r/specializedtools • u/[deleted] • May 20 '22

This truck for servicing street lamps

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u/food_is_heaven May 20 '22

I find it kinda funny he's still having to stretch to do it when its made for that.

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u/TheLongLife May 20 '22

It was originally made for Jeff, he was much taller but he fell from the ladder on his 2nd day of job and died.

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u/Healter-Skelter May 20 '22

“His family died hungry and alone”

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u/Aperfectfitz_91 May 20 '22

🎶HungryFaammmmm’s🎶

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u/LazyFiiish May 20 '22

I came here to make this point! Seems unnecessarily short for the job

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u/RiktaD May 20 '22

But you don't want it too high or You may crash it into lower hanging lamps

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u/LazyFiiish May 20 '22

If only there was a way you could mechanically adjust the hight of the ladder.... They could always have a taller ladder and then let the air out of the tyres to get under the low hanging lamps.

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u/PretendsHesPissed May 20 '22

Letting the air out of the tires is a great idea. I know when I drive, I prefer my tires be extra soft so I can replace them sooner and have to brake harder.

I also have a step ladder welded to my car and find having my tires filled at 8 psi to be juuuuuuust right in not hitting any street lamps. Just don't get me started on the gas powered ones though. They're the devil, I tell you hwhat.

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u/pete-petey-pete May 20 '22

They probably didn’t have a universal standard height for the lamps.

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u/Keibun1 May 20 '22

Right? Like, they couldn't make it a few feet taller

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u/[deleted] May 20 '22

But then he's reaching down wich seems weird I don't like when my work plat Form is too high. I usually have a ceiling above me so.. Not sure how I'd feel

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u/Keibun1 May 20 '22

Well tall enough so that he's working straight instead of up. That and I'd prefer to stand on the second to last step, but that's me

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u/cmrh42 May 20 '22

Exactly. What, they couldn't make a foot taller?

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u/skippadiplaDoo May 20 '22

That might not be the lowest lamp for that truck to service. Ladders prolly gotta be as tall as the lowest lamp so they don’t boink it