Mike Hill

A 1750 with the Bandit chipper you had on it Ed looked like rather a heavy unit mate.

Here are some pictures from a sectional felling course I helped staff.The course was run by Svein Ringheim and was over one week in a Alpine town called Voss in western Norway.The climbers that attended had a broad range of experiance and the GCRS and a Norwegian produced lowering device similiar to the Hobbs were used side by side.

I worked for a guy in South London who had one,not a bad Truck but pants off road compared to a Mog. For a mainly road use truck with limited use off road and towing a chipper then,as a unit this might be a good choice.Somthing like the RB44 would have been our first choice if we didn't have to get into tight spaces and really go off road.

those things are junk.We wore a groove in the Alloy behind the capstan in a day.Oh,just before the Capstan actually fell off.

Shame he wasn't "head butting" the wall!

Thankyou.The "Shrub" has grown into quite a tree,about 30ft tall.There is a Hedge made from them.

Here are a few pic's from a Crane job I subbed on in January.I have to say that the driver was an absolute top guy and really did his best to make the job run smooth. The last lift was a seven ton Butt.

Both Otters and Beavers posess pelts of the highest quality. Beaver farms would mean less reliance on synthetic fibers and less damage to the enviroment.

Here are a couple of samples that I don't know the name of.Anyone help please?

Does Bryce call you his beavers?And if so,what does he call you after a day in the Rain?

Here are a few pictures of a badly planned garden feature that has the potential to undo many years of work. The Spruce sits on a headland,orintated to the north,an oak directly to the south and a Bronze age grave behind it.The Architect advised on the location of the Maze that was donated to the hospital by a wealthy benifactor. The area excavated to site the Maze on resulted in the severing of 75% of the Spruces roots and the soil being dumped on the root zone of the Oak.About five tons of it. The Spruce sat atop a rock,minimal top soil on its north side,instead the tree had run two huge roots into rock cracks about the high tide line and proliferated roots into the wet soil downslope to the south.I put the Spruce trees chances at less than 50% due to the dry summers and high winds that will throw dehydrating sea water up at a tree that has lost most of its roots. The Oak we removed most of the over burden ontop of the existing grade.We will return with out digger and move the rest. It amazes me that people are allowed to graduate Uni with degree's and yet still lack the basic knowledge to avoid cock ups like these.One thing the person had gained,either by tertiary study or extra curricular actitivities was a massive ammount of arrogance. P.s I have managed to photograph everything our of scale!The Oak is about 14" DBH and the foundations are two feet deep

Ahh yes..Willans T12 climbing harness "wrecking spines for 20 years":ohmy:

More emphasis on sharpening chainsaws,that skill is elementary to the correct functioning of the primary tool in Treecare. Could the first part be a "display of knowleged of sharpening" and "carry out sharpening in a production situatition" then the final "tick" be the submission of a couple of spent chains? I realise this might be impractical given how easy it might be to submit chains,but I am constantly dismayed at new graduates who can't sharpen and maintain a bloody chainsaw.COME ON! Rant over

Every good of you to post the thread Pete.Thanks. Does it you to you all like he was using a very wide branch for his tip.Good choice under almost all circumstances,but in this case it might have spread the ropes apart too much and the lateral tension popped them out of the cams?

Is been a while since I've seen a "Cabbage Tree" Trunk Drew. I'd better go and put the Dave Dobbin CD on,for some a:sad:dded home sickness!

PPE PROVENTS PROCREATION Remember that young Jedi

Yes I get insomnia every now and again.I think it usually comes from doing too much/worrying/over training.I also don't consume caffine or simple carbohydrates like sugar or white bread after 4pm.I also blackout my bedroom windows with heavy curtains so once the door is shut its pitch black.

Yes,you could do it like that.But you'd struggle to get total off road performance out of the mog as it would drag the chippers arse going up and down even fairly mild inclines.Also you are stuck with one feed hight,not ideal for people of different hights or in certain situations. I had intended to attach my chipper on a "swing away" type system.But its very convenient to take the chipper off and tow trailers or go fishing.

http://http://www.truckscout24.de/search/ger/detail.asp?vehicletype_id=12&vehicle_id=10508373&make=0&mid=8&page=2&language=ger For all its worth,I would reccomend getting a tidy Mog that has the hydralic circuts,pto shaft and get a pto chipper.We can be out of the truck and chipping within 15seconds (timed).The advantages of the pto chipper mainly apply to reversing and being able to take the chipper to the brush instead of the other way round. There are many mogs out there with pto's and rear hydralics.You can get a new linkage setup and fitted for €3000.Took them three hours to put it on.

I just threw up.

There is plenty of room inside the chassis rails for the oil tank,you could stand the deck off a bit to fit the valves out of the way?Or mount them on the side of the tank? Somthing to think about anyway.It might be nice to have it side tipping,then you wouldn't have to unhook the chipper.

It is possible to fit a hydralic pump to the top of the gear box.It bolts straight on,you'd have to fit a tank and the valves but its possible.I had a look at a U1850 that a guy is fitting a tipper to,a normal tipping body not the "X" frame type.I can ask him what is going to cost all up.I know the hydralic motor is a high capacity type as the mog had a crane on it before.

one of my guys bought a load of them over from the UK.Should be good as we do most of our fishing with lures so we'll put a couple of split shot above them and try on Saturday. He's fishing now the lucky bugger.

I used to like sitting their reading the papers whilst the rest of the crew ate.But apart from very occasionally I'd pass on the cooked breakfast.

We used to pay $3 per ton in Alaska. Big difference