Mountain man
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2k what's that? 4 days grinding maybe. I believe with chippers, because, relatively speaking, they don't work as hard, you can go a bit more lightweight. Grinders really suffer so overweight, over engineered is better. Just my thoughts mind. Others may differ.
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Open to dispute but predator build quality pales in comparison to the Yanks.
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They were never like that Mick. Business is, and always has been....business.
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If the client offers me the other prices before I give mine it's handy. Would I drop my price? Yes, if I have to to secure the job. I always laugh when people on forums go on about how they never drop their prices and you don't want those sort of clients. If I quote say a grand on a job, and the client says "can you do it for 900?" As long as there's still good money in it the answer is yes.
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It sounds as if you're sure it's all dead. So I would have thought a pedestrian grinder would be fine. I've used a mini digger before, once you get underneath the "carpet" it comes out ok.
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Makes sense, thanks.
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I've heard of loggers doing that, by that I mean 8 hr a day guys as opposed to tree surgeons. I guess if your harvesting bar length softwood it's a good idea. Would you do that on large hardwood as well ?
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Yes it does, I'll try the brush thing.
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Tap the file against the bar periodically to knock out swarf.
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Either way, it's a no no.
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The other thing is you could buy a cheap quad and put it in the back of the truck and use that to get a wheeled chipper around the site. I use a compact tractor but a quad would do the job just as well.
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Well the weight thing is obvious, the combined weight of a tracked chipper plus trailer is maybe a tonne more than a sub 750 kg chipper. In tight drives you can manhandle a 750 around easily whereas a tracked chipper on a trailer is a big lump, so you have to take it off, then push the trailer out of the way. Sounds easy but it's just one more thing to do. If you leave it on the trailer the intake hopper is a pita to get to, and in my case the spout was too far away from the back of the truck, meaning a lot dropped short. I hated the chipper anyway TW with a 25 hp engine. Others may differ, but that was my experience.
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Ha ha, the search goes on! I've run a tracked chipper on a trailer behind a truck, it doesn't really work well. The first issue is weight.
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I believe he's had the rollers out, so he'd have noticed a piece of wood. Good shout for an on site problem though.
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It's all about the gap between the rollers. If it is too big (due to wear) The pulling in will suffer.
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Is it possible that the rollers are worn and need replacing? Similar thing happened to my arbor eater. By sharpening them you are just rendering them smaller, exacerbating the problem.
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Oh go on then, I'll have one too! Ps have you seen the price of s/h 750kg chippers? It's nuts! The worst entec in the world with a million hours can still fetch 3 grand.
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I've had an arbor eater. They're ok. Bit dated by today's standards. Turntables handy. Assuming its a twin roller you'll be ok.
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My advice, it's fixed, look forward, lesson learnt.
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What's the update on the big grinder then?
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Don't take smack, smoke dope or get caught urinating by the client. Anything else is a bonus
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Beats me. Maybe there is some sort of biblical "judas" thing going on.
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I always find it odd how often depressed people hang themselves. Rather than something easier. Whats the deal with that?
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Getting your own work, between 1250 and 2000. Before costs.
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Impossible to say with any authority without before pics, but they look alright to me.
