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I know a lot about buckets, but it wasn’t until after I hung up my tools that I learned much of what I’m going to share with you in this article. Background I was lucky to work as a lineman when I did. The buckets we used at Florida Power & Light through the 1970s were unlined, simple fiberglass Hi-Ranger platforms that got us close enough to the wire that we could hot-stick it. In my opinion, the Hi-Rangers of the ’60s and ’70s were the best bucket trucks ever built, and I know I’m not the only one who thinks so. We didn’t glove at FPL back then, but when we started, I was the newest...