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Not on my bench, but next to it, new throttle cable and lever on the chipper, AMAZING service and delivery from @arbrepservices And whilst the tool box was off added some rubber to its base to stop bits sliding/vibrating on the metal-that had been annoying me since getting the chipper!

Yep!

Couple recent jobs, well the last two I actually photographed! half dead oak to monolith, priced 3guys to rig etc over new roof, ornamental lamp, fence, sewage system, but decided to have an easy morning and employ one of the co’s I occasionally climb for. (Can be allergic to social media hence the name being scrubbed out) Photos really don’t do it justice, grapple saw and operator made light work of it and a lime, would have been an easy short day but bloody strong winds and snow blowing towards the building on the left and logshed behind made it a rigathon. 1 up 1 down, tractor making light work of the ground work though, felled after last shot

The stability was a concern, but then, Vermeer, Rayco and Carlton all make similar looking machines without problem? Then the Vermeer 272 I’ve been using is simmilar width and never rolled, plus stumps to be ground tend to be in nicer access places-lawns, not like the places the tracked chipper needs to go. Rarely do you need to travel on a side slope, just take it straight up/down instead. And then the £:hp ratio was too tempting!

FINALLY it arrived and finally in the Bandit club

Like rich said, or tried to say plus I found those massive armchair looking leg pads nipped my thigh and occasionally extremely uncomfortable, something I’ve never experienced with the TM. There were a few other niggles but the twisting and the pads were the main ones @silky fox i remember thinking it’d perhaps suit the more sturdy, just got into the job at 40, type climber who’s not jumping around trees. But unlike Rich, I diddnt give it a long tryout (diddnt want to tbh, just wanted my tm back!)

After 6 years of tree motions I brought a simarghu, shortly after, another new TM was ordered. Did not get on with the simarghu

Then we just need a cheap Chinese hobby to die early and Peteb with a good old uk GM to take victory well that’s a supprise, back on track!

IF mark, I said IF I were in the market for a little chipper as it stands my Jensen is a German tank driving over neutral Sweden and when the bandit arrives (if it ever does, more chance of pigs flying it seems) I can have a tracked America vs Germany battle.

If i were in the market for a little chipper, id play it safe with a greenmech. Both the cheapo's and the greenmech will depreciate the same amount of £coin (percentage wise, the greenmech far less) Both will do the job, but the greenmech should be pretty much problem free, easy to change blades, no downtime, good dealer backup can that be said about the cheapo's? 5 years down the line you should still be able to easily sell the GM and get back a good wad of cash, 3,5k perhaps, good for downpayment on a bigger machine, the cheapo, 400 quid if you're lucky/can find a buyer/its not on the scrap heap, not a great help for downpayment on a bigger machine (unless its a CS100 )

Yeah, but where'd you earn 7% a year?

Forgive my ignorance spud, but how’d you double 100k in 10 years?

They are, or certainly were available in the uk

Really useful looking truck you got @richy_B

50k isn't as much as it sounds especially without any money coming in, and insurances, taxes, advertising to constantly pay Very few "need" a 4x4. don't be tempted by the "want" of one. do what makes money not what nessaraly whats cool. What would i do differently? If in the uk i wouldn't have brought a new hilux (33k) but a 3?yr old cabstar/fuso style tipper + simple highsides sign written hopefully within 15k. Again, if still in the UK i wouldn't have brought a 2nd hand tracked chipper (12k) and 2nd hand tipping trailer (6k) but a new 8inch tow behind Saws needed - 150t 10", 201t 14", 560xpg 15+18", 661 25+36". thats a couple k there! in the uk you'd be needing hedge cutters and ladders too basic rigging kit Don't forget boring stuff like signs and cones, pension plan, consumables, ppe, waterproofs, blower, rakes I'd have without a doubt built up a strong relationship with a good web guru and spent thousands on a website and web marketing/local advertising. A good accountant is a must (mines also a business consultant and she's been ace) I wouldn't have survived if it wast'nt for subby climbing for others, but then, i didn't do any advertising other than leaflets If its just more money, do a few loads of logs a month if your current co doesn't do logs that is. ordinary car, small trailer, and little petrol splitter Think, just because your current employer is rapidly expanding, doesn't mean the owners are making more profit!

The black ones taken long enough to nearly get here I’ll stick with that

Anyone want to swap an orange for a black one

https://arbtalk.co.uk/forums/forum/42-timberwolf/

They need lubing, mine were getting stiff a at a few months old, WD40 worked well. Have an old rag handy/against the bodywork to mop up the run-off

So to the Scots it seems!

I posted my 880 at the local post office!

I didn't read it as a criticism but some will assume re-badged = shite! Not an overly impressive video on the Laski link though, compared to the better-known brands

That predator does look good https://www.predator-mfg.com/360-1/ls160-wood-chipper But yeah, re-badged Laski, not nessaraly a bad thing http://eng.laski.cz/produkt/ls-160-dw-track

Might be better aiming at "having suitable tyres for the conditions" to determine blame in the event of an accident/insurance complications if using unsuitable tyres for the road conditions. This could prevent people "risking it" for an unnecessary journey. Here its compulsory to have winter tyres (studded or non studded) between 1st december and 31st march IF its winter conditions on the road. Its also allowed to have them fitted anytime in the year IF its winter conditions, and between 1st oct-15 april (when its likely to be winter conditions) Winter conditions = if there is snow, ice, sludge, or frost on any part of the road, (includes verge). It is the police who determine the conditions at your location. @Stubby the law here states that tyres marked with M+S or Mud and Snow are approved winter tyres. However in my experience the mud terrain style tyres are not as good as the less aggressive looking Winter specific tyres when theres frost/ice under the snow. A possible consequence of your idea BigJ would be that trailers also need winter tyres if the to vehicle has them fitted, again, here, the trailer needs the best grip - so if the vehicle has studded tyres the trailer must have studded tyres, if the vehicle has non-studded winter tyres the trailer can have either studded or non-studded winter tyres. with your proposal it would be sensible that if the vehicle has winter tyres the trailer must also have winter tyres- not just summer tyres. Subsequently the corner of my workshop looks like a tyre dealers