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    Sg40 Bandit Stump Grinder

    Anybody have one of these? We are thinking about buying one for our tree service. We have subbed a bunch in the past but having subs with no workmans comp creates insurance issues. We have a grinding head I built for our mini ex but it keeps eating hydraulic motors. We also want something that...
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    Which rope for zigzag?

    I've climbed on a hitch climber setup for a very long time. I do a lot of our crane rigging and would like to swap to a zigzag due to the long drops as they are very rough on hitch cords. With our new crane my 150 ft rope is a bit short at times so I need to buy a 200 ft rope anyway. I'm not a...
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    Tub grinder

    Anyone here run a tub grinder or horizontal grinder? We have considered doing something else due to the volume of wood we produce. We used to be allowed to burn here as long as conditions are right. The county we are in is limiting that down now or restricting it completely by changing the...
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    Grove GMK3050

    Anybody use a GMK3050? We are considering one as our next crane. We have a local grove dealer and have been happy with our current grove tms300. Were thinking late 90s to early 2000s for the gmk. We are concerned out the gmk being a bit complicated and expensive to maintain. Their performance...
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    Excavator broom

    I bought a forklift broom the other day to use to help on cleanup. We added a mount for our mini ex and another mount on the other side for our mini skid attachment plate. It works very well. This thing will push gravel. Sticks are no trouble. We use the backhoe swing on the excavator to angle...
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    Switch and go

    Anybody here running a switch and go setup? I have an international 4700 25,999 gvwr crew cab chassis that needs a bed of some sort. We could use another chip truck at times but don't really need one enough to justify buying and insuring a chip only truck. Having a dumpster to help haul wood...
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    Halverson firewood processor

    Anybody have one of these? How do you like it? We are considering getting one to help deal with our wood lot. We sell firewood basically oit of necessity of needing to keep our wood lot cleared out enough to dump in. Labor is getting harder and harder to find around here. We are so busy we don't...
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    Dash cams

    I have been thinking about putting dash cams in our work trucks. Do any of you guys run dash cams? Seems like it would be a good idea if one of our employees ever gets in a wreck. What do you guys use and how well does it work?
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    Heavy dump trailer

    I'm thinking about buying an 18K dump trailer for our operation. I want to use it to haul a mini ex and/or a full sized tracked skid steer. When we aren't using it for hauling equipment I figured we could use it to haul logs. I'm thinking 7x14 or 7x16 sized trailer. Probably going towards the...
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    Mat Racks

    I built a rack recently for holding alturnmats for a friend's bucket truck. I'm pretty happy but always looking for better ideas. I figured I'd post up this one and hope others will post their setup as well to help give people ideas for how to store and transport them. We set ours up with a...
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    Roll off truck?

    Anybody using roll off truck for their tree service? I'm thinking about adding one to our fleet. We have a single axle grapple truck we use to haul wood. The problem I have is not having enough cdl drivers to get it to the job. I've tried to find more employee's that have or will get a cdl for...
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    Anybody use a semi?

    We're doing a large crane job right now with around 10 log picks in the 8k range. Moving the material is a bottleneck for us. Its about an hour drive one way. I've thought about using a semi with a flatbed to transport the larger log picks. We're cutting willow oaks in the 4 ft range. No mills...
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    Our 'new' crane

    We bought this 35 ton grove crane yesterday! It's got 104' main boom and a 32' jib. I'm really looking forward to learning how to run it. IMG_6333 by Fivepoints posted Feb 25, 2018 at 1:54 PM Img by Fivepoints posted Feb 25, 2018 at 1:42 PM
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    Hidden Costs of Ownership

    We have been renting cranes regularly for several years to the point of we're looking into possibly buying one. What are the hidden costs of ownership? I'm aware of in my state, an operator must be DOT certified. I know about the insurance cost and general equipment maintenance costs. Anything...
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    Looking for an elevator

    I have a friend that is looking for a rear mount 75 ft elevator. Must be diesel and not rusty. Were located near huntsville al.

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