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    Bandit Chipper possible options - and why.

    Welded infeed tray - much stronger and has plates added to minimize branches bumping the feed control bar Hydraulic chute rotator - saves more time than you think Electric hydraulic jack - no need to start the engine, and sure saves a lot of cranking!
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    Battery explosions

    It does make one think, but apparently the low pressure atmosphere of an airplane is what tends to cause the issues, and of course if one does catch fire in an airplane it’s hard to fight a fire deep in the cargo compartment… The storage cabinet with alarm is an interesting idea. My father’s...
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    The story of saw chain

    Looks like the same information is here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joseph_Buford_Cox
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    Battery explosions

    Funny note on batteries - I ordered three replacement Sena batteries online, they were delivered today. Individually boxed and shipped, with warning stickers all over the boxes. I think the packaging was a bit excessive though, wouldn’t dropping all three in a padded envelope be enough?
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    Wtb 4x4 chip truck

    Make sure it doesn’t have too many oil leaks, and make sure that the transmission feels good. If it has an automatic, it probably has an E4OD, some of them were not the most reliable. If it feels like it shifts solidly, it should be in fine shape.
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    Wtb 4x4 chip truck

    We have an 03 6.0, head studs, deleted, new turbo, complete fuel system, FICM, and two transmissions. After all that, it turned into a great truck. If we hadn’t bought it for $1800, it would’ve been a very expensive truck to own. I bought it knowing it had most of those problems though, and...
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    Wtb 4x4 chip truck

    Sounds like quite a few issues to say the least. The 6.0 is definitely known for having problems, the FICM is one of the biggest engine issues and one of the more common no start problems in that engine. It’s also very expensive, but maybe you can find one to borrow or get ahold of one from a...
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    Wtb 4x4 chip truck

    Any guess what is the cause of the issue? Or what happened, to cause the issue? Maybe I can help troubleshoot if need be.
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    Wtb 4x4 chip truck

    Yes, prices definitely have gone up like crazy in the past five years. I’m sure that Gap Hill charges more than they did back then, but I’m not sure their prices went up quite as much as the rest of the market. I could be wrong. I haven’t priced anything there lately, and they are presently...
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    Battery explosions

    I see. It would be interesting to know what brand batteries those are, whether they are major company brands or not. Thank you for sharing that, makes me want to try to look into some more of this.
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    Wtb 4x4 chip truck

    Don’t have one to sell, but I think you are paying far too much for your body. We put a new 12 foot aluminum dump body on a truck in 2020, custom toolboxes all over the place, completely custom build, and it cost us $14,000. Call the Gap Hill Aluminum Shop. See what they can do for you.
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    Battery explosions

    I agree, I have not heard of any problems with construction batteries either. Perhaps some of the knock off batteries, but certainly none from any of the big name companies. And you are right, construction workers are very hard on batteries and tools in general. Some of these batteries have...
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    Battery explosions

    You are correct. That reaction makes so much heat it will burn through just about anything, and the mess left behind is really hazardous and hard to handle. Also, once a battery goes up in flame, you can’t be sure it won’t reignite until it has sat outside for about a month.
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    Battery explosions

    Sealed metal box is not a great idea, for one those batteries naturally release hydrogen gas (mostly when charging), and they need to be vented. Also, if they explode, or even catch fire, that can is not near enough steel to contain the fire. You’re better off to buy name brand batteries (those...
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    Home birthing hippies

    Congratulations to you and your family! That’s great news!
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    Bid that tree!

    Put the crane in the driveway, with that lift it should be done in three hours at the most. Probably two hours with a good ground crew. $2800.
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    Throw bag-line accuracy issues

    You haven’t seen me do it. I’m bad enough forward, if I start heaving that thing over my head who knows where it will end up! Some people have amazing talent at throwing things, especially backwards. I am just amazingly bad. Hence my love for the Big Shot on anything more than about 25’ high...
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    Throw bag-line accuracy issues

    Good advice, if I try to throw nearly vertical, I heave the throwball over behind myself every single time. My aim isn’t great on a good day, but throwing near vertical does make me release late as well.
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    Food Thread

    That makes sense. We used Gibbs, worked well for us too. That is odd you’ve never had fuel issues, but things happen once in a while. Who knows, careless employee got a little water in the tank and it’s been sitting in the filter for a month just waiting to freeze. Or ethanol contamination in...
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    Food Thread

    Thank you, I will have to try that in the spring when I have something to work with.

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