whadja do today?

[gorman]

What are you running for attachments?

50" BMG and a bucket grapple. Have a blockbuster splitter attachment but haven't tried it out yet.

 

[gorman]

We thought we would love that machine but finally got to demo one and didn't...none of us. We bought a new swinger last year. Had some early problems but they warrantied everything no problem.

I looked at the controls on the swinger. Two joysticks? Seems hard to operate the aux at the same time as the boom controls.

 

[mckeetree]

I looked at the controls on the swinger. Two joysticks? Seems hard to operate the aux at the same time as the boom controls.

Believe it or not that's what we liked about the swinger. I don't like the little elec. over hydraulic button for aux on the Gehl. Neither did my foreman. But hey, you have to realize I'm old school. I was running an old D6-8U Caterpillar on the farm I grew up long before you were born. Plus, to me, the 340 we demoed seemed "top heavy".

 

[Affordabletree]

Well figured out that my truck has the slightest bit if play in the king pins so that's the first thing to replace then the steering gear so it should be around 1500 bucks.

 

[treebilly]

Thanks for reminding me. I gotta do the steering gear box on my bucket truck this winter. Sucks only getting half of the turn

 

[treeclimber101]

But Hey Treemds are you selling your bucket?
http://hartford.craigslist.org/hvo/4769935803.html

52,000 for a 01 guys smoking crack it ain't all that

 

[pro94lt]

Well figured out that my truck has the slightest bit if play in the king pins so that's the first thing to replace then the steering gear so it should be around 1500 bucks.

It doesn't have the old school Dayton wheels does it?

 

[gorman]

52,000 for a 01 guys smoking crack it ain't all that

It's a rear mount. They go for that much.

 

[treeclimber101]

It's a rear mount. They go for that much.

Ummmmmmm ... Well then giddy up , their is a sucker for every seller

 

[gorman]

Ummmmmmm ... Well then giddy up , their is a sucker for every seller

Come on. You know how expensive those things are. I dare u to find a rear mount for under 40k

 

[treeclimber101]

It's not for sale for anywhere near 40 brah !!! It's 52K for a 14 year old truck ... I dare you to pay that kinda money for it

 

[Affordabletree]

No iy doesnt have the old Dayton wheels. It just has standard 10 lug

 

[RDAA]

Maiden voyage for the mini skid storage on the bucket truck today. I spent a good part of last week shortening up the tool boxes and getting this thing done. I had some extra room underneath and built a rack for an extra bucket.

 

[tree MDS]

It's not for sale for anywhere near 40 brah !!! It's 52K for a 14 year old truck ... I dare you to pay that kinda money for it

Hey, Goober, not saying the truck is worth 52k, but people pay that much for a pickup, so think about that. Its no Stubs, but a decent treeman could make a hell of a return on that 50k, "brah". Just speaking from pure experience. That truck will go and set up where no forestry dogger will ever dream of. Adds up over the years. Not to mention it looks cool and chicks dig it. Lol.

Or just buy a whipped up forestry unit for 20k and go at it like that.

 

[tree MDS]

You could already be getting mired up in that sweet jersey sugar sand. Lol..

 

[tree MDS]

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That's sweet. What is that, a turf irrigation machine you're carrying there? I like it..

 

[treeclimber101]

You could already be getting mired up in that sweet jersey sugar sand. Lol..

I said their is a sucker for every seller , and I'd give ya 30,000 for your lip stick dressed up pig LOL !

 

[gorman]

Come on. You know how expensive those things are. I dare u to find a rear mount for under 40k

When I was looking I couldn't find a rear mount for less than 45k. And they were from schmittys or that other place.

 

[treeclimber101]

When I was looking I couldn't find a rear mount for less than 45k. And they were from schmittys or that other place.

Just cause you can't find one doesn't mean a truck is worth that kinda money , this is one is a pretty nice truck , but rule of salesman are always 100% markup so when they unload them at auction for 20Gs yea they are gonna try and squeeze 40/50 outta someone . And for someone that wants a 4x4 rear mount 50 maybe a good investment ...... That being said don't mean that it's worth it

 

[treeclimber101]

Pretty nice truck though I like the super singles , and it looks loved . Hopefully it's not the 366 you'd be rocking if it was the 454 or 496 .