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  1. craneguy1

    Stihl MS 500i

    Has anybody else been able to fall in love with this thing yet?! Snappy throttle, lots of power, light weight...only bad thing is going to be not being able to solve running issues...but i love it!
  2. craneguy1

    Arbortech tool boxes

    Anyone know where i can get a couple of the older small 30" long boxes that will bolt up to our forestry body? Bought 2 about 5 years ago direct for $300 each and now arbortech wants more than $700 each. Odd ball sized so a regular underbody wont fit without some duck tape and spit.
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    Pat lmi cable reel spring

    Anyone know where i can order just the spring for a hirschmann lmi cable reel? I found a place in the netherlands, but everyone here in the states wants to sell you the $2500 housing which doesn't include the guts and would take alot of time to switch them over/calibrate. 9103 national. Oh the...
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    Swing cab controls

    Does anyone know why (at least on the nationals) the turn circuit is reversed from swing cab to stand up controls? I.e. push away for right on swings and push away for left on stand up... even joystick setups are like that...just curious.
  5. craneguy1

    08 ford 750 exhaust

    Anyone have experience replacing the flex pipe on the front pipe? Cummins 5.9 and it seems that ford doesn't want you to fix it, but rather replace the whole pipe for $600 list...havent been able to locate a suitable piece of flex to weld on...
  6. craneguy1

    95' of national crane atb wire

    after a battle that was lost to some ill-maintained city trees driving down the street and nowhere else i could go...had to replace the whole wire due to the amount of breaks...$540...i have 95 feet still good but to short for me to use. Anybody able to use it? $50 bucks shipped to the lower...
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    bevel buddy

    Anbody have any experience using one in terms of arboriculture chipping? Mainly sold as an aid to the whole tree chipping Nd sawmill markets...been thinking about giving it a whirl. My reservations mainly focus on the fact that normally when our blades are dull they are also knicked up...the...
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    bandit industries knife sharpening

    Bandit bought out zennith cutter...old news....Anyone else using these guys to resharpen and have a serious problem upon reurn shipment? Weve used them twice and both boxes have barely gotten back to us. I specifically wrote "package well...the last shipment barely got here". Now im faced...
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    chipper knives

    Bought some new chipper knives from zenith right after bandit bought them out..long story short...anybody else using these knives and seeing a remarkble improvement on longevity? The new machine I bought these 4 sets for was a 1590 wtc.. according to jomoco...lol. haven't used the the new...
  10. craneguy1

    hydraulic tools for sale

    i have 1 hydraulic chainsaw on an 8 foot pole and 1 lopper on an 8 foot pole that we have never used. they were bought used from a family member of one of our long-time employees. both will work open or closed center...the set would include the dielectric hoses to run them. no rotator. the...
  11. craneguy1

    new bandit 1590xp

    long time reader...very few posts. just polished off our first week with our new bandit that we bought to save some dough on tier 4. bought another 1590 to replace or 5 year old unit...with some updates. thought id share what ive seen because their website had been no help over the last 5...
  12. craneguy1

    National 600C for sale

    we are now selling our 1994 national 600c boom truck, having up-graded to a 9103a. 81 feet of boom 24-43' jib mounted on a 1994 ford f900 tandem with a gvw of 46,000 has a hitch, 2 60" toolboxes, 2 man steel work platform, strobes front and rear, front stabilizer for 360 degree load chart...
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    northeastern ohio firm

    well respected family owned/operated tree care firms seeks climber. we deal mostly in crane assisted removals and minor rigging removals. we work year round, rain or shine dealing with mostly trims in the winter months. pay based on experience, willing to help bring up a less experienced but...
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    tying into the block

    in regards to tying into the crane block, does anyone know of any deaths resulting from this action as it pertains to tree care? Around here all tree services conduct crane work in this manner. being familiar with the preliminary standards that went into revision a few months ago regarding...

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