LATERALLY TELESCOPING BUCKET PLATFORM

摘要

Power line rights-of-way are cleared by use of a truck carrying a laterally extensible platform on the end of which is a conventional crane having a work station or bucket. The truck is parked adjacent the right-of-way to be cleared, the platform is extended under the power line and the crane and bucket are then operated in the usual manner to reach and remove tree limbs and branches. The platform is preferably extended and retracted by hydraulic power and has extensible outriggers on either side to stabilize the platform. The effective reach of the crane can be greatly extended by means of this invention.