I have a Borntrager, it’s the 53 ton or 63? Great jack. And they are great people, we had an incident where the jack decided to turn into a bowling ball and rolled down the very steep hill and then crashed into a tree bending the pump assembly and knocking the pad off. We had packed in over a...
Guess I should clarify: I have zero experience with Avant, my recommendation was based off my experience with other machines and aimed at just power vs no power. Good info @DRBetz
I’d recommend the power. I know a lot of guys don’t feel the need and have gotten good at bumping loads into the right position but why limit yourself? With a powered rotation you can make brush piles dance into the chipper. Sort through a knee deep pile of pine limbs at the base of the tree and...
I bought some of those wolf claws too, they weren’t real comfy. And the back strap got in the way occasionally when doing oak removals or anything that wasn’t just a straight up pole.