Timbermcpherson

346xp and 262xp ( I gots 4 262's...... my precious) All saws since have been poor hippy substitutes to the 262xp. The best 60cc saw now is a ported 346xp

Im looking at getting some summer pants for my guys and me, but engelbert dont seem to sell overseas. Crazy. Might have to be a queens ransom of gladiator 2 "cools" then

Im looking at getting a tipping tandem trailer with a low floor and 5 cube or so bin and extending drawbar. Will be able to load chipper in there for big jobs, travel to job and will give me 10 cubes capacity between truck and trailer. I can always retrieve the trailer later with my ute while quoting. Heck the chipper will be able to be fed (with a little differculty) and spit into the back of the truck while still on the trailer if I get it just right.

Stupid idea time If you have the chipper mounted on the drawbar side and no chip in the bin it will be unbalanced, which causes the over weighting of the drawbar Get a big water bladder, ex army one is probably your best hope. when running empty of chip, fill with water, and carry in chip bin as far back as possible. Empty it once you get to the job, fold it up and strap it to the top of the load once finished. OR Find out how long you can make the load legally, put an extending draw as long as you can on it, it will lighted the drawbar weight the longer it is. If I was going to do it I would have a extending drawbar that goes the length of the whole unit and has a hitch at both ends so you can tow it from either end. Sounds crazy but it would make it more adaptable with brush stacking space, parking ect.

I started using fiskars axes 5 years back, best splitters, choppers and hatchets out there. We put them through hell and they make the rest look sub par.

Get heat onto em, and get a can of crc freeze. Those and easy outs shift most things.

The Samoa vs South Africa game was a bruiser, there have been some really good games. The league tonight should be a good game to

The price was based on what they sell in the uk for and converting that price, as the pricing in NZ is closer to the UK than to the US and we end up paying a little more for being a small market at the bottom of the earth.

to explain the honda thing better (When honda tried to sell motorcycles in the US they failed, to save money while they tried to find dealers/distributors they brought with them little honda cub scooters for their reps to get around on. Everywhere they went people said "nope we dont like the idea of carrying unproven motorcycles, but those scooters are neat". It took them nearly a year for it to dawn on them to sell the scooters, a market they werent really interested in but were able to sell little honda cubs by the thousands, and through them they opened up the market for bigger machines as they gained brand recognition and a reputation for reliable vehicles)

Im based in NZ. have been using power pruners for about 9 years I guess. We have 3 echo power pruners and use the chainsaw, circular saw and hedging attatchments as well as sometimes the 5 foot extension with any one of those cutter heads. We also run the husky multi tool hedgetrimmers with the short and long shafts as well as a conventional echo trimmer I wouldnt say we are heavy users, but we do a few full day and multi day trim jobs. And after using a ppt with the 5 foot for a day, my arms are pretty tired. Anything will be better than using the machines unsupported in my opinion. And it just might be that the stihl will be good enough for our use for the $85 spent over investing over $700 on the easylift. But if it doesnt, there will probably be an easylift in my future. Anyone can easily see its advantages over the stihl unit, but its a question of bang for your buck vs usage. Not to mention the caveman simplicity of the stihl. A suggestion, have you looked at making a simpler more static version of your unit to cater for the lower end of the market? With your current line up you have a fantastic high end tool, first mover advantage but a limited potential customer base. diversifying a little would give you more brand exposure and it could be an easier door opener in the market. (When honda tried to sell motorcycles in the US they failed, but were able to sell little honda cubs, and through them they opened up the market for bigger machines)If shops are stocking things, something thats $700 might be a stretch but if they sell a couple $300- $400 units first they might think about stocking it.

Had a quick go with the super harness today as did a couple of my guys. Only a quick go mind you. The 85$ seems incredibly well spent. But the 3 of us are impressed so far, will let you know once we have put a few hours on it.

these are good, probably posted before but in order 1 [ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xR9_59uf1YY&feature=related]Last Wish - YouTube[/ame] 2 [ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0niTD35ub6I]Stihl 'Mercy Dash' by DDB and Robber's Dog - YouTube[/ame]

Give me fiskars or give me death!

yeah will do, we a hedge we do every year that takes about 3 days (and one that takes 5 days every 3 years), most if it with an echo power pruner with 5 foot extension doing the sides, sometime on a ladder just to make it ultra tricky/stupid. By the end of it I am beat to heck.

