whadja do today?

[ducaticorse]

My chipper has the 140 hp John deere. If your chipping big wood all day long, then you will want more hp. I don't know what it weighs, but the 2005 2400 I demo weighed in at. 11000lbs. Which would require you to have a cdl

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Yeah, all my stuff is going that way begrudgingly.....

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[chief116]

My chipper has the 140 hp John deere. If your chipping big wood all day long, then you will want more hp. I don't know what it weighs, but the 2005 2400 I demo weighed in at. 11000lbs. Which would require you to have a cdl

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Not necessarily. You could tow it behind a truck with a GVW less than 15000 and not need any kind of CDL. Trailer over 10k PLUS combined weight of over 26000 is what classifies needing a CDL A.

 

[tree MDS]

Not necessarily. You could tow it behind a truck with a GVW less than 15000 and not need any kind of CDL. Trailer over 10k PLUS combined weight of over 26000 is what classifies needing a CDL A.

Assuming you're right, that clears up a lot of confusion for me. Now I'm just gonna look for lighter trucks with smaller brakes to tow the bigger stuff. Thanks for clearing that up!!

 

[ducaticorse]

Belgian, imagine if 5 eastern european countries all lost power at the same time. Every police officer was somewhere else.

What would you do if you were driving and had all your good saws gassed up and ready and a tree fell across the road blocking traffic?
Same situation, with saws at hand and the tree falls and hits a car.
And what would you do if a tree fell onto a car trapping the occupants in a smoking car?

Stop hesitating people. do not worry about imbarrassment. or what people will think. Do something, take action, why wait?

Oh what a tangled Web we weave...

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[tree MDS]

Oh what a tangled Web we weave...

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Wait.. who's ScottWojo, and why are you quoting him?

 

[ducaticorse]

Wait.. who's ScottWojo, and why are you quoting him?

Haha. Playing smoke shows with dot on weights and trailers gets you one place. Fkkkked.

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[2treeornot2tree]

Not necessarily. You could tow it behind a truck with a GVW less than 15000 and not need any kind of CDL. Trailer over 10k PLUS combined weight of over 26000 is what classifies needing a CDL A.

Well if you open up the cdl operators manual it had a table that helps you figure out if you need a cdl. It says if your trailer weighs more then 10,001 lbs, you need a class a cdl. It doesn't mention anything about which vehicle you are towing it with.

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[chief116]

Straight from the MA DOT website
http://www.massrmv.com/rmv/license/2diflic.htm
Different Classes of Licenses
Class A- Any combination of vehicles with a GVWR of 26,001 or more pounds provided the GVWR of the vehicle(s) being towed is in excess of 10,000 pounds. (Holders of a Class A license may, with any appropriate endorsements, operate all vehicles within Classes B, C, and D)

So, if the trailer is 11k, the truck can be up to 15k, no cdl.

I don't agree with it, I think that a 60k log truck pulling a bobcat trailer that's registered at 16k should be allowed on a class b, when the landscaper with an f250 can tow the same trailer with a passenger license.

 

[jefflovstrom]

Are you loading stuff up because of the fire?

Kinda, the land was bought the city of San Marcos and we all have to leave. I was just going to get some stuff I didn't want to lose.
Jeff

 

[tree MDS]

Well if you open up the cdl operators manual it had a table that helps you figure out if you need a cdl. It says if your trailer weighs more then 10,001 lbs, you need a class a cdl. It doesn't mention anything about which vehicle you are towing it with.

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Lol. Yep, and right after that it says "that's right jarad, you bought a 140hp cdl chipper for 60k ($1375 a month for life), and since cdl laws are federal, you had better watch your ass". Lol

 

[ducaticorse]

Lol. Yep, and right after that it says "that's right jarad, you bought a 140hp cdl chipper for 60k ($1375 a month for life), and since cdl laws are federal, you had better watch your ass". Lol

Boom

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[ducaticorse]

Lol. Yep, and right after that it says "that's right jarad, you bought a 140hp cdl chipper for 60k ($1375 a month for life), and since cdl laws are federal, you had better watch your ass". Lol

That's why I love early 90 trucks. Dot Can't look up the vin!

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[treevet]

My chipper has the 140 hp John deere. If your chipping big wood all day long, then you will want more hp. I don't know what it weighs, but the 2005 2400 I demo weighed in at. 11000lbs. Which would require you to have a cdl

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If you are stepping up you really need bottom line 200 hp imo on a wtc.

 

[2treeornot2tree]

So far I like the hp on my machine. I put about 7 hrs on it so far and only burned about 16 gallons of diesel

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[treevet]

talking mainly about booming crane picked leaders and logs into the chute not dispariging your chipper

 

[2treeornot2tree]

I know. For me the 140 was a good choice. For a crane operation, a bigger hp would be much better

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[tree MDS]

So far I like the hp on my machine. I put about 7 hrs on it so far and only burned about 16 gallons of diesel

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I'm sure it's worlds apart from the eager beaver.

 

[2treeornot2tree]

It is. That was a good chipper, but this 18rx is a better chipper. Worlds apart.

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[dbl612]

That's a kunt move... DOMUDDERTRUKINT

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its all about the revenue.

 

[tree MDS]

its all about the revenue.

Probably what 2tree's morbark dealer was thinking.