Electric chip, bucket, and log trucks... chippers?

L3VI said:
Making people get rid of their trucks without offering any help is bullshit, if you ask me.
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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 get up in arms about climate change it would be a good thing long term view... always more than one perspective. Always more than one motive. Generally too much intervention and assistance
 
Sfoppema said:
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 merlo only burns 1.5 gallons per hour once it's set up on outriggers. 170hp motor nothing crazy. I would bet they already have electric ones. Would drain the battery quick driving it up a hill though...
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I'd be interested to learn more about run times/charge times. How it does moving about on tracks.

My easy lift has an electric motor you can plug in to operate. I believe the movements are slower than the diesel counterpart.

My buddy wants a merlo. He drools over them. He wants to trade his 87-48aj easy lift in to get a merlo with cutting head. I don't think it's the silver bullet he thinks it is.
 
Helmstein said:
I would really like to hear you're opinion once you start running this hybrid easy lift. We have the 87-48aj and it's been an absolute pleasure to run. What a weapon!

Up Equip has also been very helpful along the way.
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Sure. As I understand it so far transport to set up spots is quicker with the Kubota engine, then all functions are about as fast with batteries and should work all day on one charge.

For anyone not familiar with Easy Lift at least the 87 and the 101 have an electric motor you can plug in - standard with the diesel engine.
 
Helmstein said:
I'd be interested to learn more about run times/charge times. How it does moving about on tracks.

My easy lift has an electric motor you can plug in to operate. I believe the movements are slower than the diesel counterpart.

My buddy wants a merlo. He drools over them. He wants to trade his 87-48aj easy lift in to get a merlo with cutting head. I don't think it's the silver bullet he thinks it is.
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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...
 
Sfoppema said:
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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Of course he would have to add a generous amount to trade the spider lift in but he's really interested. I'll relay the info to him thanks. Does driving over the road hurt the transmission like I read online?
 
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 sure you could ruin something. It picks up speed quick going downhill. As mentioned it's not a very large motor. Going uphill it's very slow. People were saying "merlo put out a memo" that it shouldn't be driven on the road, but that was confirmed to be essentially made up. If it needed to be replaced I've got a warranty... unfortunately if something bad were to happen it would be idle for awhile, support is pretty minimal I understand for the US in general. It's risky for a small company and I have been fortunate to have nothing but good to say
 
L3VI said:
So you have to replace old trucks in CA? You can't use them until they break?
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Yep everything has to be 2012 (current smog) or newer for commercial use my truck is an 01 dodge diesel 2500 I can register it as personal use but that limits my write offs to just milage, if I had tons of money and bought myself a nice shiny new truck I could write the whole thing off, it's how democrats help the little guy.
 
Sfoppema said:
You're not far... come check it out I'm in Northbridge ma
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Thanks for all the info. I might just take you up on that offer. It would be cool to see one in person kicking major tree ass.

Funny how something can materialize into a made up rumor. Thanks for clarifying.

800 hrs in One year. You guys use that often. I only clocked 220hrs on my easy lift since mid June.
 
Helmstein said:
Thanks for all the info. I might just take you up on that offer. It would be cool to see one in person kicking major tree ass.

Funny how something can materialize into a made up rumor. Thanks for clarifying.

800 hrs in One year. You guys use that often. I only clocked 220hrs on my easy lift since mid June.
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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 number 2 a chance to run the show and knock out non crane jobs without me. Didn't have to worry about the payment because machine was always making money. Kept revenue up and its pretty fun to be subbed when you're used to being responsible for everything. Like being on vacation honestly. Once the companies took a chance to see what it could do they all had me back. One guy two days a week pretty consistently.
Wasn't the way I planned it out when I bought it but things slowed down here and we never did. I exceeded the high revenue goal I had. That was prior to all the talk of slowing down and fuel price spikes... happy how it worked out.
 
Sfoppema said:
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 number 2 a chance to run the show and knock out non crane jobs without me. Didn't have to worry about the payment because machine was always making money. Kept revenue up and its pretty fun to be subbed when you're used to being responsible for everything. Like being on vacation honestly. Once the companies took a chance to see what it could do they all had me back. One guy two days a week pretty consistently.
Wasn't the way I planned it out when I bought it but things slowed down here and we never did. I exceeded the high revenue goal I had. That was prior to all the talk of slowing down and fuel price spikes... happy how it worked out.
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Only complaint would be getting fat as a result. Went from climbing most days to almost never. Have to get a gym membership lol
 
Sfoppema said:
Only complaint would be getting fat as a result.
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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 my 18. I ended up keeping the 18 as well. An 18 works but requires more manpower and time. You get more value out of the merlo if your chipper can keep up... if I'm being honest nothing can keep up with it, but the 21xp I'm very happy with
 
Came across these guys today, who have just started production on heavy commercial trucks. Looks very promising. They're even making retrofit units for ICE pickups.

www.edisonmotors.ca

Edison Motors | Diesel-Electric Trucks Redefined

Edison Motors - Electric Hybrid Trucks. Power without compromise. Built for loggers, heavy haulers, and the toughest jobs on earth.
www.edisonmotors.ca www.edisonmotors.ca


 
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Boomslang said:
Came across these guys today, who have just started production on heavy commercial trucks. Looks very promising. They're even making retrofit units for ICE pickups.

www.edisonmotors.ca

Edison Motors | Diesel-Electric Trucks Redefined

Edison Motors - Electric Hybrid Trucks. Power without compromise. Built for loggers, heavy haulers, and the toughest jobs on earth.
www.edisonmotors.ca www.edisonmotors.ca


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Pretty interesting and simple
 
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