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  1. Sfoppema

    Hi

    I have no previous correspondence with you, but coincidentally met your brother (Matt I am pretty sure) at Arbor Expo in western MA a few weeks back. We had a nice chat. He mentioned he was brothers with the "guy who invented the rings". Never heard of three brothers owning separate tree...
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    Today....

    Cutting top off big tall girl. This cut was just about 90' high. Took out many white pines off this job but this was probably the biggest. Lot of nice logs.
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    Avant A37500 Screw cone log splitter

    I have 30 of the IBC totes for personal use. Only touch the wood once until you put it in the stove. I had the door to my basement widened so I can drive them right in with my mini and I keep a pallet jack in the basement. Always smiling when Im moving them lol
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    Avant A37500 Screw cone log splitter

    I have a "black splitter" for my mini skid. It is overbuilt/very well built from Germany. The rep said that the side to side pressure will destroy bearings on an auger style attachment very quickly. I will say that it is a sweet tool, but having it on something like a wheel loader or mini skid...
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    Tossing around the idea of hiring an operator for merlo 50.30 with woodcracker. central ma

    It's the ma hoisting license you need to run it. 2a is excavator/loader 1b is telescoping boom/cable crane
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    Tossing around the idea of hiring an operator for merlo 50.30 with woodcracker. central ma

    Title says it all. Not married to the idea, but if I could find the right person who could be trusted to run the machine, I could pay them well. Salary etc. Currently it's about 50/50 work with my own company vs subbing. The subbing I do is with respectful realistic people. Would be training...
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    Electric chip, bucket, and log trucks... chippers?

    Not sure I'd call it a complaint, but another thing to note is that the instant I got it I wanted a bigger chipper. I had an 18xp but ended up finding a solid deal on a 2020 21xp and pulled the trigger. Huge increase in production with less labor needed. It's a big nut, but it blew the doors off...
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    2023 Contract Climber Rates?

    cant help but think of jim taggerty from atlas shrugged.....
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    Electric chip, bucket, and log trucks... chippers?

    Only complaint would be getting fat as a result. Went from climbing most days to almost never. Have to get a gym membership lol
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    Electric chip, bucket, and log trucks... chippers?

    Yes honestly I was only using it maybe two days a week for my own company. We started to slow down a bit and i put the word out mid April to some companies. It caught on pretty quick. Generally I'd do Monday Tuesday with my own small company and Wednesday through Friday with others. Gave my...
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    Electric chip, bucket, and log trucks... chippers?

    You're not far... come check it out I'm in Northbridge ma
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    Electric chip, bucket, and log trucks... chippers?

    I put 800 hours on mine not a single issue. I drive it on the road a lot. I heard plenty of talk online about sensor issues but I did not have any. Obviously the more you trailer it the less wear and tear to drive system. It's hydrostatic and very heavy. If you are not careful going downhill I'm...
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    Electric chip, bucket, and log trucks... chippers?

    I do not know how far the trade in would get him... by no means a silver bullet, but it is a beast if you can get it 55 feet or closer in a removal situation generally speaking. Plus need to be able to move it once you have it. And have lots of good mats...
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    Electric chip, bucket, and log trucks... chippers?

    Other stakeholders would claim that it's the governments responsibility impact change to decrease emissions. They did give a lengthy heads up. Plenty of time for people to sell and upgrade. I'd imagine there were some incentives. I'm glad I don't live there, but if you're the type of person to...
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    Electric chip, bucket, and log trucks... chippers?

    Seems like government "assistance" might be the number one problem for that state... from an outsiders view. Assistance is a slippery slope
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    Electric chip, bucket, and log trucks... chippers?

    I would imagine it's almost identical to diesel equivalent. I feel like lifts have been available as electric for indoor use for quite awhile. Doesn't need much of a motor to run the pump once it's set up. Moving around on tracks maybe not so much, but it's not like you're moving it far. My...
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    2014 mack knuckboom

    What is the useful radius of the crane with just the hook?
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    Electric chip, bucket, and log trucks... chippers?

    There are some pretty clean burning systems already. Look up "air curtain burners". They pass CA emissions standards. CA is using them in a pretty significant capacity as we speak. There are models that just burn, and other models that harness the heat from the burn to make steam/generate...
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    Electric chip, bucket, and log trucks... chippers?

    Anyone informed on the subject? When are we going to see them on the market? Just curious. I was not there, but I heard they had an electric International chip truck at TCIA. This is no more than a pipe dream, but in theory if you could burn unwanted debris/woodchips to generate...
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    It’s Merlo Time!

    I put some stuff on instagram stories but don't have a lot of pictures... I might make a video of things for new users to look out for to help. I made lots of dumb little mistakes in the first 200 hours. Didn't really cost me big time or anything like that, but would have been nice to know. The...

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