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Bucket trucks, also called boom trucks, are versatile pieces of mechanical equipment employed in several industries such as agriculture, construction, warehousing, forestry, electric, and utility. As the name implies, their base is a (diesel or gasoline-powered/hybrid) truck, fixed with a boom, with a man-carrying bucket or platform attached to the…

The earliest recorded appearance of a tractor unit equipped with a front loader and a ‘back hoe’ is in 1953 in the United Kingdom by inventor Joseph C. Bamford. That first machine that Joe Bamford built started out as a general-purpose farm tractor. Joe added the two most useful tools…

Safely lifting and moving loads is a core part of the heavy and construction industries. Several implements have been developed to help achieve this, common among them being the crane. They come in a variety of configurations all specialized to the type of work they are intended for. On smaller…

Heavy machinery prides itself on being among the most powerful and widely utilized all over the world. This is from the progress and investment put into their development to make them ever more efficient in safely moving and lifting loads. Among the most popular of these heavy machines is the…

Demand for work at heights requires safe and repeated access to elevated areas. Erecting structures to reach great heights may create obstruction, incur costs, and take up space. One solution to this challenge was found in mobile elevating work platforms (MEWP). Until recently, mobile elevated work platforms were known as…