Lets get this party started...

[Kneejerk Bombas]

This thing kicks a$$. It's a 128 HP turbo Cat.
It's about 800 pounds more than a 1250, I think.
Both wheels feed, and have variable spring presure. It's set on the lowest spring presure setting since we got it.
We've had no problem with the lower stop bar. In the attached video, the limb did activate the stop. Look how hard it was to restart.
The new auto feed doesn't just stop the feed, it backs the branch away from the cutters until the RPMs go back up, then fees again.
Another plus is it's not just motor RPMs, if the feed wheels get stopped, it backs them up a couple inches and then feeds in again.

 

[Kneejerk Bombas]

Here it is trying to eat a butt end about 17" wide, but just less than it's 12" capacity.
Watch the autofeed go in and out by itself.

 

[Bradley]

Rec. climb.

 

[Kneejerk Bombas]

Looks fun.
You need to supply more info. Who, where, how much, and where are the chicks.

 

[Bradley]

Camera crew from Canada happened to be filming a documentary on rec. climbing that day in N. Ga. I'm on top left hand corner. There were at least 73 chicks at bottom of tree pining for our descent. Large grove of old growth tulips along with some massive white oaks and 150-160+' white pines. Lots of chicks too!

 

[Kneejerk Bombas]

Originally posted by Bradley
Lots of chicks too!

Cool, just so there were some chicks.
Hey, which one is you?

 

[matthias]

I hinged this side over to the boss/groundman who was on the roof. I butt tied what was required.

 

[matthias]

I'm tying the Blake's hitch. I run a micropulley for slack tender. Give 'er a yank with one hand until you feel stable and comfy.

 

[matthias]

Tops are off but there is still a lot of wood. I lowered most with a running bowline with a half hitch. The rope ran through a natural crotch and was lowered by the groundman.

 

[matthias]

Finish her up.

 

[matthias]

Looks good, Mathias. In your last picture, why isn't anything broken? Fence, roof, bushes, wooden deck are all in perfect shape, wassup??? - Rocky

Now that you said that I'll probably wreck something on my next job. Knock on wood.

 

[matthias]

Here's a hazardous maple limb that we picked up across the street from the Elm.

 

[matthias]

I got most of it tied into the maple in the background. My confidence was up from the day before so we decided on lowering a larger piece.

 

[matthias]

Here's where it sat after I cut it. The tagline was pretty much useless but what the heck.

 

[matthias]

Here's the second last cut. We tied a bowline on a bight and ran a purchase to lift this up. I made a notch on the topside and the boss pulled as I made my back cut. We could of used the tagline on this one. Once I cut through she danced around like she was doing the Charleston.

 

[TreeJunkie]

Climbed this bad boy today for fun.

 

[TreeJunkie]

Ascending DDrt over SRT. Oh Yeah!

 

[TreeJunkie]

going out

 

[TreeJunkie]

This was one big sycamore, 15' circ.

 

[kowens]

it rained all day

we already had the crane set up for today and if we cancelled it
would a min. of 6 hrs at 175.00 per hr. took 8 hrs got to do alittle cleanup in the am
i rode the crane and rigged and kelly made the cuts from bucket