whadja do today?

[tree MDS]

Crabby pants alert!!!!

 

[mckeetree]

I just got an email from what I would consider to be our WORST customer. She was one of the few I couldn't make my mind up if I wanted to "fire" or not during our big client clean out of Dec. 2011. Says she won't be needing our service anymore...she has found a great tree service she plans to use from now on. That is some good news because we never made a penny on any of her crap.

 

[mckeetree]

My advice was for those people are are willing to try what others say cannot be done

Historically, people who have tried what I said couldn't be done have all ended up in a world of ****.

 

[pdqdl]

Crabby pants alert!!!!

Yup. It pisses me off when people tell me when something cannot be done when I just told them that I did it.

Besides, the whole captain amazing thing is a bit too sarcastic for me to put up with. That was uncalled for.

 

[pdqdl]

Historically, people who have tried what I said couldn't be done have all ended up in a world of ****.

That all depends on how careful a fellow is with his advice. You probably don't go around shooting off your mouth about things you have no experience with, either.

Myself, I have my opinions, and I have a large store of experience and knowledge that my opinions are based on. I mostly acquired that information by learning as much as I can and by listening to other folks, so I always try to keep an open mind to new ideas. When I confront folks with closed minds, I might occasionally seem a bit harsh, but somehow I don't feel too guilty about it.

 

[luckydad]

Working on a couple oak trims.

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[NYTREECLIMBER]

I think I just murphed it!

 

[2treeornot2tree]

Ok Mr super-******** admiral amazing adviser: tell me where to buy a leaf spring for a manufactured part where the manufacturer is out of business. HMMM?

I guess you want me to get out my file & grinder and start carving some leaf spring down to size from an old pickup, right? Maybe with your infinite wisdom you would just prefer to advise everyone to either throw the chipper away, to cut the leaf springs and shackle mounts off the frame and weld new ones on? Perhaps with your extensive experience you can advise everyone on the internet where to get a custom leaf spring built when it is impossible to order?

Sometimes you gotta do what you gotta do.

In the particular case of my welded spring, it lasted for years; I even checked with the guy about a year after I sold it to him and asked if it was still running ok. No problems...so I have to say my repair was not a bandaid. I never thought the weld would last as long as it did, and I had found a spring works to make a new one, but that takes TIME. When your only chipper is broken down, and you need it NOW, then you need to take action NOW. I have no doubt that sgrbeans was in a similar "act now" situation.

My advice was for those people are are willing to try what others say cannot be done, not for wussies that always do what they are told because they don't know any better. This forum is mostly filled with folks that don't always follow the rules. If we did, we wouldn't climb trees or do dangerous work.

Actually there is a place by me that can get any leaf springs you need or they can make them. All you had to do was ask. Lol

I am sure dot won't like to see welded leaf springs. It would probably land you a big fine and you would have to replace them before the vehicle moved.
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[2treeornot2tree]

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Nice bucket truck! I bet cleaning up on a freshly sodded yard is a pita.

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[luckydad]

Nice bucket truck! I bet cleaning up on a freshly sodded yard is a pita.

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Not to bad. Just have to hand drag no machinery on it.


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[tree MDS]

Actually there is a place by me that can get any leaf springs you need or they can make them. All you had to do was ask. Lol

I am sure dot won't like to see welded leaf springs. It would probably land you a big fine and you would have to replace them before the vehicle moved.
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Let's just hope that spring doesn't cost 11k. Lol. Just saying.

 

[2treeornot2tree]

I don't really think that the spring will cost $11k more like $50

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[dbl612]

Ok Mr super-******** admiral amazing adviser: tell me where to buy a leaf spring for a manufactured part where the manufacturer is out of business. HMMM?

I guess you want me to get out my file & grinder and start carving some leaf spring down to size from an old pickup, right? Maybe with your infinite wisdom you would just prefer to advise everyone to either throw the chipper away, to cut the leaf springs and shackle mounts off the frame and weld new ones on? Perhaps with your extensive experience you can advise everyone on the internet where to get a custom leaf spring built when it is impossible to order?

Sometimes you gotta do what you gotta do.

In the particular case of my welded spring, it lasted for years; I even checked with the guy about a year after I sold it to him and asked if it was still running ok. No problems...so I have to say my repair was not a bandaid. I never thought the weld would last as long as it did, and I had found a spring works to make a new one, but that takes TIME. When your only chipper is broken down, and you need it NOW, then you need to take action NOW. I have no doubt that sgrbeans was in a similar "act now" situation.

My advice was for those people are are willing to try what others say cannot be done, not for wussies that always do what they are told because they don't know any better. This forum is mostly filled with folks that don't always follow the rules. If we did, we wouldn't climb trees or do dangerous work.

must be the big time area of kansas city doesn't have a decent spring shop. guess they kept the good ones in the east where we get a lot of practice with broken springs. and welding springs is still ********.

 

[dbl612]

Crabby pants alert!!!!

thank you mr mds. what would i know about welding anyway.

 

[Toddppm]

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Looks like somebody has some work to do to fix that wrinkled up carpet by the house! What happened there?

 

[Toddppm]

I just got an email from what I would consider to be our WORST customer. She was one of the few I couldn't make my mind up if I wanted to "fire" or not during our big client clean out of Dec. 2011. Says she won't be needing our service anymore...she has found a great tree service she plans to use from now on. That is some good news because we never made a penny on any of her crap.

Glad something good happened to you finally, don't forget good things come in 3's!

 

[tree MDS]

thank you mr mds. what would i know about welding anyway.

Mr MDS. I kinda like the sound of that!! lol

 

[tree MDS]

Glad something good happened to you finally, don't forget good things come in 3's!

I dunno... I bet them Mexicans are up to something as we speak!!

 

[luckydad]

Looks like somebody has some work to do to fix that wrinkled up carpet by the house! What happened there?

They got an under ground power service installed to the house and the electrician didnt tamp the loose dirt in the ditch. Thats what you see under the sod.

 

[dbl612]

Mr MDS. I kinda like the sound of that!! lol

works for me!