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Hembrough Lawn Care brought us a tree planting truck today!
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The tree spade has four spades that dig into the ground to make a hole or pick up a tree.
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But how does it get around a tree you ask? It has a nifty way of opening in the middle so it can go around a tree. Thanks Hembrough for bringing a cool truck!
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Hembrough also planted 7 trees in our green space behind the library. They used the same machine to plant the trees and it took two men about 5 hours to get all 7 trees planted! Impressive!
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This week we had a dirt bike from Spot City of Jacksonville. This bike is for kids 4-6 years old!
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Turner Tree Service brought us a bucket truck today!
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If you are thinking of getting a new vehicle, you might consider getting a bucket truck. It can go 60 feet in the air!
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It has amazing maneuverability!
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And it has all of these handy cabinets for your saws, blowers, pruners, etc. I know I carry a saw with me at all times! Thank you Turner for the great truck!
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We had a chip speader from Illinois Road Contractors come this week! It is really, really big!
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A dump truck is hooked onto the back of the chip spreader, then a conveyor belt carries the rock under the operator to the arms.
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The arms can go in and out. They also have flaps that can be individually controlled. They need to do that when they come to an intersection.
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Perhaps the best part is that the seat moves too! There are lots of buttons and levers. It is just a cool yellow truck!
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Robert from UPS came to tell us about his big, brown truck!
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Did you know that the Jacksonville area UPS drivers deliver an average of 3,200 packages A DAY! That goes up to more than 5,000 at Christmas time!
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This guy might be able to get a job at Christmas time!
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Illinois Road Contractors brought out a roller truck for our Touch A Truck session.
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A roller truck pivots in the middle to turn, the wheels stay straight. It's all a good hand exercise!
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Who doesn't want to sit on a big yellow truck?
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Watch out! Crazy driver!
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We had a cement truck come this month!
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I swear she had a big smile on her face just a second before I took this picture!
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I hope nothing comes out of there!
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Ameren Utility Truck