That sounds WILD !

This is for an event with loss of all power including the DC pump.

@@davidpactol5758 Loss of all power still allows the bucket to be lowered safely. Don't need a pump to release the pressure. Granted you will only be able to go down, no rotation. Only time a bucket egress should be attempted is if you are in an emergency situation. Loss of power doesn't constitute an emergency situation. There are very few situations where you are going to do a bailout.

@@mikel9567 and a loss of all power is not an emergency? Sure, another bucket nearby may be used to reach the stranded bucket or a trained mechanic might disable the cylinder holding valves to lower the bucket, but this system might also be used if none of those are readily available and the operator doesn't want to wait for help to arrive or help might be a while.

@@davidpactol5758 We clearly have two different thoughts on what constitutes an 'emergency'. All of our bucket trucks will lower even with a loss of power. Both from the ground controls and the bucket controls. Most buckets will do this either as standard or as an option. Our buckets you can start the truck engine and turn it off from the bucket as well. After speaking with our local power guys, they don't repel from a loss of power either. But power lineman rarely work by themselves and usually have a crew. It is pretty risky to repel out of a bucket at height for something like a loss of power with no other issues. Even though the buckets can support several hundred pounds, they aren't designed to have that weight hanging from them in most cases either.

@mikel9567 Hmmm. How are you able to lower your booms from the upper or lower controls with a complete loss of power? As far as the weight capacity of the bucket, those emergency repelling kits are specifically designed and rated to go over the edge of the bucket. If you believe those buckets can hold up, ask a lineman how many times they've "accidentally" ran the bucket into something, and the bucket remained intact. I'm mostly curious as to how you're able to lower the boom from either the upper or lower controls during a complet loss of power.