paddyvero

I charged $4800 cad.

Monday and tuesday this week. Western Red Cedar. Around 48" dbh, maybe 100ft tall, 7 stemmer. Everything left onsite in the back yard.

Buy cheap, buy twice. Spikes will last a decade easily, they are cheap. Ive been on DMM distel geckos since 2014. Velcro tops, leather bottoms. Tried velcro bottoms, crap! Straps dont need to be super tight, just snug.

Agree. That is a pretty small chipper though. I run an 8t dump truck and dump trailer, tracked chipper in the trailer. Can stick the grinder or mini skid in also, if I squeeze them in. Its all about the versatility for me. Can be a slight annoyance unloading the chipper for a small job, or sometimes having to unhitch the trailer on the street to get into a small driveway. Pays off when I can track into the back yard and chip onsite, or when I need more than 1 machine onsite.

This one? Or the silhouette version?

Oh interesting, they came to you. Couldnt be easier. Do you have a decent chunk of land to let it pile up like that?

It was aimed at you Mick, I should have tagged you.

Was it purely a clean up excercise for you?

Its pretty impressive for the money. But you do need to be handy with the spanners, and dont be suprised when it wont start. Im happy enough, but I will upgrade as soon as I can.

Ive just got a muck grab type currently, and the standard bucket. Again, not alot of choice in manufacturers of grabs, and $$$$.

I have an AGT KTT23. The options over here in BC are somewhat limited. No Sherpa, Skidster or similar. There is a Cast dealer, or its Vermeer. The machine was $5k cad. Next option would be a Workyquad 11hp at $26k. For me it was a low cost way to see how much I will actually use a machine, if it proves usefull I will upgrade. The machine has the 23hp Rato motor. Its a honda clone, but its pretty crap. I see myself putting a genuine honda in it at some point. So far its doing what it needs to, but you need to be a little handy with the spanners. Alot of metal for the money!

Appalling!

Id say, black or dark grey canopy is ok on any vehicle colour. Coloured canopy needs to match, looks awful if not. White canopy pretty much only ok on white truck, might getaway with it on grey or muted colours maybe.

Im a dead eye guy. For the same reason you state. Woopies and loopies are crap. Ultra slings are good, but obviously no adjustment, usually pockets arent too far apart so doesnt matter much. POW are abit crap also. Fixed bollard unless its a long walk to the tree, then its probably wraps around the trunk with manky 3 strand.

Ive used 9mm in the past. Rigging smaller branches from very high, often need a light rope to help the stuff come down. Its probably against a rule somewhere. Micro rigging!