What to buy next

[oneils LLC]

I have a tree service in Florida and I am about ready to buy another piece of equipment. I am looking at buying a loader of some sort or a grapple truck. Any advice about this. Also, I think I may have to look at a mini loader not an a300 in my area often the yards are small and very tight even if you remove a panel in the fence.



Apollo O'Neil
ONeils tree service
www.oneilsllc.com

 

[capecodtree]

Go with the rear mount log truck! I bought one last year and have no regrets. As a matter of fact I rent it out to other tree companies, towns and saw mills @$125/hr. I have also been able to amass log length wood for sale as is or ready to be processed, no more chunks! For back yards we have a log dolly. I visited your website, some of the trees you show would be a lot easier to remove from the clients property with a grapple. Trackmats are good, I like full sheets of 3/4" plywood better. Good luck. email me at [email protected] if you have any questions. Jim

 

[oneils LLC]

thanks for the input

I have been leaning this way because I figured a grapple/rentice truck will have to come before a loader anyway that way a mini skid steer will be a lot more useful being that they can't reach high enough to put in big logs.

 

[treeman82]

With the economy being what it is, I'd be looking at a mini loader, or other type of multipurpose machine. You can always cut smaller pieces, and it doesn't cost as much to maintain the machine.

 

[Saw Dust Smoken]

equipment

For narrow gates the mini is the way to go. For the price large equipment you could have two minis. One at each end of large logs. Backyard to front with out the back break. The grapple from TNT work great for this.

 

[sgreanbeans]

What to buy, that is the question, how about a new Skidloader.........for me!

 

[treevet]

while a knuckle boom or crane or mini skid or loader are the most desirable choices they are also costly.

back in the day the choice often was a modified wrecker that can be bought very inexpensively and modified to back into a dump truck. you can just wrap the cable and hook around the piece and pull it right up to the sheave. some wreckers boom out. some are 4x4. I bought one for $750. from a junkyard and used it for 25 years. helped me afford the stuff I have today.

 

[oneils LLC]

thanks for the input

Treevet that is a great Idea. I have a buddy who has been very successful and he started out with a truck like that. Now he has all the goodies.

 

[treevet]

thanks oneils. nice website. keep up the good work.

 

[oneils LLC]

will do

Treevet your website is very nice as well. I came up to your area in November to treat 546 ash trees for the emerald ash borer. A friend of mine in the area asked me to do it for him because he was short staffed. How is that battle with that going? Also those Sycamores along the rivers up there are impressive. I wish they got that tall down here.

 

[treevet]

Hasn't hit my niche area yet but we found a D shaped exit hole on a piece last week. No question what it was. We been doin some pre emptive treatments. Totally ready for full bore (pun intended). Bring it on.

 

[mattfr12]

the grapple truck is a money maker after you get one you wont know how you lived without it. shaves hours off jobs. no more cutting spending the time to cut up little chunks pick them up 20 foot.

 

[arbor pro]

mini skid like this one (for sale btw)