Staying safe in a bucket truck when the weather is perfect is hard enough, never mind when the weather is cold and nasty. And icy. Extra precautions should be taken when you are working with bucket trucks – and you will most likely have a lot of work when winter storms start knocking power out. No matter what brand of bucket truck you are working out of, ice could build up in the bucket or it could slide on icy surfaces while you are in the bucket.
Truck tool boxes come in all types of sizes and shapes. The name of the game is to get a tool box that allows your employees to work efficiently, including boxes that hold oversized and other specialty equipment. Some of the choices include above body tool boxes, back packs, low profile tool boxes, cross over boxes, under body tool boxes and top lid boxes. In addition to having the right box for the job, you also need to consider space restrictions. You don’t want tool box to take up valuable bed real estate.
Whether you are buying new plow trucks and salt spreaders or you need to upgrade your existing plows and spreaders, Drake-Scruggs has what you need. Choose from different styles of plows for different applications. You can also choose from different manufacturers.
Before digger derricks became common in the 1950s, linemen had to dig holes by hand and lift the poles with ropes and muscles. Leroy C. Lindquist, the owner of Minnetonka Manufacturing Co.
Our history began in 1946 with Robert B. Drake and his father-in-law, William Scruggs. Read the history of our local family-owned business.
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