Timbermcpherson

We do have a weight limit, The most you can drive on a car license is 6000kgs GCVM. "Light" trailers here are anything up to 3500kgs I think. Unbraked trailer generally need to be under 800kg for most towbars and Hansa has always kept there 6 inch chippers to about that weight. There diesel engined ones are heavier but they cant make one that rotates so far, they have made something like 20,000 chippers over the years, so they are still getting some practice in. My truck license allows be to run up to 53,000kgs GCVM! its got a 27hp engine, its got about 30 hours on the machine otherwise I would have chosen a bigger engine from the get go, I will probably upgrade to a 35hp in time.

Bit of an upgrade to the toy collection. A Hansa C27 7x13 with autofeed 750kgs on a rotating base And with a stripper pole for dwarfs! Cant wait to throw wood at it

Dont give me no 201 so pathetic they way that it runs and it costs a whole heap coz stihl treats us like sheep Dont give me no 201

You will find the fan has a sweet spot in RPM, upping the RPM will probably cause it to produce less air, not more.

We run echo pb755 and shindaiwa EB803. The echo had given us 6 years of great service, I think I may have replaced the pull cord and thats it the EB803 is only a couple years old, no trouble at all.

For one attack the brits developed a special wire cutter that went on the end of there SMLE's, turned out they had only previously tested it on british wire with disastrous results. Amazing how a little tool can make such a big difference

We use one of these, very very strong and super comfortable to stand on with the curved rungs. Looks weird but works mint!

Got myself another shindaiwa 360ts to go with the 2 we have been running for a couple years now. So far zero issues, aside from the bars being so hard they are nearly impossible to dress. Running a bar file over them is like running an ethics question past trump. Sure you like to try but your wasting time

We have been running echo and shindaiwa backpacks for 6 years, they replaced our well work stihl units and so far have run flawlessly. Always get the biggest you can!

Throw a bit of ply on the coffee table and a very old towel, service saws while watching netflix movies and drinking rum.

My dads had a few boats, current ones pretty serious, its got twin 350hp cat V8 diesels. The definition of a boat is "A hole in the water you throw money into" The sea is unforgiving, spend your money FIRST on the right safety gear, then get the toys. Make sure if things go wrong you have the best chance of getting home.

Can never tell. Ones used alot for drilling can have worn hydro system and VERY worn pins etc, yet the trackgear etc can be very good. I know a 3.5 thats pretty much toast after a little over 3000 hours.

Choppers are damn expensive, and have a large variety of lifting capacities. Some will tell you "we can lift up to x" when X is there last load and they have near empty fuel tanks. Add a few hundred kilos of fuel and figure that to be its normal working lift. They do burn fuel at close to 100L an hour for something lifting about 800kgs, so those bigger lifts come up quite quick. We even use em for stumps! [ame] [/ame]

we just buy 4 packs of unidens, tie a biner on the back of them and they clip to our work shirts or in the breast pocket. Not flash but they are cheap and allows a half dozen guys to be aware of each other on those trickier jobs. its surprising how much time it saves every day being able to communicate without having to be face to face.

Personally I prefer stump grinding to going to weddings. Years back I had agreed with my missus to go to a wedding. Wasnt keen, hated weddings but had agreed because lots of people we knew would be there etc, I had some stuff to sort so would meet her there. Had been fixing gear at home so left a little late on my honda fireblade, then bumped into a mate going out of my street which ate more time, but making up time is what bikes are for. Hit the motorway and came across a brennan supercharged V8 commodore who wanted to play. Jesus that car was fast, well over 500hp and we played powerball for a bit. Was having such a great time, when my turn came up, I half thought about keeping the game going. Thought better of it and headed for the venue. Got there, bike and I were a mess of 200kmph bug splatter which was noticed by others but I was on time. Got changed and married my wonderful lady half an hour later. Never been to a wedding I liked!

and maybe offer to prepay or at least sign up for a few years ahead to keep em from pulling the welcome mat out from under you later

are the wheels inset? many models you can narrow or widen them by a few inches by changing the wheels around. Tractors often the same

if it is to aggressive, its probably possible to ad a form of depth gauge to them ahead of the cutting surface

