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Rabid K9
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Had a better day today.
Blasted out our three black wattles, even got to stop for lunch, which is a rarity. Decided need to track down another dozen or so sheets of formply which would have speed up things even more being able to turn faster while on the grass.
Went round to small rural lot, knocked over four medium eucs overhanging the powerline, filled truck, left chipper on property ready for first powerline job tomorrow morning, ran load of mulch out another rural lot with a long driveway of planted northern hemi species, bastards try to tear mirrors off the chip truck every time go in there, quoted for pruning the driveway while trying to avoid losing mirrors.
Rabid K9
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Cab overs are the standard in Australia, my 1982 6x4 Scania constantly amazes me where it can turn into. Has a better turning circle than my LV's actually. Back of bin sits right over rear axle, so not a ounce of tail swing when turning.
Just had to put a 'new' gearbox & clutch in the old warhorse though - 10 speed synchro, just under $13K, so owes a bit more hard work yet. Love putting the boot into the 13.2L V8 & hearing the turbo sucking birds out of the sky.
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Rabid K9
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Managed images to display, shoot everything on SLR, so had to shrink files.
Test photo for the grumpy old bastard....
Ziplining a bluegum past house, previously over a swimming pool, dropping to much debris, so pool was filled in. Around 1150kg/m3 the Tas blues, so had to pull up the big zip lined blocks before they bounced into the fountain behind. Branches tend to fly slower & self brake when the hitting the ground, the big blocks accelerate (we flat line them to give more clearance over roofs) & bounce, sometimes 10 or 20m, so a backstop is handy.
Test photo for the grumpy old bastard....
Ziplining a bluegum past house, previously over a swimming pool, dropping to much debris, so pool was filled in. Around 1150kg/m3 the Tas blues, so had to pull up the big zip lined blocks before they bounced into the fountain behind. Branches tend to fly slower & self brake when the hitting the ground, the big blocks accelerate (we flat line them to give more clearance over roofs) & bounce, sometimes 10 or 20m, so a backstop is handy.
Rabid K9
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Intermercato five finger grapple, fixed mount with continuous 360 rotation on worm drive. Mentioned before, modified from 5-8 tonne excavator class. Beast of a thing, found the Vermeer compact track destroyed the lightweight attachments made for Dingo, Toro, Kanga etc.
Log is karri, green weight around 1200kg/m3, was a Mustang wheeled skid steer at this job, 55hp, couldn't shift these logs.
Find the fixed mount super useful for manipulating wood, placing post, rocks, pulling small tree right out, you name it, can do it with grapple. Had a custom grapple bucket built for machine before this grapple, hardly use it for tree jobs now after got this one. Not cheap though, around $10K.
Medium term, plan is for a 8-10 tonne knuckle boom excavator with one of these grapples, will be able to get some serious double 360 log throwing on then.
Log is karri, green weight around 1200kg/m3, was a Mustang wheeled skid steer at this job, 55hp, couldn't shift these logs.
Find the fixed mount super useful for manipulating wood, placing post, rocks, pulling small tree right out, you name it, can do it with grapple. Had a custom grapple bucket built for machine before this grapple, hardly use it for tree jobs now after got this one. Not cheap though, around $10K.
Medium term, plan is for a 8-10 tonne knuckle boom excavator with one of these grapples, will be able to get some serious double 360 log throwing on then.
Rabid K9
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Whats better than a Vermeer compact track.
Two of them.
Doing some woody weed (acacia longifolia) removal in riparian reserves for local government. Two person crew with two Vermeers blasted through one reserve per day, including pulling stumps. Saved the Shire weeks of labour with traditional crew running just a chipper & winch set up with two wheel drive truck.
Two of them.
Doing some woody weed (acacia longifolia) removal in riparian reserves for local government. Two person crew with two Vermeers blasted through one reserve per day, including pulling stumps. Saved the Shire weeks of labour with traditional crew running just a chipper & winch set up with two wheel drive truck.
bck
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Not everyone is afraid of payments treevet…
bck
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And the orange looks great
Do you use a bowline to support yourself in a tree as a lifeline? As the one thing you rely on to keep yourself alive? Is that what you do?
Because remember, a carabiner is just a carabiner too and they all work the same way, right?just because you can splice something easily, doesn't mean it's something you should rely on to save your life. Do yourself a favor and stay on the ground.
treevet
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I am paying on 3 things right now...2 will be done in Dec with payoffs...
2011 International 7400 4X4 DT466 Maxforce turbo diesel 7.6 litre L6 short wheel base puddle jumper with 65' reach Altec LRV, 37,000 miles I have put up before.
2019 Bobcat S650 with grapple bucket (still deciding on wide opening, say 60", 2nd grapple) and large new bucket 74 hp turbo diesel, just bought with 1k hours on it maintained by Bobcat as they had it on contract and sold it to me and completely reconditioned it and gave a 2 year full warr.
