Timbermcpherson

muck trucks are capable of moving a fair bit, but if theres room for a quad and trailer, I would do that.

I think some dude told moses "Thou shalt not purchase the first run of a stihl machine, for thy often be shite"

I never knew! I was thinking instead of having the brush carried horizontally you could somehow secure it vertically so its more like an upright person riding, and could get around tight corners etc

Perhaps not terribly legal it can be incredibly effective. (but boss should do it) Its a last resort thing, if things have gone bad and the figure is not one you can stomach. I try not to let figures bother me, unless its really a piss take, you have to balance the feeling of wanting justice for the long term potential repercussions. Maybe if you do nothing you get the neighbours job etc etc Your not dumping, your returning materials to client that hes not paid to have processed as per written agreement. Best to load up truck not with chips but with cuttings that match in species (but maybe a little high in volume) from simular job. After returning a nice pile, let him know its only the first load and provide a quote for removing it (which will be the amount owned). The rest you will return to him at your convenience. The reason you leave it in branches is that its easier for you to clear up and less useful to anyone else. A developer had not paid a contractor (who we had learned was famous for not paying and being a scumbag) for earth works that included the removal of concrete, stumps dirt, rocks etc. We found out it was his wifes catered birthday party sat afternoon. Sat morning 12 cubes of stumps, concrete etc were set on driveway. Wife comes out, with the understandable loud query about the new front landscaping feature. Explained with written evidence of payment situation of 5 figure sum and her husbands obvious ownership of landscaping feature. And pointed to second truck parked with addition installations to come. Wife calls husband, who is sailing on the harbour. Breathes FIRE down phone. Asks if we will take a cheque. Offer graciously declined Goes inside, brings out said amout in CASH. For another 3 figure sum, landscaping feature was removed

dredging up an old thread but could a segway be used to move brush and wood? Maybe incorporate an arb trolley with one somehow The off road ones seem NEARLY capable of climbing stairs, and Im over carrying wood up and down stairs. I have never ridden one so sending this out into the collective knowledge and sarcasm which is arbtalk!

One of four stumps which created about 15 cubes of chip. it started off about 1m high, had to grind my way in. grinder had to get up about 30 steps which were to tall and all over the place. Same stump when we felled it over a year ago, dirt piled right up around it Note the chip viewing platform made from tipping chip down the hill, it ended up being 3m high. Not sure if I charge for it as art or landscaping

Dont bet more than your ready to loose

The single greatest value for money tool as a force multiplier for an arborist is the 5 dollar leaf rake. Thanks Ty

I have seen many "go hard or go home" types in this industry and others, and right now, they have all gone home that I can think of. Gone on to easier jobs, to a simpler living working for others, or injured out. Like most on here, I have worked quite a few industries. My record is working 72 hours straight. In another job we did a standard 96 hour week and most weeks got more put on top of that. Ran 3 log books driving trucks, etc etc Im old enough to know what this can lead to. Seen the accidents, the injuries and the burn outs. We shouldnt be pushing each other to put in more hours, it doesnt lead anywhere good. In summer I can put in 50-60 hours climbing, dragging, on the tools, and another 30 to 40 quoting, fixing gear, doing paperwork. Do I advise others to do the same? heck no. Do I expect my staff to? Not in a million years. Work smarter, not harder

Genius! Work more hours. Why didnt anyone else think of that? Can you tell me who these "greats" are that do 126 hours a week? How many years have you been doing over 100 hours week? Your a solo playstation stumper pilot talking to a bunch of guys who risk there necks every day in a dangerous often back breaking industry and have to manage staff around situation more dynamic that a chunk of wood stuck in the ground. I have been grinding stumps for 15 years, there really isnt that much to it aside from it takes gear and time once you have a little experience. You get tired and make a mistake, nobody else is likely to get hurt unless your driving between jobs. Your taking no risks (unless you really think a bankloan is something to fear). Your either to ignorant or fearful of having staff if your really got that much work, you have no dependents, your just putting in the hours because you can and dont know any better and have yet to learn what sustainability means. Giving others the rather dangerous advice to do more hours is misguided at best.

Yeahs ago while ag contracting, it was often to far to make the long trip home worth while so you learned to sleep on, in or under the tractor and carry enough food to last a few days. The engine intake was good for warming food, the top of the engine for heating and the exhaust manifold would get a meat pie wrapped in foil to super heat. Amazing where you can sleep when you need to. I know guys who have slept in chip bins of trucks overnight. (thats london rents for you)

bit late on this, but does the hood work over a helmet and earmuffs?

powderwedges are far more economical, only require a little blasting powder and a little fuse

Yeah they are heavy SOB but dependable. Its done a ton of work, hundreds of stumps. Still starts and runs great. Allows us to do jobs that could not be done otherwise, but very physical to operate. We make good money with ours but by crikey you work for it!

no, its my chainsaw powered stumpgrinder (well a concrete cutter powerhead really)

Oh I got lucky thursday, hit a window sash weight, the force broke 3 greenteeth and broke the 50mm round, 300mm long weight in 3 pieces Then onto a cemetery job, had to gently move a headstone (that must have weighed 300kg) to get our bigger grinder in to get the majority of a stump done and finish off with chainsaw grinder. good fun

Piece of square tube, bit of cutting and grinding, some zip ties and you have a rack for keeping your greenteeth. had it on there a couple years and have yet to loose a tooth. Like stumpgrinding its rough as guts but works

First off the production line stihls dont always do well (or huskys) look at the 661 201 044 046 etc etc

Delete facebook, your life will be so much better

Its not the hours, its the type of hours Find a excavator thats done a lot of drilling or breaking, I have seen 1.6 2.5 and 3.5t machines turned to beaten crap before 4000hrs

Yeah buts its a Ssangyong, they have a certain reputation for gearboxes. brakes, bearings, paint. But mostly gearboxes. Bright side the gearbox is only 7grand.

7 saws in the truck. Sharpen em when their is time on the job or pick up another saw. You hit things on jobs so you should have time to sort them on jobs.

If it cuts fine on new chain then turns left, you need to get a trump bar, they tend to pull to the right but swing to the left sometimes to make up for it randomly. Have you dressed the old bar and checked the grove width? is the other bar you tested brand new or just one from another saw?

I have 661's, 088 and 880 and a couple 3120xp's. my vote is for the 3120xp, its a fun beast, a D starter makes it a bit easier to start in the tree

Yeah my guess is the box would be 1.9w by 1.6 long and maybe 1m high, but Im probably wrong because thats only 3 cube. 4 cube is heavy for a Dcab. Very cool set up though