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    Bid that tree!

    If we could get a crane near it, we would lift it out of there in a couple pieces, probably $2800 and one of the local hacks would charge half that and get the job.The logs have value, they would pay for their own trucking at least. Seems like a project that would take about two hours on site.
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    Lightly used 400c

    It is actually quite impressive what those saws know. It’s also amazing how much computer and storage they can pack into such a small machine.
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    Lightly used 400c

    The price at my local saw shop, with a standard 20” bar, is $1079.99. I just looked, because I was in there to pick up some other things.
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    Lightly used 400c

    I believe the new Stihl saws do, in the engine computer, but only a Stihl dealer can read it.
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    Suspension treehouse

    I say go for it. Put your bolt as far apart as reasonably possible, at least one or two branch/trunk diameters would be my recommendation. If you can do that, I think the tree will be just fine. If my memory is correct, that is the ANSI recommendation for cables and brace rods.
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    Bandit Chipper possible options - and why.

    I don’t know, because we have a 1590 that will spin in circles all day long. Maybe some builds are different, I don’t know.
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    Bandit Chipper possible options - and why.

    I probably shouldn’t tell you how many times I have used a grapple to pull the reverse bar back into forward position.
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    Bandit Chipper possible options - and why.

    Yes, the chute rotates continuously with the hydraulic rotation option. We’ve hit winches many times with grapples, it happens. We keep hoses shrouded to prevent damage, I’ve never seen a hose break from hitting the chipper winch. I agree though, making it fold would be nice.
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    Why Is It So Expensive to Cut Down a Tree?

    I’ll second the feeling. I start the lowest paid guys at $20 an hour as well, and have trouble finding them when the local convenience store is offering $18 an hour to start. Our competitors keep under bidding us left and right, some have a lot more equipment than we do, others just don’t pay...
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    Happy New Year

    A happiest of 2026s to all y’all too!
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    mini grapples.

    That style is what we run on full size skid steer loaders, and I can’t see why someone would want to run anything else.
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    Chipper Fatality, near Philadelphia, PA

    Yesterday afternoon, a local man died in a wood chipper mishap. Not many details on the news article that I can find, except that he was the father of a Philadelphia city, police officer. From the little news footage, I found, looks like it was about a 12 inch chipper, which is probably why he...
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    Bandit Chipper possible options - and why.

    That Tesla loader would be handy on a smaller chipper, but it is a very heavy option. I think it adds something like 8000 pounds to the 21XP. A folding wench would be a great thing to have, one of the local tree services here has made a retrofit for theirs. I plan to do the same one day, just...
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    Yule Tide

    A happiest of Christmases and a merriest of New Years to all!
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    Today....

    Arborplex! That was my first climbing line, long ago. Happy knot tying!
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    Bandit Chipper possible options - and why.

    The jack I like most is the Ram: https://www.easternmarine.com/ram-12v-power-jack-hj-15008 One of our local suppliers stocks it, this is just the first listing I found online. Also, I’m rather fond of the Bulldog Velocity jack, it is the fastest electric jack I’ve ever seen...
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    Bandit Chipper possible options - and why.

    My father was an auto mechanic, and my grandfather owned a body shop, I was working on cars before I could walk. Unfortunately, most people these days are not that way, and I have learned not to trust employees with things I haven’t trained them to do. We keep spare tires in the shop, and all...
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    Bandit Chipper possible options - and why.

    I don’t like the regular electric jack, it is too slow. I like an electric over hydraulic jack, as they are fast and do not require the engine to run in order to operate. Strobe light would be a good feature, but we have enough strobe lights all over the chip trucks to make up for a lack of...
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    Bandit Chipper possible options - and why.

    I don’t remember exactly what the upgrade cost on the last new chipper we bought, I think it was around $1200 for the hydraulic shoot rotation. It’s a simple set up, they take the crank handle off and bolt on a hydraulic motor, put a valve down near the engine. No gears, no electronics or...
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    Bandit Chipper possible options - and why.

    I agree. The first chipper I bought had one, I didn’t see a reason anyone would want it until after I used it. Now I have no intention of buying another one without it.

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