Ive got a stihl super harness coming in the next week, will let you know how it goes. I love the look of the ELH, but the super came up for 85 nz dollars never used on auction.

I have lots of the shiny stuff, lockjacks etc and have gone back to the basic prussic system because its light, simple, quick set up, reliable and adaptable. The lockjack is the $500 alternative to an $8 tool. Everyone climbs differently, but nothings stupid so long as it works

I think the exhaust is the only bit I havent destroyed. I got a few in a bin somewhere. Not looking forward to the coming of the ms201. Im set up for spares on the ms200 for a good long time.

We use it mainly on hedges such as macrocarpa that have been left to long and the cutting is to heavy for the hedge trimmer to tackle. You just rev it up and tap at the branches, zips em off with very clean results and its fast, with care you can do cuts up to 2.5 inches.

I have been running the echo power pruners for 8 years or so. with extension, trimmer, circular saw head, and saw. We go through the nylon drive mushrooms on each machine every 6 months but aside from carb problems which can be contributed to being in the weather most nights, they have been fantastic. Worse thing to happen to them is letting idiots drive em or try to fix em.

Why not just make a GRCS? Even with a rubbish 30 ratio winch they are worth there weight in GOLD. if these are two speed and over 25 they would be a cheap look in BOAT SAIL WINCH | eBay

My advice would be the same as most here. I ran close to the edge a little to often. Things go wrong. Things go badly wrong. You get sick, your guys gets sick, your gear gets nicked, your chipper dies, your truck develops sudden immediate rust, your accountant screws up, your big job never pays, your insurance cost doubles etc etc etc You will need a backstop. Keep say 2k in your accounts, only spend the $ you have above that and budget above that. In a separate account keep another grand. If your still in business and get down to that last "Gutter grand" your in more than just trouble. Every year as you get bigger, the limit has to be increased as your level of potential costs greatly increase.

I have seen a ram splitter on a vermeer (I think it was a 1230). It was mounted on the drawbar. It looked almost factory. I like ram splitters but for the weight, cost, space and complexity of plumbing it in to the hydraulics, the ram seems to take second place to a screw cone.Running it off a V belt shouldnt be to hard. Its strange but you would think it would be natural for chippers to have a splitter supplied as a factory add on, if they were there I am pretty sure arborists would put them to use on jobs, even if it was just to break bits down to chippable sizes. Thanks for posting that thread, good info.

I have been looking at mounting a wood splitter on my 6 inch chipper. The engine and hydraulics are all there, and the noisey little bugger follows me everywhere I go. My thought was that it might be possible to mount a screw splitter off the feed wheel (its even got speed control and stop/reverse), my wheels hydraulics run straight off the 30hp engine so it can be operated without the disc running. So either fabricate a long shaft and have a removeable screw head or run a chain drive off the shaft. The chain drive would have the option of being able to "gear" it to suit. My concerns are what kind grunt is required for a screw splitter and if theres an obvious problem I havent factored in. Any thoughts?

New York is a great city, its a bunch of villages and towns stuck tight together with their own histories, accents, and culture. If the intrepid is open (aircraft carrier) youll drive your lady nuts looking it over, its a great museum. You can get a bus to six flags in new jersey for a day trip if you like theme parks or take the trip out to coney (sp) island for and old school kind of amusment park. Its a big place, great museums (police museum), parks, and theres a good bus/train/subway system that can get you as far north as vermont for not that much $. Dont forget shooting ranges, you can rent hand cannons in NJ or other states and go nuts, just do you homework and find one that will let you play. Small town America? Thats easy, just look between the citys and stay away from the main roads. the campervan suggestion is excellent if you have the money for it. The US is a big place, and its awesome