We have one on an International Chassis (4300 I think). It’s just under CDL for Ohio (25990lbl rating). The chassis is massive compared to the F550 class, gets horrible mileage, is expensive to repair, but is very durable. Wear items like brakes, tires, etc. last a very long time.
They are built for trucking service and running a million miles before they need much other than routine maintenance. You will wear out the engine at 150k miles from all the idling, the rest of the parts on the truck will barely be broken in. Pay close attention to the number of hours on the engine and you can mostly ignore the mileage. Hours * 30 will give you a rough equivalent mileage on the engine for a bucket truck that mostly idles. If you can get an older truck without DEF and other emissions equipment it will run much longer than anything new. Idling is very hard on the newer diesels and the manufacturers haven’t figured it out yet. Or buy a gas truck. The 8.1L GM engines are great engines, run a long time, and are inexpensive to rebuild when the time comes. Mark > On Sep 17, 2021, at 9:30 AM, can...@believewireless.net > <p...@believewireless.net> wrote: > > An F550 doesn't require a CDL, just a DOT physical. Avoid bucket vans at all > costs. While they are typically cheaper than trucks, > they have a lot more maintenance issues. I prefer F550 bucket trucks with the > 42ft, 3 section booms as they are more versatile. > You typically have to go with a F550 to get the larger booms but I've seen > them on F450s as well with outriggers. Another > thing I look for is an insulated boom. While we don't technically need it, > it's just extra insurance to protect employees from not > paying attention. > > For most WISP/FISP operations, I just don't see the advantage of larger, CDL > bucket trucks. > > On Thu, Sep 16, 2021 at 5:35 PM Jason McKemie > <j.mcke...@veloxinetbroadband.com <mailto:j.mcke...@veloxinetbroadband.com>> > wrote: > I'm currently in the market for a bucket truck, and it looks like a medium > duty (especially those that require a CDL) truck is noticably cheaper than > the closest equivalent F550. Is anyone using these? Thoughts? > > Thanks. > -- > AF mailing list > AF@af.afmug.com <mailto:AF@af.afmug.com> > http://af.afmug.com/mailman/listinfo/af_af.afmug.com > <http://af.afmug.com/mailman/listinfo/af_af.afmug.com> > -- > AF mailing list > AF@af.afmug.com > http://af.afmug.com/mailman/listinfo/af_af.afmug.com
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