adkranger
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Wow
I guess I struck a cord with that chipper statement. Must a be some closet chipper salesmen in here.:biggrinbounce2:
Truth be told I'm not bashing my town's Hwy Dept, they do an excellent job with the mostly limited resources they've got. There is no "tree trimming/removal" budget here, you've got no clue how it is in the boonies. The tree trimming 'round here is done during winter down times, usually consisting of removing brush, limbs and trees in ROW. The determination of cut/don't cut is whether it hits the plow trucks mirrors and antenneas. Pruning 'round here is usually accomplished with a Stihl 044 at ground level, of course that saves on complaints of rippin', stubbin' and hackin'.
Inmates are utilized on this kind of work for "efficiency" in the cutting and hauling, though most material stays where it lays in the woods. The Brush Bandit gives about TEN(10) hours of service annually, which is poor "efficiency" IMO regardless of how efficient at reducing waste it is. You could eat off that thing. The town would have been more efficient renting a chipper or borrowing from another locale when needed and the guys the Hwy Dept. would be the first to admit it.
Blindly purchasing equipment purely based on it's efficiency w/o evaluating the cost/benefit is still foolish IMO. This is how gov'ts get into huge, unnecessary debt. Even with our efficient chipper, much of the brush generated in my town still gets burned annually or stays as it lays in the woods. I'm not against chippers, got one of my own that passed my cost/benefit analysis and know their value at reducing waste. And I do attend many town board meetings and exercise my rights at the ballotbox, but not every expendature is open to review. The Town is Supervisor & Board are empowered to do their jobs by our collective votes, but I do not have to like every decision they make and am allowed to express my opinion as you are yours.
I guess I struck a cord with that chipper statement. Must a be some closet chipper salesmen in here.:biggrinbounce2:
Truth be told I'm not bashing my town's Hwy Dept, they do an excellent job with the mostly limited resources they've got. There is no "tree trimming/removal" budget here, you've got no clue how it is in the boonies. The tree trimming 'round here is done during winter down times, usually consisting of removing brush, limbs and trees in ROW. The determination of cut/don't cut is whether it hits the plow trucks mirrors and antenneas. Pruning 'round here is usually accomplished with a Stihl 044 at ground level, of course that saves on complaints of rippin', stubbin' and hackin'.
Inmates are utilized on this kind of work for "efficiency" in the cutting and hauling, though most material stays where it lays in the woods. The Brush Bandit gives about TEN(10) hours of service annually, which is poor "efficiency" IMO regardless of how efficient at reducing waste it is. You could eat off that thing. The town would have been more efficient renting a chipper or borrowing from another locale when needed and the guys the Hwy Dept. would be the first to admit it.Blindly purchasing equipment purely based on it's efficiency w/o evaluating the cost/benefit is still foolish IMO. This is how gov'ts get into huge, unnecessary debt. Even with our efficient chipper, much of the brush generated in my town still gets burned annually or stays as it lays in the woods. I'm not against chippers, got one of my own that passed my cost/benefit analysis and know their value at reducing waste. And I do attend many town board meetings and exercise my rights at the ballotbox, but not every expendature is open to review. The Town is Supervisor & Board are empowered to do their jobs by our collective votes, but I do not have to like every decision they make and am allowed to express my opinion as you are yours.
I wanna go to Seatle.
