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    Which to choose? Compact utility tractor VS Mini Skid VS Gehl

    It's not perfect, but it has AC, is 4' wide, does ~7mph, gets the material to the grapple truck efficiently, and can side beside the stump grinder on the front of the trailer.
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    Free Buff from TreeStuff shipped in large box.

    Same thing here; ordered stump grinder teeth, got the free junk on Friday, got the teeth the following week.
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    Help!! Stump grinder teeth!

    Rayco had a Monster tooth which was their Super Tooth scaled up. I've never seen a tooth with a collar built in to index on the wheel. Seems like a curious design vs using a larger bolt.
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    Hackeddddddd

    Does your access to the forum software let you block the user and delete their content/spam clean function?
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    Nifty Lift Boom Speed?

    @Woodman I’m a user and dealer of Nifties. The fastest I’ve timed the SD64 going from boom fully stowed to fully vertical was 67 seconds. The “new” (2020ish) SD64 have the engine speed turned down so they make just under 25hp for emissions. The older machines make 32-33hp. The pumps are...
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    Avgas 100LL in your saw - NOT!

    You’ll probably be ok either way with your respirator.
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    Avgas 100LL in your saw - NOT!

    Race gas (110 octane) is also leaded with around 2x the lead of 100LL...
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    Stihl 462 vs 500i?

    I went from 462 to multiple 500i, all ported. The 500 does "everything" well for me.
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    Crane Tips Over

    Depending on the crane, lifting the opposing outrigger a short distance may be completely normal, especially on knuckle booms. Lifting the front end that much and the passenger main outrigger being ~4' off the ground (also lost its pad) is way beyond "normal."
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    New Grapple truck

    That'll be ~$60k light I'd bet.
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    Fuel prices

    Depending on the work we’re doing, fuel costs are 8-12% annually. I’ve gone to an electric car, the current car has used 4094kWh of electricity driving 12.1k miles (.338kWh/mi). I pay $.12kWh charging at home, and an average of $.29kWh super charging while traveling. Today I had 1065...
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    New estimate car

    Do you know what he had? My first was a Model Y, my current is a Model S. I've given a bunch of rides in mine, but only a couple people have driven the S.
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    New estimate car

    I switched to a Tesla for running around 5 months/14k miles ago, it has been beyond fantastic. I’d have a hard time going back to a gas vehicle for my normal driving.
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    Nifty TM64

    I run a SD64 and am a dealer for Nifty. I’ve sold one TM64 to the tree industry, the rest went to other industries. I’ve sold 40 something SD64 I believe and have ~18 on order. I do have a TM64 on order for starting a rental fleet (along with TM34 and TM50). Having a 70’ lift that can be...
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    Electric motor conversion: Chevy V8 550 hp

    My car has a 1200lb battery pack that holds ~95kWh. That's a theoretical 95000 watts for 1 hour, or 127hp for 1 hour. Using the 240V wall charger it takes ~52 minutes to add 10% to the battery ( call it 9 hours to fully charge). A 12" chipper with 120hp is no slouch, and it only uses max...
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    Electric motor conversion: Chevy V8 550 hp

    Replacing a Chevy with a Tesla motor definitely isn't economical, but that's rarely the point with muscle cars. I kept it simple and bought the Tesla motors from Tesla. :ROFLMAO:
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    2020-21 Grapple truck builds. One of the last glider kits ever made.

    It is a double frame. I haven't measured the sides thickness, yet. 22klb/46klb steer/drives. Only having 68 gallons of fuel saves nearly 1klb over my previous truck. I doubt this is a forever truck, but for the money I couldn't see passing it up. Losing power with heat.... I wonder where...
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    2020-21 Grapple truck builds. One of the last glider kits ever made.

    Thanks, I want and wanted to build the truck I wanted, but that deal came along while an opportunity to buy a chassis did not. I like it substantially better than my previous grapple truck, a similarly built but older Western Star that weighed ~47klb empty.
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    2020-21 Grapple truck builds. One of the last glider kits ever made.

    I bought this grapple truck a couple weeks ago, was surprised at its lack of weight. 2020 VHD R62, 22k/46k/~13k axles with a 500hp D13. Rotobec 910, 27’. There are a few things that are dumb about it, one being only 68 gallons of fuel capacity. Another being the tag axle/tire selection...
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    2020-21 Grapple truck builds. One of the last glider kits ever made.

    I’m enjoying the thread/build. Couple thoughts… I agree on 180* being a good “normal” max operating temp, 110* isn’t much over ambient and isn’t hot enough to get water out of the oil. Over ~180* conventional oil starts oxidizing at an exponential rate with the temp climb. My normal never...

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