whadja do today?

[treeclimber101]

I do not. I should though. Because I could empty the deck and out on stakes then load it with logs too.

The little tractor I showed is not for anything but clearing jobs. I rarely ever have full loads on a full size truck. Lots of my jobs are a difference between a few large logs to clear. This truck will knock out 90% of everything we do in one whack, a hundred in more than one trip. Plus I'm starting firewood this year. For the money it was a no brainer.


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You get the infeed wheel right ?

 

[ducaticorse]

You get the infeed wheel right ?

Never stopped raining long enough today!

 

[treevet]

I do not. I should though. Because I could empty the deck and out on stakes then load it with logs too.

The little tractor I showed is not for anything but clearing jobs. I rarely ever have full loads on a full size truck. Lots of my jobs are a difference between a few large logs to clear. This truck will knock out 90% of everything we do in one whack, a hundred in more than one trip. Plus I'm starting firewood this year. For the money it was a no brainer.


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It looks like a really nice rig. But in retrospect don't you think you might wish you had a dump on the rear instead of individually unloading the sticks? That is what I am looking for. How much did you pay for it? Congrats.

 

[ducaticorse]

It looks like a really nice rig. But in retrospect don't you think you might wish you had a dump on the rear instead of individually unloading the sticks? That is what I am looking for. How much did you pay for it? Congrats.

Thanks Vet, I paid $8500 for it. Even if I didn't need it at all it would have been stupid to pass on it. I could just take it back to Boston and literally double my money on it with a simple CL listing. And yes, a dump would be nice, and we can always ad one.

Btw, the loader and bunks are new to the truck. It was never a tree truck so it's in really nice shape.

 

[no tree to big]

It looks like a really nice rig. But in retrospect don't you think you might wish you had a dump on the rear instead of individually unloading the sticks? That is what I am looking for. How much did you pay for it? Congrats.

We run a rear mount grapple so it can't dump I can have a full load unloaded in 10 minutes so its not the end of the world

 

[treeclimber101]

Plus I love doing firewood out of a grapple stacked firewood pile . It's smooth and you can store it so nicely , last year my buddy stopped by and stacked all my sticks and what filled the yard dumped was a single 40x15 stack then I just picked at it with the bobcat and the wood was much drier and less moldy , even if I had a dump grapple I would still grapple stack it

 

[treevet]

just closed the deal in my dining room on the first part of what I want. Bought this (exactly like one in pict) 99 F series with a 22 foot flat dump that stands just about straight up to dump, thick double pistons next to each other 3 extensions.. 6 speed single rear. For some reason it has a sleeper behind the cab. It has some cones in it and a Aplundh like seat but the whole inside is upholstered. Has a sky light too. Plan is to yank the sleeper and install a knuckle boom. Prob put the sleeper as a shelter next to the firewood pile. Has cold a/c.

Has a strong running 5.9L Cummins w/turbo and around 55k mi. Not sure I believe the mi.s but sounds snotty and no leaks and no rattles. 22' dump, damn near boom a leader onto it.

 

[ducaticorse]

just closed the deal in my dining room on the first part of what I want. Bought this (exactly like one in pict) 99 F series with a 22 foot flat dump that stands just about straight up to dump, thick double pistons next to each other 3 extensions.. 6 speed single rear. For some reason it has a sleeper behind the cab. It has some cones in it and a Aplundh like seat but the whole inside is upholstered. Has a sky light too. Plan is to yank the sleeper and install a knuckle boom. Prob put the sleeper as a shelter next to the firewood pile. Has cold a/c.

Has a strong running 5.9L Cummins w/turbo and around 55k mi. Not sure I believe the mi.s but sounds snotty and no leaks and no rattles. 22' dump, damn near boom a leader onto it.

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Is it a sleeper or just a man cab. Asplundh fahkin loves putting man cabs on all their chit. I was think of doing like you and taking it off, bit to do a mini platform like someone here did Yeats back. After the grapple truck I'm done for a while. Next year I'm looking for a rearmount el.

 

[treevet]

seems to fancy to be a man cab as it is enclosed in upholstry and there is a open cab rear window sleeve into sleeper. I am pretty sure the dump was added on recently but it is super nice dump unit. Doubtful it was a tree truck initially but after the story is a tree guy had it and died from heroin od. Partner got it and od'd too. 2 guys have died that owned it....spooooky...not....good price.

That's prob all I will do this year after the knuckle if I can find one. Got to get paint on my house and got to go to bare wood...big $.

 

[treeclimber101]

Throw another 4 ft of frame on it and hang the knuckle off the back , then you can take a snackie break with GM in cold "man" cab

 

[mckeetree]

Asplundh fahkin loves putting man cabs on all their chit.

Down here we call them an Asplundh Mexican box.

 

[jefflovstrom]

Beautiful Saturday, tropical weather this week. Gonna be hot and humid all week. We have some big euc removals all this week and next.
Jeff I know, I shouldn't be here,,,,,,

 

[KenJax Tree]

Drink beer and eat smoked fish

 

[no tree to big]

Just called my local stihl dealer to see if they had a carb kit in stock for a 192 first guy had no idea what an ms 192 was second guy didn't no what a carb kit was he's all is it a blah blah blah Im like no its for the carb. The what? Omg nvm I'll call someone else bye

 

[tree MDS]

Just called my local stihl dealer to see if they had a carb kit in stock for a 192 first guy had no idea what an ms 192 was second guy didn't no what a carb kit was he's all is it a blah blah blah Im like no its for the carb. The what? Omg nvm I'll call someone else bye

Sometimes I try and figure out if you're like 30, or 60+ years old. Seriously! Lol

 

[tree MDS]

Jeff is like 54 going on five thousand. Vet seems to be holding tight @ 65. Just my observations.

 

[no tree to big]

Sometimes I try and figure out if you're like 30, or 60+ years old. Seriously! Lol

Haha its a mystery

 

[treevet]

Went to do laundry and feel something crunchy in a pocket. Reach in and find 4 twenties. That schit don't happen in the winter. First the 80 bucks ain't there and second if it was you sure as schit would know bout it.

 

[treevet]

Drink beer and eat smoked fish

Sorry Chris, but the beer, tho I don't drink anymore, looks great. But the only thing I want smelling like fish is.....well nevermind.

 

[tree MDS]

Sorry Chris, but the beer, tho I don't drink anymore, looks great. But the only thing I want smelling like fish is.....well nevermind.

No,, what!? You talking the sleeveage?