Official Street Light Repair Vehicle

Marty Feldman · Sep 6, 2016

Another Model T modification, this one an official street light repair vehicle. 1926.

Greg Johnson · Sep 7, 2016

It looks like he is changing the carbon rods on a carbon arc street light.

Marty Feldman · Sep 7, 2016

One of the issues must have been learning exactly where to park to have comfortable access to a particular light. Perhaps there was a ceiling window in the vehicle. In the photograph, the workman looks as though he would have liked to have parked about a foot further forward from his present spot. Of course, the slope of the ladder would mean that the perfect spot would change with the height of the light above street level. And then there are allowances that might have to be made for sloping roadways.

I would assume that it was done by driving slowly until the working spot on the ladder appeared to be just short of brushing against the light.

-Marty-

DDoug · Sep 7, 2016

light bulb changer to driver...
"Mind the clutch there Fred"

cncFireman · Sep 9, 2016

Standing on the top step and no fall arrest equiptment. Lucky none of them osha people were around to slow him down.

DDoug · Sep 9, 2016

cncFireman said:
Standing on the top step and no fall arrest equiptment. Lucky none of them osha people were around to slow him down.

And they still aren't around....local government workers are exempt from most all OSHA laws.

Local Bus garage here (EMTA) spent $11 million on new garage last year, as of late, worker was crushed to death
as they are exempt from regulations. His friend works in private industry, and said it would have never happened
if they had to follow the same rules.

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