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    Teach me about dump trailers

    Same here, but… A gooseneck can be loaded much differently putting more of the payload onto the truck and off the trailer axles. At the end of the day, payload by simple math on paper doesn’t account for lod distribution, and what a scale would see per axle. That all said, in my area, a...
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    Teach me about dump trailers

    A common LEGAL set up around here is a truck at 11,000 or 12,000 and a trailer at 14,000 or so, but less than 26,000 combined. Also common is guys hoping not to get caught being over. I have had a few rigs with a 26,000 truck and a 10,000 trailer. Also did the 12k/14k thing for a good while...
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    Vermeer SC372 Diesel

    It’s possible but the math doesn’t totally work out. I’d spend close to a year of payments to manage what’s In front of me before the end of the year, and I’m sure more will come since I have traditionally subbed it out. I totally hear you, @flushcut, but I also have to think about...
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    Vermeer SC372 Diesel

    I agree that hp is king from all the machines ever being around. Like a chipper, keeping teeth sharp is…queen? Or a different king? My only path into big hp right now would be a used machine and the more I think about it, the less I want to buy someone else’s problems.
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    Vermeer SC372 Diesel

    Nah, General(ist), it’s all helpful. Thank you. Since posting I have come across the new Bandit SG40 which basically comes in 4 flavors. Track or wheel and belt or hydro. Pick your combo. The wheeled hydro seems pretty decent. I rarely get into massive stumps so it may be an affordable entry...
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    Compact Bulldog Bone

    I have had several over the years. Made a kit for island work and put one in it along with the bola. The bola may have sat unused too long. There’s some corrosion that needs addressing and it has to come apart entirely. There must have been moisture in the bag or in the lanyard rope itself. To...
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    Vermeer SC372 Diesel

    Any opinions on this machine are welcome. I usually sub out all stump grinding, but payment on a bunch of jobs are now hinging on someone else’s timing. We’re all busy. I also just picked up close to 4 acres of clearing a former X-mas tree farm. Lots of small stumps, but pulling and disposing...
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    more fun with knucklebooms

    I love that truck. Haven’t yet flown the hook, but definitely would accept the honor some day. I did have the pleasure of watching Aaron and the crew for a short bit last year. Great operation overall. That truck is so well appointed. Everything you could need is in it and accessible. All...
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    They look hungry! I’m sure mama would’ve been a bit less happy to see you.
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    Thanks for the tour! Hope the apex predators keep a safe distance. :) We had a black bear reported in my old town and I could hardly believe it until I caught a glimpse for myself. That thing was FAST!
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    Yeah, like 13’ down! Probably pooped up with quite a sound as well. I just hope they brought it to you empty and clean.
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    @davidwyby that photo of the heavy leaner above the swing bench reminds me of all the tire swings people set up for their grandkids. Seems more often than not they choose the largest, deadest branch to tie it to. Just makes you wonder, that’s all.
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    The first place I ever experienced that time dilation was as a young teenager working as a carpenter. When working on multi span staging, we’d often have one 2” thick plank overlapping another 2” thick plank at the center jack. You know, it gives me pause to think of all the times I took the 2”...
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    Would you say that shape is due to a wider belly or smaller tip than a standard bar. I ask only because my experience with “pointy” bars is they don’t seem to plunge well or offer the same capabilities in tighter spots, ironically, as a rounder profile. It’s interesting for sure.
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    Never hurts to double check. Good on you for being tied in twice! Sometimes we’ll get into some real irregular trunk wood, especially with lots of coarse or exfoliating bark…anything that can snag up a nice true lanyard and/or main line path. It’s nice to confirm with someone on the ground that...
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    And one happy looking dog!
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    Wow, that almost looks like a harvester bar…kinda wider through the mid length, or am I just seeing things?
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    I thought that was for making a sizwheel face cut in a single pass.
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    Looks like it declined all the way up the incline. :) Was that elbowed trunk real hollow? Looks like the whole top was a big fractal…
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    You know what I realize after showing some of those pics to my kids…it was taken on 0.5 zoom with an iPhone, so it’s sort of a fish eye effect. That blade armature is nowhere near as long as it appears in that pic. Longer than a standard blade, for sure, but not out of proportion like in that photo.

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