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  1. Taupotreeman
    Just reading the brochure and they reckon the 95xp is the better one if you deal with all that smaller stuff as well as the big. Mulches lawson better apparently.
  2. Taupotreeman
    Well hopefully the prospects for the tree are good. Fortunately council is real keen to keep it unless it starts to die back majorly or the split widens significantly. They are talking about carrying out some more bracing to stabilize it and the cracks are being monitored.
  3. Taupotreeman
    Rayco??????? now comon, be serious Think I'm edging towards the bandit. They are slightly cheaper than the vermeer and I've used them a fair bit in the past. Thought about Morbark but the support network here isn't so good and I've seen some that sound decidedly sick after a lot of hard work whereas the bandits seem to take anything you throw at them. Never really thought much about the drum chippers from bandit though so might have to discuss things more with the supplier.
  4. Taupotreeman
    If you're after a few ideas my wife may be able to help. She's a florist and sets up a lot of weddings so if you're short on the shrubs and want a quick fill in or some direction let us know. Will only be theoretical help though cos we are more than just a drive away unfortunately.
  5. Taupotreeman
    I've been looking at the drum chippers in the brochure. Somewhat different to my old style whisper I have to say but they look quite compact. I have no issues with a drum chipper, just want what's best for the job really.
  6. Taupotreeman
    Ha, wait until we can justify the 21 inch chipper. Then we can make you fellas cry with the stuff we put through it
  7. Taupotreeman
    About that big, if you can make it out. It looks quite a decent split in all fairness. You can also see the decay in the limb. There's a few like that but mainly smaller lower ones although there's the odd one in the upper canopy.
  8. Taupotreeman
    Working for Taupo District Council and keeping my own gear to do weekend work and maybe the odd bit when I'm on leave. I can keep the business running and put all by expenses through it Council is currently looking at a Hino truck. Nothing too big but enough to pull a 9 inch or 12 inch. It'll be based on the split dumps Asplundh use as we can use the same body fabricator to spec up our truck to save designing new plans for an engineer. We still have to look at Mitsi and Isuzu but should be a 4 litre turbo diesel with about 6m3 bin on it give or take. Just don't want to get a 12 inch chipper if we aren't going to use it that much as we will still be contracting out the bigger work. If the inhouse team proves to be more efficient than contracting then we can look at setting up a second crew in a couple of years time.
  9. Taupotreeman
    Cheers bro, can't wait. Just started looking at new trucks today. I offered to buy second hand but they were having none of it. Put in a shopping list the other day for $15k worth of climbing gear, you know, saws, harness, boots, ropes etc. Didn't even blink.
  10. Taupotreeman
    Yeah the Oak is beauty but it's starting to show a few signs of decay in some of the branches so I'm a little concerned. Hopefully it'll age gracefully and it'll be around for years to come. Hoping to remember to get some pictures of it in leaf. The stump is bleedin huge. At least 10 feet across the top never mind the buttress.
  11. Taupotreeman
    I'm currently helping set up an arb division at the local council and they are pruchasing all the gear from scratch (Oh Yeah ) I've got about $50K to spend on a chipper. The choices are Vermeer BC1000, Vermeer BC1200, Bandit 90XP, 95XP or 150XP. Now I know I'm probably pushing the proverbial up hill with a sharp stick asking this but has anybody used both and which, if any, are the better machines or are they both pretty much the same?
  12. Taupotreeman
    First week at my new job so took a couple of piccies of some of the local residents. The first is a large red Oak (protected) which is slowly peeling apart at the bottom. A cobra bracing system is in place but it looks like more might be needed. I also came across this monster stump. It doesn't look that big in the pictures but believe me, it's a fair size. I reckon it's an old Macrocarpa but I'm not 100% sure.
  13. Taupotreeman
    Meindles or Klimbas. Had both (not the air zermatts though) and both are excellent. The klimbas are a slightly chunkier boot whereas the meindles are more like a very stiff walking boot. If you've got smaller feet it'd be the meindles for me, just.
  14. Taupotreeman
    Looks good but just wait for the suckers. It'll go ballistic.
  15. Taupotreeman
    Mozzies don't like it if you eat heaps of bananas but they do like the colour blue. Unfortunately, if you attract them you're pretty much stuffed. DEET works great but like others have said; be careful, it's nasty stuff. I'm fortunate, mozzies hate me but the wife swells up like a barrage balloon and they love her for some reason.
  16. Taupotreeman
    Gets quite freaky sixty foot up a gum and the thing starts cracking as you cut in to it.
  17. Taupotreeman
    As above. Don't wait until it's dry to split it as some Gum turns almost to concrete and is nigh on impossible to split by axe. Plus it takes ages for it to dry out in the rings. I took a couple of doozies down last year but stupidly left them in rings for about 6 months before splitting them. they're nowhere near seasoned but some of the stuff I did split almost straight away is now chugging away merrily on the fire.
  18. Taupotreeman
    Yeesh, I wouldn't even know where to start.
  19. Taupotreeman
    Cheers for the link Sean. Some good photos on there so will be of some help. Might see if I can talk the boss into buying the book.
  20. Taupotreeman
    Never the most flattering of attire
  21. Taupotreeman
    Related to the same family I believe but known as Weta. These two are tree Wetas, the first few photos are of the male with the larger jaws. Believe me they can give a fairly hefty nip hence the fact I was keen to not let it wander too far up my arm. The female has smaller jaws and a large ovipositer. As long as you don't annoy them they are usually pretty easy to handle though the spines on the back legs are pretty sharp when they dig in. Unfortunately they are easy prey for mice etc (introduced species) so it's nice to see them in amongst the cracks and crevices.
  22. Taupotreeman
    What? Did I read that right? Is Hama stumped I'll try and get some photos for you tomorrow but it'll probably end up being one of the common NZ fungi.
  23. Taupotreeman
    Apologies but I'm completely ignorant to all things shroomy so if one of your royal funginesses could ID this for me please? I thought it was honey fungus but really have no idea. It was on the base of a Kowhai.
  24. Taupotreeman
    Took down an Oak today that had split down the middle. Found these fellas snuggled up ready for winter. The pictures aren't the best as the first one was intent on getting a hold of me with those jaws while I had the camera in the other hand. The second one (which I think is the female) wouldn't sit still and shut up (which is why I think it was a she) so had to take a quick snap shot. They were both put in the crevice of another tree after blowing their opportunity for fame and fortune.
  25. Taupotreeman
    Too many lawns?

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