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    Bandit SG-75

    By them running side by side?
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    Bandit SG-75

    Our RG80 with Green Teeth out cuts the SG75 with the New River style wheel by 40% or better.
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    Do you think this year has been different for business?

    I agree
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    Do you think this year has been different for business?

    We record video and take pictures with our phones and/or 360 cameras to make recall easier, or to “revisit” the site virtually.
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    Bandit SG-75

    No dealers here for anything anyways. Basically, what does the SG75 do better for us than the RG80 or RG165? There’s a chance the 165 replaces the 75 and 80.
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    Bandit SG-75

    We have one that came with a merger. It was bought last year, and there’s been few issues with it. I can ask Brad for more details, the main thing I can think of right now is a leaking vent in a gear box, which the replacement was ordered yesterday or the day before. I have read about the...
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    Husqvarna X-COM

    We mute the microphone with long noises lake stump cuts, running the blower, etc. The chipper we try to machine feed, as much as practical.
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    Husqvarna X-COM

    We/I use Sena Expand Mesh with 33db rated ear plugs mainly. (Howard Leight Max 1) I’ve used those plugs for 12+ years, been very happy with them. The Sena are good enough, until something comes along that is demonstrably better.
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    Are equipment prices dropping?

    I wouldn’t say cheap, but comparatively decent. There was a better price, if it was real, but the dealer was flakey and a poor communicator. I gave up waiting on them. Meanwhile, we’ve made ~150 yards of chips with the chipper that was delivered Friday; we should make at least 100 yards today.
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    Are equipment prices dropping?

    My chipper came from the Grand Rapids area.
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    Best practices for using a lift near exposed roots or patios

    We have lifts, a climber, and a rotating telehandler. We pick some balance of what is easiest overall physically, the most boring (repeatable vs heroics and hail marries), and profitable. I thought we were discussing what we would do in the situation, climb vs lift. We have two jobs...
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    Are equipment prices dropping?

    Tis the season for some to be thinning down before winter. Different parts of the country are doing better than others. Wide spread supply chain issues causing whole goods scarcity isn't really a problem anymore. I got what I think is a decent deal on a Morbark chipper last week from 800...
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    Best practices for using a lift near exposed roots or patios

    I can’t see enough from that picture to have a full plan, but assuming there’s a bit of room on the far side of the tree from the camera, 10-15 mins in the lift has the tree down with no rigging required. It’s a rare exception on normal tree work that we’ll climb if there is a lift on site...
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    Best practices for using a lift near exposed roots or patios

    Speed, longevity, practicality, safety.
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    Best practices for using a lift near exposed roots or patios

    The mower mowing the tops of the roots does more damage… unless there’s an obvious exception I don’t get overly concerned.
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    Best practices for using a lift near exposed roots or patios

    Climbing a removal that a good lift can reach is slow, futile, and expensive over a career.
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    Best practices for using a lift near exposed roots or patios

    Context matters. Structurally roots are hard spots, above ground hard spots are sometimes useful for setup. I wouldn’t want to setup up and have the pad slip and “fall” off the root. Typically using a pad to even out where the root is can be helpful in getting the support from the root...
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    Grapplesaw Heads

    Manitou!
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    Grapplesaw Heads

    Did someone say boom torque?
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    Grapplesaw Heads

    I don't know what the port was originally intended for from the rotator mfg.

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