In Spring will easily pay off brand new 2020 Ford F550 9' dump bought last winter as I have been double paying to now after trading in my Silverado 3500 '17 4X4 for it. Ford is 7.3 litre gas, 20k gvw.
treevet
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But your point that your stuff "is nicer than mine". You show 3 pieces and none of them is markedly better than mine not to mention I own 7 trucks (including 2 buckets and a crane, 20' bed log f800 log truck, Mack 18' chip dump, brand new f550 4x4 dump, ) , 2 chippers, 2 stump grinders, 3 commercial tow behind sprayers, newish dump trailer, new s650 Bobcat, perfect Tx 1000 Dingo, 3 grapples, 5 other commercial trailers, wraptor, about 18 new gen stihl chainsaws most pro ported and modded including ported ms 461 ms661 and ms 880 (just got back 880...cost about $1k to port) , etc etc. Can I see some more of your stuff? Everyone wants to rag my equipment but have yet to see anyone I'd trade straight up with (at least anyone who actually OWNS their equipment lol).
treevet
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what models are the vermeers?Whats better than a Vermeer compact track.
Two of them.
Doing some woody weed (acacia longifolia) removal in riparian reserves for local government. Two person crew with two Vermeers blasted through one reserve per day, including pulling stumps. Saved the Shire weeks of labour with traditional crew running just a chipper & winch set up with two wheel drive truck.
bck
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I guess that might be sarcasm but if so you just look plain stupid in the attempt at it. An elevator is way heavier and won't get near the small spots mine will. I also have an elevator height bucket in my lot at 75' WH. But the Puddle jumper I bought would easily sell for $100k if I wanted to cash it in now...today. See them all the time for that and mine is flawless. The wheel loader dig...stupid. Desperate. The F550 9' dump which is an 11' dump with the gate down and has a 12k payload is amazingly useful. A dig at the 7.3 litre gas? People, including me..rave about that engine. Not paying diesel prices either. What is that thing you got? Is that your go to? Contractors dump for chipping into. Stupid.
3 spray rigs a joke to you? One sprays 100' in the air for insects and has a 500 gal cap. One has 250 gals. and is a 15gpm pump and does treatments and mostly fertilizing trees maybe making twice in the spring than what you make in your low income housing niche area. Third sprayer pumps herbicide to keep my lot clean. Can't put anything but herbicide in a herbicide sprayer. So crafty aren't you with the sarcasm...a dump trailer belittled when I don't see one in your vast (3 pieces) equipment collection. A dig on Dingo...Ditchwitch may be a nice mini skid but the truth is Toro now OWNS Ditchwitch...so which is more apt to be the "junk". And where do you go to get a fkn dipschitwitch fixed? Stupid dumb acs sarcastic schit. Ask to see YOUR stuff and you are a no show.....C'mon son...what you got?
Maybe I should have mentioned just paid off my new BMW x3. 1 acre commercial lot in a great location. Almost paid off my $450k home in the middle of 2 very wealthy neighborhoods with an amazing clientele anyone would be jealous of. Lived here for 40 years. Put 4 kids thru college and wife hasn't worked in 20 years. You want to judge me lets put your schit up and have a go at it....BCK...what kind of a name is that? Big Chump Kracker. You in hiding in the witness protection program lol.?
3 spray rigs a joke to you? One sprays 100' in the air for insects and has a 500 gal cap. One has 250 gals. and is a 15gpm pump and does treatments and mostly fertilizing trees maybe making twice in the spring than what you make in your low income housing niche area. Third sprayer pumps herbicide to keep my lot clean. Can't put anything but herbicide in a herbicide sprayer. So crafty aren't you with the sarcasm...a dump trailer belittled when I don't see one in your vast (3 pieces) equipment collection. A dig on Dingo...Ditchwitch may be a nice mini skid but the truth is Toro now OWNS Ditchwitch...so which is more apt to be the "junk". And where do you go to get a fkn dipschitwitch fixed? Stupid dumb acs sarcastic schit. Ask to see YOUR stuff and you are a no show.....C'mon son...what you got?
Maybe I should have mentioned just paid off my new BMW x3. 1 acre commercial lot in a great location. Almost paid off my $450k home in the middle of 2 very wealthy neighborhoods with an amazing clientele anyone would be jealous of. Lived here for 40 years. Put 4 kids thru college and wife hasn't worked in 20 years. You want to judge me lets put your schit up and have a go at it....BCK...what kind of a name is that? Big Chump Kracker. You in hiding in the witness protection program lol.?
treevet
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I see you went for the "composition" board instead for that damn pricey treated plywood and the no paint selection on the top of your nailed together chip box...excellent!
bck
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You’re too funny
Another day, another mansion (lol). And a big pin oak prune and some red oaks.
I can't help but read your posts in an aussie accent.Whats better than a Vermeer compact track.
Two of them.
Doing some woody weed (acacia longifolia) removal in riparian reserves for local government. Two person crew with two Vermeers blasted through one reserve per day, including pulling stumps. Saved the Shire weeks of labour with traditional crew running just a chipper & winch set up with two wheel drive truck.
You've got some nice equipment.
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