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    SOLD!! Treemotion Super Light Harness - Teufelberger $285 shipped CONUS

    I have a firm offer, either you can accept or decline. Same as mentioned earlier in this thread, I usually wouldn't pay more then 50% for life gear or saws, unless it's brand new. That's just me. Yours is obviously pretty new. $285. Shipped to Texas. That's $65.00 cheaper then I can pick it up...
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    Storms hit down...

    Lumberjack, Glad to hear you are safe from the tornados. I've been through my fair share of them, defiantly not fun to experience. Stay safe and enjoy the busy time and make lots of money! Quick question for you and others being that I'm getting more into tree work. Do you guys charge a lot...
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    Storms hit down...

    I feel like we're in a world of hurt down here in Texas. Glad to here things were okay up there for you. It seems like it was just yesterday we lost over a million trees due to drought. Now fast forward three years later and were losing trees to too much water. It's crazy how the weather changes...
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    Storms hit down...

    Did anyone else get hit with the storms last night? They ripped through here around mid-night and it sounded like the roof was going to blow off. Winds hit 80 mph in areas, we just got power back. Walked outside early this morning to find tree branches in everyones yard. Went to do a clean-up...
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    (1) Man Tree Work Set-Up

    Been welding since I was a kid. Built metal buildings / shops for 10+ years.
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    (1) Man Tree Work Set-Up

    You think so? I made a typo, chipper I'm looking at is an 8". Weight after removing axle and other pieces will be around 2,000 lbs. You don't think that can be solved by adding a third axle, weight distribution hitch, and air bags that are already installed on the tow vehicle?
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    Stihl MS201TC with M-tronic

    Would you please share the details of who stocks these? Should all dealers be able to get them? And when did they come out in your area? I just started reading about them last night and already decided I really want to try one. No-one shows to have one in stock here. The way our weather has...
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    Ascent on a blakes hitch

    My 2c may be worthless to anyone here, being that ya'll are more experienced. I'm a new guy on the tree side of landscaping, but I'm not shy to give my own opinion. Climbers the heart of many tree businesses, the way I look at it. If you don't have either climbers or some very expensive...
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    (1) Man Tree Work Set-Up

    Axetree, somehow I missed your photo the last time I went through this thread. That's a sweet looking set-up. Sorry for the stupid question, but how does it dump? To the side? Looks great though. Well, I'll be starting with my build soon. I got in an accident with a semi today. Hit from the...
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    Making a trailer longer...?

    It's funny you mentioned that. I was actually thinking about that, just adding a third axle. I just didn't want to sound foolish not knowing what I was talking about. So adding a third axle would aid with lengthening the tongue without issues? I liked the first idea, about making the box...
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    Making a trailer longer...?

    Any trailer guys care to chime in on this one. I'm good with the welder, and have access to any kind of materials needed. But I'm not familiar with designing trailers. So I want to hear from the trailer design and safety aspect from someone with expertise... I'm going to keep things simple...I...
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    (1) Man Tree Work Set-Up

    Champion, I wanted to thank you for taking the time to post your set-up. Looks like a very cool set-up. Unfortunately, I'm not to fond of cutting up my pretty brand new 16' big-tex dump. Especially, the work I'm after doesn't require a large chipper as far as I'm concerned. I've heard many...
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    (1) Man Tree Work Set-Up

    That's a very good question. I looked at doing it that way, financially it doesn't make sense. Why go the opposite route in order to pull a big chipper, to blow into a truck bed with limited hauling capabilities. I can tow much more then I can haul. I'll figure it out whenever things get slow...
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    (1) Man Tree Work Set-Up

    All I can tell you is what nearly anyone else who makes a living with a trailer would tell you. Especially with dump trailers. They are ALL expensive. Get the biggest you can afford. You'd rather grow in then grow out within a year or two. I personally went 16 ft. and will be adding taller...
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    (1) Man Tree Work Set-Up

    Kelly, perhaps this is why I haven't had an issue using the lighter 6". The 6" has chewed up everything I trim with the exception of removal jobs. Those were thrown on the trailer. Biased on the fact that I run through the brush with a little 12" tree saw cutting elbows off before I feed it...
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    (1) Man Tree Work Set-Up

    What exactly do you mean? Extend the flatbed and build a box if I got rid of the chipper? I would agree, Kubota would more than likely be a diesel engine. I've also had Kubota diesels on tractors, many that went 6,000 hours, one even had nearly 10,000 before it started slowing down. The problem...
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    (1) Man Tree Work Set-Up

    Some great posts and some great ideas. TC262, that's a sweet set-up for pruning. The only problem is I have a brand spanking new $9,000. dump trailer that still has the paper tags on it. I can weld and fabricate, but I don't want to shorten the trailer and I don't want to hack it if possible...
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    (1) Man Tree Work Set-Up

    I think I should have mentioned this and got some ideas on it here. I mentioned it elsewhere, and people seemed to not like the idea. But I'm sitting here thinking with a pencil and paper drawing sketches. I don't want a Chipper truck. We have 2 trucks, 2 large trailers, 1 suv, and 2 cars. If...
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    (1) Man Tree Work Set-Up

    I won't argue with the idea of a mini skid. I used to have one, don't know why I thought I wouldn't use it again. But I wouldn't be opposed to one in the near future.
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    (1) Man Tree Work Set-Up

    When I was into Landscaping, I got to the point to where I was taking ZERO new customers. Let me rephrase that, I said I was taking ZERO customers. However, I handled it like I think you probably would do. I charged exactly what I felt it was worth for me being backed up to still take the job...

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