I used to work for a company, who subbed to a bigger company, who subbed to the client. by the time the invoices crawled there way to the top, and payment slugged its way to me, it took 6 months. by the time I got paid I had near forgotten about it, was a nice "surprise" once it graced my bank account! Was like a late late late xmas present

A design modification to our stumpmaster chainsaw powered stumpgrinder. The new wheel uses 500 series green teeth that are offset on the wheel. Hope it cuts time spent sharpening teeth. Its currently hanging in garage drying after a quick coat of paint. Weighs the same as the standard wheel. It runs really smooth and have only tried it against the chopping block but look forward to seeing how it works on the job!

Nelsons not an easy place to do arb work in, with the council arbs also doing commercial and private work, high housing costs yet people dont seem to be willing to pay arb rates. My inlaws live there and I scouted it out a bit. But at least its not Auckland! Sometimes a good "in" can be the lawn guys, they see alot of property's and try to do alot themselves but often lack the climbing skills or ability to economically get rid of the debris. Stop and talk to them, ask for there card as you have clients "that ask if I know any good lawn guys". Offer them something like an hours chipping on one of there jobs if they put you onto a days arb work. worth a try. Good luck!!

Hey Timmy, where are you based? Your by no mean the first, and by no means will you be the last to try to get around the standard truck chipper combo. I cant think how many times I have done the maths, looked at sliding axles, sliding drawbars, side tipping bins, etc etc etc. But there is good reason the truck and chipper combo is used my 99% of arborists, at least in NZ (we dont have the option of using tractors so much here or I would be using mine!) Trucks are made to carry weight and tow heavy loads in a reliable and economic fashion. Put a chip bin and tool cabinets and your ready to go. Generally with conventional arb work they are the way to go. BUT if you play your cards right, market your niche way of doing things (more environmentally friendly, less carbon miles, better for the garden keeping mulch etc) you could very well charge more while "doing" less and paying less in equipment and ongoing overheads. Get a tipping trailer, set up a system that you mount the little chipper on the drawbar and chip directly into it, and your half way there. Think seriously about getting rid of the van as they can be very limiting, they are not secure for tools, tend to become brain cell killers with various fumes (if you stop noticing this, thats a REALLY bad sign!) and you can look like a failed jims mowing franchise with it. A single cab 4wd ute with decent tool cabinets possibly work much better and can help people take you more seriously. (crazy but its true) Put a chip box on the back then if you need to do a bigger job you can chip into the tip trailer and ute which will be as much as a light trucks going to handle and you only have to rent the chipper. (or do a little contract climbing with other companies in exchange for chipper rental) Lots of options, but you can end up wasting alot of time and money on a system that you end up throwing away to get a truck and chipper. I HATE trucks but until I come up with a better alternative.........

I have not had to deal with ivy like that, but being a broadleaf would something like a huge dose of tordon or maybe escort deal to it then bring in the harrows? Im all for non chemical solutions but ivy takes so little to keep coming back, hitting it first with operation ranch hand first would be tempting.

I put a chux cloth in the dish of a big funnel, and have the funnel in a big clear bottle. Empty the saws oil into a funnel and the chux cloth works as a filter for the wood chip. then put the funnel in the saw and empty the oil back into it then repeat until I have got most of it. Its fast and pretty clean and easy to do before its to blocked

3 of my great grandfathers served in ww1, from what I can find, one was definitely in the somme (I have a flask given to him to celebrate his leaving there, its my most treasured possession) but I think another served there as a surgeon, as did my great grandmother, a nurse. Something like 10% of nz's population served overseas in ww1. 58% casualty rate. I heard of it referred to as "the great european sheep slaughtering machine". Pity the xmas truce didnt stick. was one of the few signs of humanity in the whole thing. Im incredibly proud and disgusted all at the same time. A sad waste of so many good men. Donkeys indeed. Youtube the 1964 series done by the BBC on the great war, its very very good. [ame] [/ame]