Self Bucket Rescue Practice

[@BisonAE]

Operating a bucket truck has it's ups and downs

[@davidyoung8230]

Great job,takes a lot of guts to leave a safe and healthy bucket lol

[@ericbeldo8001]

We had one of those fail during our bucket truck self rescue training. Thankfully the lineman was attached to a backup line. Instructors told us it got overheated from constant use. Company ended up replacing them with something else after that.

[@christiancraig2326]

Last week we finished pole top rescue with the ox block, that was fun lol

[@Disrespectful211]

This ain’t air assault school🤣 got me messed up

[@br-dj2ti]

Yeah I hook my zigzag up for tree climbing and I just rappel down smooth and easy good job though

[@ralph5450]

Gotta have a lot of quarters for that job.

[@the_once-and-future_king.]

Why not just use the manual hydraulic valves to slowly lower the boom?

[@davidpactol5758]

This is for an event with loss of all power including the DC pump.

[@mikel9567]

@@davidpactol5758 Loss of all power still allows the bucket to be lowered safely. Don't need a pump to release the pressure. Granted you will only be able to go down, no rotation. Only time a bucket egress should be attempted is if you are in an emergency situation. Loss of power doesn't constitute an emergency situation. There are very few situations where you are going to do a bailout.

[@davidpactol5758]

@@mikel9567 and a loss of all power is not an emergency? Sure, another bucket nearby may be used to reach the stranded bucket or a trained mechanic might disable the cylinder holding valves to lower the bucket, but this system might also be used if none of those are readily available and the operator doesn't want to wait for help to arrive or help might be a while.

[@mikel9567]

@@davidpactol5758 We clearly have two different thoughts on what constitutes an 'emergency'. All of our bucket trucks will lower even with a loss of power. Both from the ground controls and the bucket controls. Most buckets will do this either as standard or as an option. Our buckets you can start the truck engine and turn it off from the bucket as well. After speaking with our local power guys, they don't repel from a loss of power either. But power lineman rarely work by themselves and usually have a crew. It is pretty risky to repel out of a bucket at height for something like a loss of power with no other issues. Even though the buckets can support several hundred pounds, they aren't designed to have that weight hanging from them in most cases either.

[@davidpactol5758]

@mikel9567 Hmmm. How are you able to lower your booms from the upper or lower controls with a complete loss of power? As far as the weight capacity of the bucket, those emergency repelling kits are specifically designed and rated to go over the edge of the bucket. If you believe those buckets can hold up, ask a lineman how many times they've "accidentally" ran the bucket into something, and the bucket remained intact. I'm mostly curious as to how you're able to lower the boom from either the upper or lower controls during a complet loss of power.

[@nancysmith9487]

Also we've put a 500 bug to bucket or cutters, so rope doesn't slide off side of bucket and 3 feet of drop

[@SH-lm6ek]

Now try a Bronto 90m basket to basket rescue in high winds, that's proper shite yer pants stuff

[@marissaghiazza8120]

What’s wrong with using a drt in a safe manner here!

[@gmez9660]

my legs will be shaking from that height

[@XxnosmanXx]

Let me show you how to do it with only a rope, no mechanical devices.

[@RC-Heli835]

How's that with a Blake's hitch?

[@randallgaddy2591]

As a 22 year tree climber .. .I say ......that little gadget is GARBAGE ..

[@lesstech74]

What mfg is that decender device and rope size?

[@nancysmith9487]

Could also check it's okay in bucket (proper movement), before leaving bucket. And if the rope hanging down get tight you'll get hung up... Maybe show video with someone pulling on it to stop you from desending. Because if in trees and gets caught your stuck in the air mid stream. Sir. Unless been through it wouldn't know. Because we sit there like we do sometimes thinking nothings going to happen, when plan b which Arnold Schwarzenegger never used to be a good ideas..

[@MartinTighe-gp1rl]

What a load of shite

[@natalymurrieta2653]

No it wasnt the carabiner, what happen was he was scared 😂😂😂😂😂