I bought this with the intention of turning it into a diy battery power ascender as seen here in this excellent thread:
https://www.treebuzz.com/forum/threads/reliable-diy-power-ascender.37281/
I doubt I will ever get around to undertaking the project so I’ll offer this up to someone who will...
I’ve got a 550 here in like new condition I’d be willing to part with. I’ve got 500 into it though. Comes with bag rope and 2 snaps. Pm me if interested and I’ll provide pics.
100% agree here in our market. Removals are almost always lowest bidder wins and there are plenty of “two drunks with a chainsaw” types around here that removals often get bid super cheap. I’ll bid removals that are within my equipment’s ability to handle at a price that is as fair to both...
It’s called planned obsolescence. They are made to fail after a certain time period. Had an engineer guess how old a vehicle of mine was to within 1k miles based on me telling him the rear diff blew up in my vehicle.
I have some of those black and yellow totes for shelf storage. They are pretty sturdy but agree I’m not sure how well they would hold up to daily tree work abuse. I also agree with you something like a hand cart and nondescript cases would probably be a better idea than the Milwaukee pack out.
Jessie I’m planning on transporting my Eliet chipper on a trailer along with dingo behind a one ton with dump insert. Seems like it would do what you’re describing:
Count me as another vote for chipper. I would have zero chance of getting rid of brush without inputs of both extra time and money. Chips on the other hand are super easy to give away for free. Plus the chip box doubles as a mobile outhouse. Bonus!