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  1. kimtree
    ive had a branch manager grapple (without a rotator) since 2008.Fantastic for feeding the chipper,loading logs end first and over the side into truck.you can place not drop logs into the truck too.also fairly handy for reaching over short fences and grabbing logs on a small loader (mines a schaffer 2026) a rotator is not needed, you soon work out how to manipulate it i did have to modify it slightly.just extended the backing plate about 200mm with a raised section in the middle .this helps trap logs and small trees and allows the operator to lever the timber up and over obstacles. also the longer plate protects the loader arms from damage when it comes to feeding a chipper no other type of attachment comes close for speed and ease of feeding.helps if you have a large chipper one drawback with no rotator is that the hoses cop a fair hiding but since 2008 ive only blown two hoses
  2. kimtree
    get a BMG.on a small loader having a free swinging/rotating grapple you would not believe how handy the set up is versus a fixed bucket or fork:thumbup1: also on an articulated the grapple really comes into its own:thumbup:
  3. kimtree
    An absolute must mind you over here you can set your terms and and more than half of my clients don't think it applies to them:thumbdown:
  4. kimtree
    machine i've got,a laski 27hp will fly through the wood part of the palm but then bog down on the fiberous roots .it will still grind them just have to slew slower
  5. kimtree
    once youve set it up a few times its easy.a few pointers.put the winches on the same side and make sure the braces are 90 degrees from the rail (when milling).if youre just cutting with the swingmill the centre brace is not required happy milling:thumbup1:
  6. kimtree
    i stand corrected should have said 'nearly all the articles":lol:
  7. kimtree
    i subscribe to this rag (Aussie version)the whole mag is dedicated to adverts,even the articles:thumbdown:
  8. kimtree
    If youre a hard worker you will have no trouble getting and keeping a job
  9. kimtree
    if it is it could be up to seventy years old ,i suggest that it belongs on a shelf not a waist
  10. kimtree
    sounds like a similar story that happened to a new guy i had start 2 weeks ago. i;d pay him (your chap) for time worked only and drum in the importance of keeping hydrated and covering up in the sun. My guy lasted only 3 days(and had to go home after 3 hours on the job on the first day) then decided it was just to hard Mind you it was over 42 degrees:thumbup1: just the the other night it was still 33 degrees at 8pm
  11. kimtree
    very shonky contractors,any decent operator should be able to get down 12'' get your own stump grinder then you can guarantee client satisfaction most stumps i do go down a min of 12'' more often straight through the bottom and ill chase out surface roots till they are well below the surface then remove all the waste ,replace with topsoil and compact back to grade (run over with loader) bit of hand raking ,good to go
  12. kimtree
    by the hour $30 minimum
  13. kimtree
    Nicely overcast 34 degrees great day for working:thumbup1:
  14. kimtree
    you'll have to spend money.Get a loader or hiab type crane muck truck would be a good start.not that ive used one if funds stretch get a articulated loader:thumbup1:
  15. kimtree
    Customers who wont pay on time.Especially private clients. i hate having to ask for money,if i have to ask twice their off the list for good customers who think a quote from 6 months ago still stands:lol: and then want it done now
  16. kimtree
    Get them lasered best investment ive ever made.i was so blind i needed glasses to find my glasses if i took em off and forgot where they were.now have better than 20 20
  17. kimtree
    peterson is a kiwi made mill lucas is aussie,they also now do a 10'' mill you can double cut with a lucasmill but it is also a Pita if i want a wide board with straight edges i slab it then usually secure it to the log and cut it with the circular saw.alot of mucking about a swing mill cuts slower than a bandmill and wastes more wood however it is a versatile unit. a few years back a woodmizer was here milling African Mahogany for floorboards.as a side job he slabbed a small tree for a mate.7 slabs 5 litres of saw dust.in maybe ten minutes with my slabbing attachment we would have only got 5. if you can afford it get a bandmill preferably with hydraulics
  18. kimtree
    snapped 2 so far one in 1987 and 1 a year ago.Cutting down a stump so i could grind it,hit metal chain snaps and jams the bar in the cut.I undid the bar and tried to grind around it. ended up hitting it.1 rooted 36'' bar.
  19. kimtree
    A swing mill Lucas or Peterson cuts dimensioned timber without having to move the log I have a Lucas and it has a featherboard and slabbing attachment Not sure what the price is now but i think i paid about 16000 Aussie dollars in 2004.a lot more models avaliable now too You should be able to buy one for less than 15000 pounds i would imagine
  20. kimtree
    hopefully their not now lying to your face.Nothing worse than people who wont pay.i d suggest if no payment is recieved by Friday you do take them to court!
  21. kimtree
    hope the guy pulls though ok Was this a commercially available unit or a homemade one? one strap or two? on my device i use two straps and have not yet had a failure or slippage also a plate inserted into a slot guarantees this on take downs Have had a couple of portawraps slide up though
  22. kimtree
    Havent yet cut the wrong tree down but did deliver 5 cube mulch to the 'wrong' house .it was in a new housing estate and the bloke thought his house was number 13 but was actually number 11 other owners were cheesed off big time and would'nt let me pick it up with the loader. ended up filling the bucket by shovel and driving next door.good exercise
  23. kimtree
    If you make a grcs get a winch with a self tailer.Highest number you can afford,will cost but will be worth it in the long run
  24. kimtree
    Thats the grapple i'm refering to though i welded a slightly longer curved plate on the bottom so as to trap logs better also allows you to grab logs and keep the weight closer at the loader end:thumbup1: the BMG's great for dragging brush piles too and a great labour saving tool
  25. kimtree
    bad luck mate sure it wont be the last! about a month ago i mananged to cut most of my little fingernail and part of the finger off in in one hit nearly healed up now but most painfull at the time

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