pressure as well as the addition of shavings from the structure’s moving parts during normal operation. The changes in the fluid’s viscosity, as well as the accumulation of dirt, can also affect the system’s performance.

    Pollution inside the system can potentially reduce the lifts upward ascent capability, be the cause of a slowed response, or worse yet, totally fail during operation.

    Use Manufacturer’s Replacement Parts

    To prevent hydraulic system pollution, it is important to purchase aerial bucket trucks with brand names from well-known and established manufacturers. Servicing should also be performed only by authorized technicians. Whenever parts replacement is required such as the hydraulic oil filter system, only use replacement parts recommended by the truck manufacturer.

    Lastly, follow the truck’s regular maintenance schedule. If these guidelines are followed, the breakdown of any part of an aerial bucket truck due to hydraulic system failure caused by pollution into the system should not happen!

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