So... the Bevel Buddy seems like an interesting consideration but, I just stumbled onto one other answer I've been looking for for years and have one other question yet to be answered.
What I just discovered is that there is a way to dress the chipper knives and only dress the cutting edge side
If you have indeed decided to stop I totally support that. I'm convinced our "gut" feelings have more accuracy about what is wise for us than our "thinking" or second guessing ourselves.
That being said, if you talk yourself into doing more I have a thought as to what I would do to work that...
Shoot...what's the name of this thread? (Since Bevel Buddy is a Morbark product I'm going to go on a bit.)
At the 1:55 minute mark they say to only grind on the flat (discharge) side of the knife. Putting a " backbevel" on it. That backbevel is the very thing I thought was taking "self...
Okay, great info, good perspective. I cut out dirt and avoid rocks like the plague. I get closer to 100 hrs on a set before feeling the need to flip them.
Southsound I don't think so. I don't get that much material off using a carbide dressing tool. I have always wanted a carbide hand...
@Brando CalPankian BCMA
Not wanting to side track the thread but what knife saver and how do you like the results it gives you? I've hand dressed my knives a lot to extend change intervals but have always ended up with a drawback of a backbevel on the flat side of the knives and reduced...
I saw a Palfinginger (sp) hooklift on a Ram 5500 a few months ago. A much lighter unit than my Stellar hooklift. I considered Switch n Go when I purchased. They didn't look like they were strong enough for serious tree work to me. I could be wrong.
When I say the Palf. was lighter, I would...
I don't know or do my paperwork kind of stuff. But, I was told this applied to LLC's and maybe others but not sole proprietorship. Does that sound right?
Maybe I lied. I weighed it out one time but it's been so long I forget. I work near the coast and do so much combination of end weight reduction and close up work that I usually climb with a top handle and extendable power polesaw at the same time. Plus options on my harness and rigging gear...
Thanks for posting your response. Perhaps our weight difference is a key factor in that Akimbo runs well for me across several ropes I use at different times. Tachyon, Safety Blue, KMIII Max, and I usually don't change adjustments. But I'm 220 and climb gear heavy most of the time with 40...