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Everything posted by kimtree
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your not wrong about pricey. We just had a Cejn Quatro version put on our crane .One female and three male connectors was over $4k oz dollars plus a further 1k to plumb it in
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Schaffer 2020 can be supplied with skinny tyres for a 790 mm width. You would also need a branch manger grapple to get the best out of it. However i bet it would be much easier to tip over than the standard 1250 mm width one
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when i started tree work in oz we used to get large logs out of tight backyards so we could mill them using a homemade log arch that could lift up to 3 ton via a tirfor winch thru multiple pulleys,lots of work and time were required. Now we have a small articulated loader and a ginormous crane on a truck less time is required but the costs are very high. Sometimes we still have to use a wheelbarrow or smaller log arch to get small logs out. An articulated loader does little damage to the ground versus a skid steer or tractor, access is generally good here. Access is key here if you can get a small articulated loader in that is your best bet
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three man team? go to a two man and a loader much better
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i have been using these for quite some time now on a multi tip wheel. they are much more robust than multitip teeth
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only coil titchy lines .Rest is flaked into a bag or box for rigging lines
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i almost bought a green one in 2008 but at the last minute the dealer (Vermeer) got greedy. End up with a 2026 Schaffer a great little loader which has nearly 3000 hours on it now
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i would be extending the plate at the bottom of the grapple.you will find it much more versatile.Also good at keeping the wood away from expensive hydraulics
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you know the limit when the arse end is off the ground
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mini portawrap for rigging small branches or control lines when in the mewp. Use this alot also have two homemade large portawraps made 13 years ago for rigging from ground.Only use these now for speedlines and to attach pulling lines to the truck when necessary 10 years ago made my own version of the GRCS with a harken 46 two speed self tailing winch and a bollard that can be slid in to the carrier.Hardly ever use the winch anymore as the bollard handles most now days and has better friction control than the winch No Loler here in OZ by the way . The rope is always the weakest link in all the stuff I've ever made too
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i had a chap work for me once who i thought was a decent worker when he was working for someone else however i discovered that he would go into ultra slow mode when he thought he wasn't being seen.turns out he had taken the piss at his previous employment as well i ended up giving him two goes but he was just effing useless
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Close to meeting the big man in the sky....
kimtree replied to kevinjohnsonmbe's topic in General chat
i did'nt grow up there. i had the fortune/misfortune of doing the YTS there for a year -
Close to meeting the big man in the sky....
kimtree replied to kevinjohnsonmbe's topic in General chat
Cant quite remember but he may have lived down church lane and used to do ferreting on the estate i think. It was on the road to Edward James house . There was no damage to either party except a fright He wasn't to happy with me and tried to deck me through my open window -
Close to meeting the big man in the sky....
kimtree replied to kevinjohnsonmbe's topic in General chat
i had the pleasure of bouncing off the front of a mbtrac in in the mid 80's in West Dean doing a similar thing while driving a landrover -
Have a look at the DT28 Cela spyder. It has a pretty impressive weight in basket capacity
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for tree work your need up and over (articulated) for best results.the Nifty 17 metre was a bit lacking here but the Cela Dt24 has 14 metre up and over (12 metre) and also has the ability to go 4 metres below grade as well.
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Bearing in mind that i am in North Australia and it fairly hot and sweaty here and am just about 50 i have not climbed full time since 2006 when we acquired a 17 metre nifty trailer lift.That is now been replaced by a Cela DT24 tracked lift (an excellent lift when it works) Unfortunately it did spend 3 months this year waiting for a sodding part from Italy . Basically every job now is done with a MEWP as it is far more efficient than a climber ever could be (here)
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have a roll up canvas roof .doesn't weigh much and makes top loading so much easier
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i have a lt15 wide can cut up to a 36'' slab.If you dont mind a non hydraulic mill this is a good mill
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does timberwolf do a shredder?
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dead fronds tend to turn to dust with the 1800xl
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notice how the leaf part does not get chipped at all only the stem really Even on the vermeer 1800xl unless you shove in a big bunch of fronds at once the leaf part will only get roughly chopped. Really you would need a shredder for complete frond destruction If i chip one Palm into a load of normal woodchip if ruins that load or i have to run it through a screening plant to get the leaf out When chipping Palms on mass I tend to give the results away as it is not worth the bother to screen them
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i have a cs100 (bought 5 or so years ago on the back of comments from this forum) and could not recommend it for palms as it blocks up too easy and the blades get dull very quickly and that's on green coconut fronds if you try dead coconut fronds the blades will be blunt after only a couple of fronds
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But not the cs100
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vermeer 1800xl will chip most palms.If the wood is very wet i do have to monitor the exit carefully otherwise the chute may get blocked. To best chip fronds run them in backwards in a big bunch When chipping any sort of palm i run the feed wheels flat out .
