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  1. Windwalker

    Vermeer Mini skid steer

    My hydraulic fittings and hoses stick up above the boom arms.
  2. Windwalker

    Vermeer Mini skid steer

    So 1/2” holds up. I was originally thinking 3/4” but then kinda settled on 5/8” as a happy medium I have a set of forks for my tractor, the vermeer salesman said I can get an adapter to go from universal skid steer to mini skid steer quick attach. I haven’t looked into it yet, but a new set of...
  3. Windwalker

    Vermeer Mini skid steer

    Concerning plywood for turning and runways. Are you guys leaving the sheets full length? Was thinking to make then 4'x4' to make then easier to handle. Also trying to come up with a way to haul them with the mini. Maybe put some rope loops on the plywood and hang them from the grapple to carry...
  4. Windwalker

    Vermeer Mini skid steer

    Improvise, adapt, overcome! Great tips guys. I have a log arch and a 12k winch on my trailer. Takes a few steps but it works very well. I’ve loaded some pretty big logs with it. I hear ya about the saw mill. But unfortunately I have firewooded more than a few nice saw logs to get the wood...
  5. Windwalker

    Vermeer Mini skid steer

    Absolutely! Thanks for stearing me this way. After you suggested it in the other post I thought back over a bunch of past jobs and realized that the grapple trailer would have limited use due to access. The mini won’t lift as much so I’ll have to cut smaller saw logs, but I can surely live with...
  6. Windwalker

    Vermeer Mini skid steer

    Already put it to work today. I think we're gonna get along just fine. I normally would have cut this thing up into firewood size stuff so I could load it in the truck. Also saves on clean up since there is so much less saw dust.
  7. Windwalker

    Vermeer Mini skid steer

    I totally agree. And fortunately I have a similar market. I like to be very up front with all the possible scenarios and the trade off for each. But like you said, they almost always go with the cheaper option.
  8. Windwalker

    Vermeer Mini skid steer

    Thanks for the tips guys.
  9. Windwalker

    Vermeer Mini skid steer

    Well it was tough three days loading lots of wood by hand, glad those jobs are behind me, but as we in the tree business know, when your done with one job you move onto the next. I got two big oaks that are coming down next week that I promised myself I will not load by hand. I have a Vermeer...
  10. Windwalker

    Vermeer Mini skid steer

    I was thinking I was going to get a grapple trailer to use to fetch the wood and logs. The last two days I've been thinking about this realistically while on 4 different jobs. I realized that I'm still going to have a lot of heavy lifting because of access with a big trailer. This mornings...
  11. Windwalker

    Contract climber wanted, Central Pa.

    Small two man outfit, could sometimes use a third person on bigger jobs. Having your own liability insurance is a must. Mostly local work to the 17963 area code.
  12. Windwalker

    Health insurance

    Small Sole proprietorship, no employees as of yet. My wife is my groundie but has a fulltime job. We currently get our health insurance through her employer. Hers is a benefit and I pay for mine. We have grown quicker than we had expected and currently cant keep up with the work we have with...
  13. Windwalker

    Small Grapple trailer

    I have a 10,000 GVW dump trailer, and a 7,000 GVW 16' beavertail trailer. I have taken my Kubota tractor to the job and used it to bring logs out and load on the flatbed, but I have to go back and get the tractor. A mini skid would be the same way. The grapple trailer would save a trip. Do the...
  14. Windwalker

    Small Grapple trailer

    Just shy of $30k with tax and shipping and a 4,000# hydraulic boom mounted winch. They are having a spring sale until the end of May. Quite a bit of savings off retail. I am currently loading logs on a flatbed trailer with a winch and a log arch. I don’t have a CDL so a big truck is out of...
  15. Windwalker

    Contract climbing

    I am a small outfit and could sometimes use a hand. My wife is my groundie and we have no employees. So a contract climber is a good fit, since most have insurance and are basically working as a sub. I tried this with a guy last year after we met and it seemed like it would work out since I...
  16. Windwalker

    Small Grapple trailer

    I'm looking into getting a small grapple trailer, interested in the AM Machinery RFR05 trailer with the 19' grapple, 3000# lift at mid boom. I'm a small tree service and also run a portable bandsaw mill. I do mostly removals and am looking to take the back work of loading logs and larger limbs...
  17. Windwalker

    Topping trees

    Well I lost another job today. I am not a certified Arborist and never sell my self as one, I am always upfront about that to the customer. I do removals, dead wooding, hazard trims and clearance trims. I also run a stump grinder and a portable sawmill, so I keep plenty busy that I don't need...
  18. Windwalker

    Anybody tried sena smh-10r

    When I work by myself I listen to Pandora and I have noticed when I’m not running the saw or chipper i can pull the muffs away from my ears and still easily hear my music
  19. Windwalker

    Anybody tried sena smh-10r

    We just added these on Kask Helmets, pretty slick and nice and compact.
  20. Windwalker

    Healthy Tree...Accident Happens

    Don't feel bad, I missed my lay on this one too. 30" poplar, 100' tall. There was a house 50' behind the tree, and some small hemlocks in the drop zone the homeowner wanted to retain. This was in a wooded area that had just been logged. The biggest concern was the house. I missed my lay by a...

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