175 Ton Knuckleboom
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Lumberjack
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What's up Carl? Yeah i'm weird in that i like to run the lower straps below the gaff. For me it just seems to work better.
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Same ole same ole, nothing terribly earth shattering down this way.
It's an interesting idea for sure, I could see how it'd be more comfortable. I'd round the edges out on the spike to keep it from abraiding the strap.
What's up Carl? Yeah i'm weird in that i like to run the lower straps below the gaff. For me it just seems to work better.
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Same ole same ole, nothing terribly earth shattering down this way.
It's an interesting idea for sure, I could see how it'd be more comfortable. I'd round the edges out on the spike to keep it from abraiding the strap.
- Location
- urbana, il.
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- urbana, il.
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- urbana, il.
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- urbana, il.
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- ma
Really shes all over it?
- Location
- urbana, il.
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- Pennsylvania
What's that on the back of your chipper, your mini skid?
That's some great fire wood there(the metal free stuff anyway). I wish I worked for a company with a k-boom like that.
That's some great fire wood there(the metal free stuff anyway). I wish I worked for a company with a k-boom like that.
- Location
- Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
Hey Mike, Can you tell me more about how you are loading the Mini loader in the back of the chipper?
Are you opening the feed wheels to get it in there?
How do you tie it down?
Do you reckon a BC1800 single axle could do it?
Are you opening the feed wheels to get it in there?
How do you tie it down?
Do you reckon a BC1800 single axle could do it?
classictruckman
Participating member
- Location
- Ottawa Valley, Ontario, Canada
you'd better check with your local laws on that one, around here chippers are considered machines, not trailers so you can't carry any load on them.
- Location
- Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
Here they are actually considered a trailer by the Roads Authority and are registered as such. Although i think they have no net carrying capacity. The weight of the chipper is the gross weight of the trailer. Though that may be able to be increased as long as it stays under 4500kg. Then it goes up a class and becomes similar to a semi-trailer. Rego goes from $36 to $650!
Mike, did you have to beef up anything with how the tray stops in the open position to hold the weight?
Mike, did you have to beef up anything with how the tray stops in the open position to hold the weight?
- Location
- Longmont, CO
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What's that on the back of your chipper, your mini skid?
That's some great fire wood there(the metal free stuff anyway). I wish I worked for a company with a k-boom like that.
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At 3:10 of this video you can see how it is used to feed the chipper. Click here -------> Mike Poor Tree Work First Pick
What's that on the back of your chipper, your mini skid?
That's some great fire wood there(the metal free stuff anyway). I wish I worked for a company with a k-boom like that.
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At 3:10 of this video you can see how it is used to feed the chipper. Click here -------> Mike Poor Tree Work First Pick
Mike, that ossage was awesome.
I did a big one many years ago, I thought it was that big when a viewed your first few photos, but when a saw your trunk pictures, yours is huge! We did ours by all roping years ago. tough stuff, any little branch would hold on. Plus, me and the ground guys have never been so bloody after a tree. Went in our records as the toughest tree to dispose of in our history.
I hope that wood isn't being thrown away.
That wood is great!
the most durable wood in our area!
great for trailer decking or anything with heavy use.
Heavy though, I bet you were suprised with how heavy those picks were.
Your poor older truck has been reduced to a log truck.
I did a big one many years ago, I thought it was that big when a viewed your first few photos, but when a saw your trunk pictures, yours is huge! We did ours by all roping years ago. tough stuff, any little branch would hold on. Plus, me and the ground guys have never been so bloody after a tree. Went in our records as the toughest tree to dispose of in our history.
I hope that wood isn't being thrown away.
That wood is great!
the most durable wood in our area!
great for trailer decking or anything with heavy use.
Heavy though, I bet you were suprised with how heavy those picks were.
Your poor older truck has been reduced to a log truck.
Mangoes
Participating member
- Location
- Greater Toronto Area
RE: Towed Chipper designation -
In ON a chipper is actually defined as a "device". Other interesting rules apply as well, regarding GVWR, GCWR and tongue weight. http://www.e-laws.gov.on.ca/html/statutes/english/elaws_statutes_90h08_e.htm
RE: Mike's 38tm Effer -
Its currently on rent. Im just so busy, I havnt had a chance to go pick it up.
In ON a chipper is actually defined as a "device". Other interesting rules apply as well, regarding GVWR, GCWR and tongue weight. http://www.e-laws.gov.on.ca/html/statutes/english/elaws_statutes_90h08_e.htm
RE: Mike's 38tm Effer -
Its currently on rent. Im just so busy, I havnt had a chance to go pick it up.
I am still really curious how much a Effer 1750 Knuckle Boom Crane costs. Both used and new. It hasn't been communicated on this thread yet, and I hope you don't mind me asking. Trying to figure it out in my head. If a semi-sized tow truck costs $650,000...
Is your operation just you and two groundies? I am sure they still work hard, but I bet they are more technically inclined than most groundies (i.e. they know how to work the K-Boom in case something happens to you in the tree)
Keep the pics coming. Very entertaining. An opinion on photography, if I may. I enjoy the fisheye lens, but I think you should only use it when the subject is in the middle of the frame and near to the camera. Otherwise, too much is lost. Also, could we please see a picture of your new remote control device.
Thanks,
Keith
Is your operation just you and two groundies? I am sure they still work hard, but I bet they are more technically inclined than most groundies (i.e. they know how to work the K-Boom in case something happens to you in the tree)
Keep the pics coming. Very entertaining. An opinion on photography, if I may. I enjoy the fisheye lens, but I think you should only use it when the subject is in the middle of the frame and near to the camera. Otherwise, too much is lost. Also, could we please see a picture of your new remote control device.
Thanks,
Keith
Roger_Barnett
Participating member
- Location
- Seattle, in the PNWet
Nice work and photos, Mike! Love that K-Boom!
Keith, that's prolly a 10-20 mm zoom Mike's using on his D40.... so effectively a 15-30mm on a full 35 mm frame....not a true fish-eye. Of course, you're right, when the camera is tilted up, vertical lines curve inward, so it's best to compose the main subject dead center. Closer to the camera is good too, as long as it's not too close, which would further skew the overall scene perspective.
I now have a full frame sensor Canon 5D Mk ll. My 17-40 is 2 mm less wide than Mike's lens, which I assume is a 10-20 Sigma. What say, Mike?
Sorry, but I'm nosey, aren't I? Love embedded EXIF data
Keith, that's prolly a 10-20 mm zoom Mike's using on his D40.... so effectively a 15-30mm on a full 35 mm frame....not a true fish-eye. Of course, you're right, when the camera is tilted up, vertical lines curve inward, so it's best to compose the main subject dead center. Closer to the camera is good too, as long as it's not too close, which would further skew the overall scene perspective.
I now have a full frame sensor Canon 5D Mk ll. My 17-40 is 2 mm less wide than Mike's lens, which I assume is a 10-20 Sigma. What say, Mike?
Sorry, but I'm nosey, aren't I? Love embedded EXIF data
- Location
- Aarhus, Denmark
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What's that on the back of your chipper, your mini skid?
That's some great fire wood there(the metal free stuff anyway). I wish I worked for a company with a k-boom like that.
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At 3:10 of this video you can see how it is used to feed the chipper. Click here -------> Mike Poor Tree Work First Pick
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That is a cool video!!!!
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What's that on the back of your chipper, your mini skid?
That's some great fire wood there(the metal free stuff anyway). I wish I worked for a company with a k-boom like that.
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At 3:10 of this video you can see how it is used to feed the chipper. Click here -------> Mike Poor Tree Work First Pick
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That is a cool video!!!!
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