probably
seen one being used for electrical maintenance or for trimming
overgrown trees, but did you know that they also have uncommon and
sometimes humorous uses?
Washing
building windows
These
trucks have booms that can extend up to 60 feet or more, that’s why
certain property owners and window washing companies use them to
clean mid-sized buildings. Bucket trucks allow window washers to
reach windows up to five stories high, which are inaccessible with
ladders.
Cherry
picking
A
bucket truck is also known as a cherry picker in some areas, and it’s
easy to understand why. These trucks remain heavily used by fruit
pickers in many orchards today.
Hanging
decorations
These
trucks have been used to hang all manner of decorations, from banners
on a football field to Christmas decorations in city squares.
Rescuing
people and animals
Bucket
trucks have been used to rescue people from a burning building. One
recent instance of this was when firefighters in Michigan used a
bucket truck to save seven people from a fiery nine-story apartment
in November 2013. As with saving animals, one particular organization
documented a case where a seagull entangled in a 50 foot tall tree
was rescued by animal rescuers using a bucket truck
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