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[ZinTrees]

no sling manufacturer allows knots in slings. period. a rope is not a sling do what you want with it.

where does it say a crane sling made of rope is not a crane sling?
never once have I see a tagged "crane sling" made of rope that wasnt considered a crane sling



pardon my stupid, I regret asking for helpful info on here every time I have done it

 

[tree MDS]

pardon my stupid, I regret asking for helpful info on here every time I have done it

LOL. Keep ‘em coming, I can assure you it’s only gonna get better!!

 

[ZinTrees]

LOL. Keep ‘em coming, I can assure you it’s only gonna get better!!

no, waste of time asking you people questions
either answer the damn question (properly) or scroll past it, pretty simple

 

[tree MDS]

no, waste of time asking you people questions
either answer the damn question (properly) or scroll past it, pretty simple

Personally, I choose the latter scrolling option. Lol, just saying. Good luck though, of course!!!

 

[Helmstein]

In short, I had to work with the limited resources I had at my disposal. Lol

Definitely gonna get on fixing the tractor after that though!

Limited resources! Haha

 

[Helmstein]

Track chipper day was a success. Pretty cool peice of equipment. The machine can climb a hill like nothing. Nice to have a fellow tree company that is willing to collaborate on tree projects.

 

[mikewhite85]

Track chipper day was a success. Pretty cool peice of equipment. The machine can climb a hill like nothing. Nice to have a fellow tree company that is willing to collaborate on tree projects.

That's pretty amazing. Do they do a lot of land clearing type work to be able to afford that thing? It doesn't seem as practical for a residential company.

Though I can think of a lot of jobs where that would come in handy!

 

[mikewhite85]

Actually my tractor grapple would have been my first choice, but the grapple function has been down all year (definitely amazing the volume of brush those grapple rakes can grab) Last winter mine just stopped working. I’m thinking a solenoid or fuse or something. I haven’t bothered to bring it to JD yet (the tractor needs some other work too), but have been talking about it a lot.

The big grapple on the giant is a lot wider than the little ones and has a ton of force, so it gripped the piles pretty good, hardly anything fell out along the way from out back. Doesn’t hold near what the tractor grapple can though. The best for these piles would’ve been both. I could’ve used the giant to fish the piles out from between these trees and on this (mostly stolen) rock wall where they had been stacked forever, then positioned them for the tractor grapple. Would’ve been a lot fewer trips out.

I was wondering why we hadn't seen any recent pics of your JD!

 

[tree MDS]

That's pretty amazing. Do they do a lot of land clearing type work to be able to afford that thing? It doesn't seem as practical for a residential company.

Though I can think of a lot of jobs where that would come in handy!

I went through a phase probably 20 years ago where I wanted one of those chippers badly. I think it was a 254 on tracks I priced out… maybe 200 hp, I forget now, but it was 107 or 110k back then.

Class A CDL and financial issues, among other things smothered that dream pretty quickly lol. I have always loved those chippers though.

This is the chipper of dreams right here!!! Omg… I’d get a god damned semi to tow that thing around if I could afford it lol.

 

[Helmstein]

That's pretty amazing. Do they do a lot of land clearing type work to be able to afford that thing? It doesn't seem as practical for a residential company.

Though I can think of a lot of jobs where that would come in handy!

This particular chipper is a 2017 with 400 hrs on it. The company that ownes it is one of the premier tree companies in our area. They are so well equipped it's not even funny. They wearhouse all there color matched equipment and everything they do is neat and tidy

I don't believe they do alot of land clearing but they charge enough to own all the equipment they would ever need to do all the work in house. They are a residential tree company with an arsenal like no other. It's actually really impressive. I definitely look up to them!

If my brother didn't go to school with the owners/founders son I don't think there would of been much incentive to help me "the little guy" out.

We had a blast and hopefully this will be the start of a fruitful relationship with a fellow neighboring tree company!

 

[dbl612]

where does it say a crane sling made of rope is not a crane sling?
never once have I see a tagged "crane sling" made of rope that wasnt considered a crane sling



pardon my stupid, I regret asking for helpful info on here every time I have done it

dead eye slings (spider legs) have tag based on the breaking strength of the rope itself. the actual rating is determined by the termination knot, the type of knot determines the amount of deduction applied to the rope strand rating.

 

[mikewhite85]

Maple removal and some other stuff before we got dumped on by rain. This tree produced 2 loads of chips and 2 dump trailers of wood. Can't wait to get my finished custom chip truck MAYBE next week. 14' box will be nice.

 

[Helmstein]

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Maple removal and some other stuff before we got dumped on by rain. This tree produced 2 loads of chips and 2 dump trailers of wood. Can't wait to get my finished custom chip truck MAYBE next week. 14' box will be nice.

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We have a 14 ft box and most days we don't have to dump until the end of the day. Talk about capacity! Congratulations

 

[Helmstein]

I went through a phase probably 20 years ago where I wanted one of those chippers badly. I think it was a 254 on tracks I priced out… maybe 200 hp, I forget now, but it was 107 or 110k back then.

Class A CDL and financial issues, among other things smothered that dream pretty quickly lol. I have always loved those chippers though.

This is the chipper of dreams right here!!! Omg… I’d get a god damned semi to tow that thing around if I could afford it lol.
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That's one hell of a chipper. Those 21xp chippers are bad ass looking machines

 

[tree MDS]

More fun with super dead ash trees, lifts, septic systems and the grcs. Oh, and plyboard. Finally started this tree around noon by the time we put out 130 sheets or so. Got plenty more back there to do while we’re there though anyway.

 

[Helmstein]

More fun with super dead ash trees, lifts, septic systems and the grcs. Oh, and plyboard. Finally started this tree around noon by the time we put out 130 sheets or so. Got plenty more back there to do while we’re there though anyway.
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With the attention to detail you guys provide, I hope you guys are getting top dollar for your work. You truly go above and beyond. King of the plyboard!

These EAB ash trees will put your kids through college if they don't kill you along the way! "Not my original quote"

 

[bck]

With the attention to detail you guys provide, I hope you guys are getting top dollar for your work. You truly go above and beyond. King of the plyboard!

These EAB ash trees will put your kids through college if they don't kill you along the way! "Not my original quote"

EAB has kept us busy. I think BLD will put the kids through college .

 

[Groundman One]

Track chipper day was a success. Pretty cool peice of equipment. The machine can climb a hill like nothing. Nice to have a fellow tree company that is willing to collaborate on tree projects.

Is that ####### thing running by remote control?

I better start buying lottery tickets.

 

[tree MDS]

Is that ####### thing running by remote control?

I better start buying lottery tickets.

Oh man, having even a regular big chipper (no tracks) that I could control the rollers and open/start stop and reverse the wheels by remote from inside a machine would be so helpful!!! I’m thinking they’d have the remote chute and end flapper too? So cool and useful!

I’m assuming that’s what that fancy option package entails?

 

[tree MDS]

With the attention to detail you guys provide, I hope you guys are getting top dollar for your work. You truly go above and beyond. King of the plyboard!

These EAB ash trees will put your kids through college if they don't kill you along the way! "Not my original quote"

I don’t really see plywooding around those three septic tanks/pump chambers (see the lids) (whatever) to be too extreme? What do the non above and beyond guys do in a situation like that?

I know that was a compliment and all, which I appreciate (thank you) that. Just curious how else that could be done? Doesn’t seem like you could really cut too many corners there? Oh, i should mention that huge 30 year homeowner brush pile the guys had to get up there too. Basically driving on the edge of tanks and pump chamber with mini G. plywood makes it all possible, imo,