Stephen Blair
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Everything posted by Stephen Blair
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at a guess i would say 15mph max
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good job robert, the customer makes a good job i reckon, mog is sold to a fellow arbtalker adam(woody) it was his bandit and now i have bought his truck, so it has worked out great tbh, better than i could of wished for. deal went smooth and his kit is in 100% working order. And he is pleased with the mog. so all in all. proper job:thumbup:
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i am with rupe, it is like trying to break a piece of wood with your knee, the botton smaller branch will have a knuckle in there that the branch is levering on, the limb will probably twist and hang before breaking clean off, you could reduce the branch for weight but the damage is done.
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i really like this idea, now that times are changing a lot, most of my customers do want to save money and do their bit for the environment, i couldnt use this on every job as it would take forever, and if i have a busy work load then time is money, but for the right job it would be great.
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i would go and price the work, day rate is nightmare sometimes depending on the customer. if it is for another tree team then how much work are they going to give you. if it is a one off then i would want plenty, if it was going to be a regular thing then that is diferent. remember mogs are expensive to fix so every time you put the key in it, it is costing you money. like any bit of kit really.
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i thought your old 1600 still had that seat or have you upgraded to a home made foam one in a manure bag ducked taped up:001_tt2:
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sit a pot plant on top of it and tell them not to be so tight:glare:. if its a cony then cut it flush and tell them it wont grow back if it is a sycamore or the such then poison it off. if you are feeling fit and dont want to be able to walk next week then take an axe and pick to it:thumbup:
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i must admit, my valmet was all singing all dancing erginormically awesome. with more electics and levers than i knew what to do with. but i would LOVE that red county, takes me back to cutting peat with my dad and his friend, he had an old county with twin wheels and a transport box, where that tractor would go was unbelievable. a seat made with straw in a manure bag and a hand throttle.
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cheers, i emailed the red county owner from ebay, it has only ever worked in the woods, never been on the road before. what about the mog skidder in classifieds? i think that will be awesome, 50mph air seat, room for 2 passengers. 2 remote winches. there is a bracket on the front for a log splitter and towing eye on the back blade for a 5 ton trailer.
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if you are running the chip in the back of the mog and shuttling it, then you are saving an operator and another tractor and trailer. so i would want 400 quid minimium plus diesel. if you are just chipping into a pile then about 30quid an hour plus fuel this is for 1 operator only
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ha ha, he is about 100 miles from me in the other castle across the loch:lol:
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so it is ok for the students to come on here to get there homewok done by working tree surgeons, but when they give their opinion based on personal experience then we are all full of it:sneaky2:
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you must of slept well after working on that all day, nice one:thumbup1:
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thats a big tree there butch, did you manage to get the boom truck into it??
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who was that mate?
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4 ton close in and about a ton full out. it came off a builders merchant delivery wagon, so it had to move ton bags at full stretch
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good stuff, have you sold your mogs then??
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value for money then there is my trailer in classifieds mate, needs some tlc to the brakes, and away you go. it has served me well. 22 foot reach to the side and 30 straight up. and you can soon get a manual extension for the end easy enough.
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now thats a cracking tree mark, do you have any before pics
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good video judge, no sawdust would be great.
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:bootyshake:i tried really hard not to make any silly comments john:wink:
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Arborcom Bluetooth Headset – Stein Helmet - Pics.
Stephen Blair replied to John Hancock's topic in Climbers talk
the only faults i got with mine were in the cable running to the mike, it was always kinked so wore through and stopped working, i got it replaced with a connector and a waterproof rubber put over it. give it a week john and you will order another set. productivity will go through the roof and no more stress or frustration. we would wear them between vehicles on the way home for a laugh. but when you drive into the yard with the trucks you can all move about with ease and not jump in and out all the time. its great for hooking up the chipper and trailers to. they will be the most important part of your kit soon john, you will really notice it if you bring on a newby and start to train him up, especially with the saw, you can rectify the mistake while they are working, people dont like to be told what to do face to face, but a word in their ear is fine. -
i used to run a 20" bar on the 046, but the oil wouldnt stay on the chain it was going round that fast, so i jumped up to the 25". does anyone run a 30" on a 046??
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pulling ropes, lowering, anything you need a rope for.
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lol, no worries. keep your head down and you could be a regular seasonal. you did well getting a start.
