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| The fleet of trucks inside
the electric department building on Seventh Street |
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Digger derrick truck features
an auger and pole clamp. |
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| Detail of auger (drill) used
to dig holes for electric poles. |
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Another view of the
pole clamp used to grab and move a telephone pole. |
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| The two bucket trucks are
used to repair lines and electric components that need to be repaired
or replaced in high places. |
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Outriggers are used to stabilize
the trucks. With this extra support, trucks can extend their equipment
such as a bucket to a greater extension length. |
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| The buckets on the bucket
trucks are lifted by hydraulics. Hydraulics use fluid pressures in cylinders
to create forces to lift the bucket. |
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Pick up truck with department
seal on side door. The pick up trucks are used to carry supplies
and for meter reading operations. |