bucket truck

Cherry picker vehicle

A bucket truck is a vehicle with a hydraulic boom and an attached bucket or platform that can be raised to reach elevated work areas.

Utility workers use bucket trucks to repair power lines and trim trees: The bucket truck blocked the street while crews worked on the transformer.

Also called a cherry picker.

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lineman · line work · utility · power lines · overhead lines · electrician · outrigger · platform · elevated · telescoping · fiberglass · harness · hard hat · streetlight · power outage · storm damage · transformer · high voltage

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Opposites
elevation method

bucket truckladder truck

Fire engine with extendable climb

extension ladder · scaffolding · step ladder · ladder · scissor lift

work positioning

bucket truckground crew

Aircraft support personnel

hand tools · trencher

worker positioning

bucket truckfree climbing

Ascending using only hands, feet

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Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G