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    Crusty the Rusty Bucket Lift Truck (picture heavy post)

    somewhat worth mentioning, comes with all the parts to fix the front end cosmetic damage (hood, fender, headlight, bumper)
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    Crusty the Rusty Bucket Lift Truck (picture heavy post)

    Am I crazy for considering this thing? 1989 Ford F450 Super Duty 7.3 IDI Diesel with ZF5 Manual Transmission. 40ft Bucket Lift, no outriggers. Owner previously used vehicle for a sign painting and cleaning business, and he says he used clorox/ bleach as a cleaning agent which got all over the...
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    Toro Dingo TX425 stalling out under load using BMG

    If I attempt that as seen in my video, it is too weak to lift and/ or the machine stalls. Same as actuating the lever past full open or full close.
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    Toro Dingo TX425 stalling out under load using BMG

    Thanks for the reply. I've messaged them. Do you remember if you changed the relief valve on the machine or if they sent a new valve for the attachment? Also I ordered this grapple from Sherrill Tree and its listed as a BRANCH MANAGER 53IN MINI GRAPPLE-STANDARD MOUNTING PLATE But on the manual...
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    Toro Dingo TX425 stalling out under load using BMG

    Was just wondering if this is normal or if my machine is faulty. When trying to load multiple cross cut sections of logs I cannot seem to keep pressure from the grapple while moving the machine. I understand that it is more for grabbing logs the other direction and letting gravity work to keep...
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    Rookie mistake

    Had a fairly knowledgeable groundie knock a tooth out using a pole saw to cut a 2" diameter branch about 10ft overhead. Climbed a hackberry one time in a back yard with a 50-75% cavity. Painstakingly lowered all the branches and as I was about to cut and pull the stub I cut as if there was no...
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    Solo climber tangled

    Climbing is not a solo job. Your rope will eventually be too "tangled" and you'll be stuck in a tree and have to risk coming down without a proper climbing system. Hopefully you climb with lanyards. If you're SRT you could still descend so I guess that's my answer to your actual question - learn...
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    Which to choose? Mini Skid Steer

    Looks like I'm picking up my first mini tomorrow. Best I could find is a 840 hour Dingo TX425 Kohler with a bucket and a cultivator for $9,000. At first I overlooked the cultivator (listed as a tiller) but I see they go for like $6,000 new so maybe I could sell it for $2-3k, or start offering...
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    Business Perspective - Purchasing Tow Vehicle, Mini Loader, Dump Trailer

    Still going strong. Have been using a friend's tractor to come load large logs the width of my chipper truck when necessary. About to post my off road truck up for sale and start looking for either another "Farmall" international diesel dump truck or a flatbed/ dump retired grain truck or...
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    Which to choose? Mini Skid Steer

    Id like to know what the difference is in prices I've seen from 2011 (used mini loaders like an sk500 or dingo regularly going for $7500) and now (any tracked loader even with 1000 hours regularly listing for $10,000) I'm pretty set on buying one and after looking at all available ads it's...
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    BOBCAT MT55

    Hours? Price for platform? Location?
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    Business Perspective - Purchasing Tow Vehicle, Mini Loader, Dump Trailer

    Thanks for all the replies and information! Let me try to answer and respond to some individual paints. What Farmall? My old 1992 international 4200 or 4700? I thought the combo was well priced, I looked at literally every online post for "chipper truck" that I could find at the time. My diesel...
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    Business Perspective - Purchasing Tow Vehicle, Mini Loader, Dump Trailer

    There are two used dingos local here at a skidsteer attachment business, both about 10k with a hydraulic grapple and 800 hours. Seems about average. I don't have the dingo yet but I do a lot of work over nice yards and in back gates and I can't afford a full mini x or skidsteer so I figure this...
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    Unicender $ 200

    sold yet?
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    Business Perspective - Purchasing Tow Vehicle, Mini Loader, Dump Trailer

    The tacoma has had solid axle swap with 3 link suspension done to it, 35" tires, electronic lockers front and rear etc (10 or 15k worth of parts receipts). Doesn't seem like a good truck to pull anything with. I feel like I would do better to sell it for a dedicated tow vehicle like a full-size...
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    Business Perspective - Purchasing Tow Vehicle, Mini Loader, Dump Trailer

    Hello My name is Andrew from Huntsville, AL. I started a tree service in March 2017 this year after working 5 or so years in the industry. I'm 29 and I've been a climber/ manager/ salesman for those 5 years. I decided to start small, use friends when I need labor, and use affordable gear except...
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    Rig N' Wrench

    Newby here (first post!) I bought a rig n' wrench and tried it out while awaiting my 1/2" hawkeye line. I had a scrap of old, heavily used BRW (Black Red White) Arbormaster rope which seems to hold just how I would want it to. I got the brand new Hawkeye rope and it seems to hold about half as...
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