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    Roll Off or Log Truck

    You can do a z style with a compact debris grapple,ours is a 24", stows no problem.
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    TreeStuff and SherrillTree Join Forces

    Well, I can say I'm pretty much done with treestuff. Trying to wrap up the last of our tool and equipment budget this week, and the first 6 items we needed all out of stock. Additionally, what probably does it for me, they are no longer stocking stihl compatible parts, at least online. It was...
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    Hydraulic Sweeper

    It works pretty well, we have one for a trackless mt tractor. We're also big fans of the rubber paddle broom attachment for either the stihl or echo powerheads, especially on stump grindings.
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    Level 1 tree assessment

    Davey is using their own software, a program called treekeeper. Its definitely not something you would mess with unless your continuously managing large populations of trees. The City I work for has been using this program since the late 90's to manage our inventory data, I really like it, and...
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    Level 1 tree assessment

    If you can try to work with the City staff requesting the proposal, and identify what they are looking for as the outcome of your assessments. Assuming they need help developing a work specification for you, try to use their desired outcome to build a solid scope of work / work specification...
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    Another close call with working on the road

    Being on the municipal side and out on the road for almost all of our work, to be honest, I have damn near no faith in people driving though a work zone. We have had people literally drive into a tree that was felled into the road while we were chipping it. While by the book traffic control is a...
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    Best full body harness

    I've been using a skylotec record harness most recently. Im really happy with it, and its not a bad saddle for short climbs out of the bucket, but I wouldn't want to climb all day in it.
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    Favorite "Privacy Hedge" options?

    Depending on desired height I like to add some fastigate / columnar trees into the mix just to give it a more unique look. Have had good success with Regal Prince Oak, Columnar Hornbeam's, and more recently Prairie Sentinel Hackberry.
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    Ash riddle

    no way would I consider that log alive, I was just making an observation. When it comes to street trees I manage, there isnt a chance that I would consider leaving a mess of epicormics attached to a half dead ash and call it a viable tree, Its a hazard and needs to be removed plain and simple...
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    Ash riddle

    Pretty unbelievable what happens when you just let the street trees go, that newer video would be great to show a village board or council what happens when you do nothing. Kinda paints a picture of how much of a mess Detroit is if they can just let it get that bad. We are about 9 years along...
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    Builidng commerical and municipal work/client base

    If your interested in municipal work, do some research on what municipalities you want to work for. More specifically, what contracts have been awarded recently, their specifications, their pricing structure, and what they are currently paying for work. At least around here all of that info is...
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    Chippers and Tier 4 engines

    I figured the $ would be up there, I was guessing around $30,000 for a 200hp Deere. I dont know any of the guys from FJR, but they are close to me, guessing you sold them that sweet 540 Gehl they are towing around. Not real familiar with the Terex machines, and don't see many around here, or...
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    Chippers and Tier 4 engines

    Will likely be 200ish, M18R or compareable
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    Chippers and Tier 4 engines

    So we have a 2001 morbark 2400 that we will be replacing sometime soon, hopefully in the next year. I have a pretty good grasp on the tier 4 stuff in truck applications as we have been running them for a few years. So does anyone have any thoughts or comments on running the new engines in...
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    New xt60

    I keep forgetting to check the hours, but its in the ballpark of 10-11k and 30k miles. Municipal crew so we dont drive very far, most of the hours are set up flying the lift and idle time. I expect we will have this truck for another 5 years at least.
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