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Bandit, huh? Bet he steals your heart. ;) Brett made a quickie little mod on his Spiderlift. He made some plywood outrigger pads that hook over the outriggers, and he has a bungee cord holding each one on the outrigger. This way he can raise the outriggers, move the machine and reset without...

LMAO! :lol:

On a 6' long, 6" diameter log I would slide the bucket up under it, then wrap one arm over it and cut it off with the other hand. All I gotta do is balance it on the bucket. And my bucket rotates out 90 degrees as well, so that makes it even easier to get into position. I'm not saying that...

I'd take that bet, and your money. 8) I can one-hand 3 small pieces faster than two people can work together to cut one larger piece. But I'm also working out of a one-man bucket and can just swing the stuff around the side. Working on one of those lifts is different because the basket is so...

The most realistic way to get into any high dollar piece of equipment like this is to just get it and let the equipment earn enough to make the payments. I'd never be able to buy a bucket truck if I had to pay for it up front, but having it has multiplied my income.

That little old lady needs some more knick-knacks to display in her back yard. ;)

My concern is that it's not a question of if, but when is somebody going to make a bad cut and drop a log on the outrigger. Is the outrigger strong enough to withstand a direct hit from a 150 lb log falling from 30'-40' without placing the operator's life in danger? My bucket truck won't kill me...

Oh yeah??!! :X OK, I'm kidding!

The single biggest drawback to the spiderlifts is their lack of bulk. The best, most secure feeling I ever had in my bucket was the one day I screwed up a cut and sent a 150 lb chunk of wood down almost 50 feet and smack on top of the truck. I heard the crash and knew there was body damage but I...

I hate to sound like a broken record but my bucket truck with rope winch on the end of the boom is much more versatile IMO. Plywood can be laid across sidewalks or soft grass and fences can be removed if necessary. And I realize you cannot reasonably compare new equipment to an 18 year old...

Squishy, it's like buying a Rolls Royce or a small tropical island. If you have to ask the price then you can't afford it. :P

My biggest concern is the comments on the boom speed. Everyone seems to agree that they are painfully slow. On a day-to-day basis I feel like the conventional bucket will make me more money in my area. I can still climb fairly well and feel on average I can climb a couple backyard trees per week...

In Ken's particular situation working in the city, the forestry truck is probably better suited overall. The extra load capacity can be crucial at the end of the job when it's 1.5-2 hours drive out of the city and to the dump. In my situation working mostly around single story residences the...

I've always observed that the over-center units typically had 4 outriggers while the booms that didn't fold over center typically had 2 outriggers. Rear mount or center mount didn't necessarily dictate the number of outriggers. And anything over 65' is probably going to have four outriggers...

Yes, there are two (or three) distinct areas of expertise required to make a well rounded treeman. First is the climbing ability/ maneuverability in the tree. You gotta get up there in order to do your job. A lift accomplishes this without any special skills. Second is knowing WTF you are...

Cribbing is different from just pads. Cribbing is for building up an area in order to set the pad, due to slope or obstructions such as curbs, etc. I carry some scrap 4X4 and 6X6 as well as some 2X8 pieces for spanning over curbs or building up the pads if I need to set up on a steep slope.

His what? Cup sizes? No thanks! :\:

Of course not. Each machine has stated weight limits with lots of safety margin. If you could tip one over with your body weight then there's no way the machine would be able to be sold, and the manufacturer would be sued out of existence by the very first purchaser.

Oh, did she lose some weight? :lol:

Clearance rules on service drops are "don't physically touch it". Roofers and painters work within less than a foot of service drops. There is no reason except fear and ignorance to freak out about maintaining 10' clearance from a service drop. He didn't touch the service drop so he's ANSI...