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    Battery ground saws

    Yep, our standard is 14” on a top handle, on rear handles we go 20”, 28”, then 36”. Whenever the time comes I’ll probably convert the Milwaukee pole saw to match the top handle. I assume I resemble that remark.
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    Battery ground saws

    I overheated one battery last week with temps in the 70’s in the dual battery saw. Non Forge batteries overheat much easier with their tabbed batteries and tighter build. Last summer I overheated an 8 and 12Ah HO batteries within maybe 10 minutes of each other. The 6Ah Forge batteries work...
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    Battery ground saws

    You can also lean on the saw more in high, which would increase the load on the motor and increase battery drain. It’s not hard or wildly unusual to overheat a battery, even a Forge. I overheated an 8 last week with the dual battery saw. Milwaukee batteries don’t balance which can definitely...
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    Battery ground saws

    The MS362 and MS661 have the same chain speed...by your logic they should cut at the same speed with the same bar length. High mode definitely cuts faster than low. My hypothesis is with no load on the chain, the battery will last the same time spinning in high or low. I don't try to maximize...
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    Let’s talk about hook lift trucks

    There's a track loader in the container, had just finished cleaning up a lot for future construction.
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    Sweet gum on property line, HOs disagree on limb removal

    If neighbors don’t get along and agree with the plan, I don’t work on the property line. This concept applies here.
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    Battery ground saws

    @Phil I only use Forge batteries, primarily 6ah in the top handle and primarily 8 and 12ah in the dual battery. Aside from when I first used it as a novelty, the only time I use the low power mode is when I forget to push the button after swapping batteries, or if it times out. I get paid to...
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    Battery ground saws

    I keep a 201, 2x 500i, and Milwaukee's top handle and dual battery saws on the truck. I really like using the dual battery aloft vs having to crank a 500i in the basket. I only use it in the high power mode, it can really pour out the man glitter. Either electric saw can chew through the...
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    Let’s talk about hook lift trucks

    @Treetopflyer The tag axle is just an axle that affords greater ground clearance through its high lift suspension and smaller tires. The tag axle on the grapple truck is fantastic at hanging the truck up, making me use the differential locks and power diverter in the silliest of...
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    Let’s talk about hook lift trucks

    I only have one hook lift, I built the first truck, used it for 3 years, then built the second truck reusing the hoist. I really like the truck's setup, turning like an overgrown pickup but having a mountain of payload capacity.
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    Kubota SCL1000

    I'm probably an oddity, but a couple years ago I was wanting a small forwarder, ran the gamut of machines vs what I wanted functionality wise... ended up deciding on an ASV RT40 with cab/ac. 2 years later I'm still very happy with it and would replace it with the same if this one died. Travel...
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    Anyone using an aluminum dump trailer?

    How big of a trailer are you talking about that would save a few thousand pounds vs steel? There's no way I'd want an aluminum trailer for handing debris. Pay a hefty premium for aluminum, then beating it ragged sounds like a no win situation.
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    Giant 2500

    What was the price difference?
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    Deutz vs kubota on Carlton grinders

    I’ve never had a Kohler diesel.
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    Milwaukee top handle is coming

    An amp hour is an amp hour. Forge overheats less and can provide higher discharge rates. Being able to fit it in a 6” pipe across my truck would be ideal. My truck doesn’t have much practical room for inline storage.
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    Milwaukee top handle is coming

    I have 3x of the Forge 6Ah, 8Ah, and 12Ah. The 6Ah seem to work the best in the top handled saw, which is counterintuitive because the 12Ah is supposed to be 50% more output than the standard 12Ah, which is what the 6Ah Forge is supposed to match. The telescoping pole saw is great. I really...
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    BRAND NEW Husqvarna T542i XP KIT- Saw, Bag, Charger 2 Batteries

    @Merle Nelson you’re making me want a 542. The problem is I have a Milwaukee and an absolute gaggle of Forge batteries. I need to borrow my buddy’s 542 and see if it’s all that.
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    T542i

    Also the number of batteries required could be rather staggering. A gallon of saw gas has around ~33kW of energy. Assuming 1/3 of that gas's energy makes it to the chain, it would take 34 Husky BLi300 battery cycles to equate to the same energy, before the electric saw's efficiency losses...
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    2020-21 Grapple truck builds. One of the last glider kits ever made.

    How do you handle swapping between the grapple saw and a trash grapple?
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    Which to choose? Compact utility tractor VS Mini Skid VS Gehl

    Visibility seems like it'd be tough.

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