whadja do today?

[tree MDS]

High capacity chip truck mode. Lol

 

[Griff93]

High capacity chip truck mode. Lol
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Man, that's a nice truck. I'd almost feel bad about doing tree work with it.

Would you post some up close pictures of how the tailgate is setup and how the top attaches?

 

[gorman]

I’ve decided I’m most likely going to have to ante up for a kboom truck with a mech saw. I’m not going to be able to deal with bucket chucking and climbing many years from now. Told my wife the other night and she asked how much they cost....

 

[mikewhite85]

Took out a couple pretty large Ash. Spent 2-3 hours cleaning up twigs! Even with the BMG rake.

Here's the bigger one being felled:


Had a pretty serious codom. When we notched it we realized it was still split all the way down. Ended up using the GRCS strap, a chain, and sling to guy it together. It was a little bit nerve wracking but it came down nice.

 

[DSW]

I’ve decided I’m most likely going to have to ante up for a kboom truck with a mech saw. I’m not going to be able to deal with bucket chucking and climbing many years from now. Told my wife the other night and she asked how much they cost....

I know some 60 year old, beer bellied, farm boys who couldn't climb ten foot into a tree if their life depended on it, who are professional bucket chuckers and will be until they retire.

 

[tree MDS]

I know some 60 year old, beer bellied, farm boys who couldn't climb ten foot into a tree if their life depended on it, who are professional bucket chuckers and will be until they retire.

Yes, but those beer bellied farm boys are probably tougher stock than gorman. He’s probably right in getting ahead of this thing.

 

[gorman]

I’m not buying one soon. I have to pay off some debt for the next few years.

 

[tree MDS]

I’m not buying one soon. I have to pay off some debt for the next few years.

Lol. Me too.

 

[DSW]

I'm buying a 33 foot van lift and chipping right into the back of it.

Topping and removing anything I can get to.

 

[tree MDS]

Hey Paul...you think you can keep all that stuff rolling when the ash td's are all gone?

Tropical storm Isaias came through three and a half months or so ago now. That storm brought so much work the ash takedowns almost stopped for a few months dealing with that. All the trees with heavy canopies got hit hard. I don’t think one of those scarecrow looking ash went down. I saw maybe one during that time and that had a weak crotch and amazingly still had a full canopy (real bushy).

I’m hoping if things go the way I plan I can pay my bucket off next year (payed my farming tractor off this year finally). That’ll help a lot. Then payments will be back to what I’m used to currently.

 

[gorman]

To clarify, I found out that climber in mystic did not die but was “seriously injured” from his fall.

 

[Tigwelder83]

Some days you get an easy one... put this on the ground and put the saw back in the truck...

 

[epicklein22]

Hey Paul...you think you can keep all that stuff rolling when the ash td's are all gone?

He’s been on an equipment high for a while, only made him more dangerous with the increased efficiency.

 

[epicklein22]

Been a long road, but chip truck build is getting closer to being done.

 

[gorman]

Had a police detail today. Half day minimum but we only needed the kid, he was a kid, for about two hours. He was also half an hour late. Filled the new truck with straight dead white pine chips.
Oh the aroma!

 

[tree MDS]

Action shots finally!

Quite a truck, really is like driving a big ole Cadillac.

 

[Jakers]

Had a police detail today. Half day minimum but we only needed the kid, he was a kid, for about two hours. He was also half an hour late. Filled the new truck with straight dead white pine chips.
Oh the aroma!

You ever had problems with dead pine or spruce starting on fire in the chipper? My old clapped out woodchuck disk chipper lit up twice this year from dead spruce

 

[hitoppa]

Action shots finally!

Quite a truck, really is like driving a big ole Cadillac.
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Is that Muni work? With all the schit you got now you need to talk it up to some Muni s for winter. Nobody can out equipment you if you can get a crane guy with a phone call.

 

[gorman]

You ever had problems with dead pine or spruce starting on fire in the chipper? My old clapped out woodchuck disk chipper lit up twice this year from dead spruce

Never. I’ve had guys who run tub grinders complain about brush mixed with the chips cause it will cause a fire.

 

[dbl612]

Is that Muni work? With all the schit you got now you need to talk it up to some Muni s for winter. Nobody can out equipment you if you can get a crane guy with a phone call.

i think he has that area covered. i hope.