I'm guessing a little Chinese one with a gas engine? I'd love to see it and how you put it to use.
What’s Your SMALLER Equipment Setup?
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I'm guessing a little Chinese one with a gas engine? I'd love to see it and how you put it to use.
southsoundtree
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- Olympia, WA
Yep. I don't know that I will ever use it on jobsites. It can help with the sawmill.
It's a small add-on to go with a new chipper and dump trailer. Getting ready for a new employee, sometime, and my college student aspiring climber, returning in June.
Might sell my chip truck once I pick up my new trailer. I went 7x12 10k.
It's a small add-on to go with a new chipper and dump trailer. Getting ready for a new employee, sometime, and my college student aspiring climber, returning in June.
Might sell my chip truck once I pick up my new trailer. I went 7x12 10k.
southsoundtree
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- Olympia, WA
I've meant to post a picture. I have a 5x10x2 flatbed trailer with a long, straight tongue. I can jack-knife it 100⁰. The bed will hit the side of the truck before the bumper hits the tongue. Light enough to move by hand when empty with one person on pavement, 2 people on gravel.
My tight, waterfront driveways have tight turn around. Often, I can make a 5 point turn around with the trailer.
Sometimes back it in tight to the one side, detach, and reconnect in a full 180⁰ other direction.
My other trailers are all triangle tongues except my baby 4x8 trailer that is more of a yard cart for things than a road trailer, though licensed.
I bought this trailer for $300, 18 years ago. Added stake pockets and ramp brackets for $300.
Sawmill lumber sideboards, removable (every once in a while useful, more useful in the early days of brush to the dump).
Both lightweight trailers can carry the mini-loader, micro-x, 25hp grinder, chips, wood, brush.
The straight-tongue trailer's winch, or winch mast with rope puller, has been useful over the years occasionally. Pulled the stumper in once when I broke the fuel pump, logs and carts on other occasions.
I've got a 6x12 10k trailer, neighbor's 18' car trailer and dump truck, and kboom-grapple/ dump truck services available to me, too.
My work yard is over half an acre, so I have room for various sized equipment. I can hire and rent larger equipment.
The high-sided trailer was just hitched to the truck where I'm sitting. I was able to roll it by hand with a slight decline on gravel. 5k axle. Home made.
Not at all fancy, but fit tight- access, are lightweight, and versatile.
As an area that barely gets snow, I was taken off-guard by 5" of wet snow... my wind and rain- resistant hoop house( in the making) collapsed recently. I've been doing storm damage and routine work. At least the slabs and lumber stayed dry.
My tight, waterfront driveways have tight turn around. Often, I can make a 5 point turn around with the trailer.
Sometimes back it in tight to the one side, detach, and reconnect in a full 180⁰ other direction.
My other trailers are all triangle tongues except my baby 4x8 trailer that is more of a yard cart for things than a road trailer, though licensed.
I bought this trailer for $300, 18 years ago. Added stake pockets and ramp brackets for $300.
Sawmill lumber sideboards, removable (every once in a while useful, more useful in the early days of brush to the dump).
Both lightweight trailers can carry the mini-loader, micro-x, 25hp grinder, chips, wood, brush.
The straight-tongue trailer's winch, or winch mast with rope puller, has been useful over the years occasionally. Pulled the stumper in once when I broke the fuel pump, logs and carts on other occasions.
I've got a 6x12 10k trailer, neighbor's 18' car trailer and dump truck, and kboom-grapple/ dump truck services available to me, too.
My work yard is over half an acre, so I have room for various sized equipment. I can hire and rent larger equipment.
The high-sided trailer was just hitched to the truck where I'm sitting. I was able to roll it by hand with a slight decline on gravel. 5k axle. Home made.
Not at all fancy, but fit tight- access, are lightweight, and versatile.
As an area that barely gets snow, I was taken off-guard by 5" of wet snow... my wind and rain- resistant hoop house( in the making) collapsed recently. I've been doing storm damage and routine work. At least the slabs and lumber stayed dry.
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southsoundtree
Been here much more than a while
- Location
- Olympia, WA
Well, it'll move my 4400 pound chipper on the bucket.
I'll get a hitch receiver or 2 added.
Maybe use my BMG hitch upside- down on the blade.
Squeezes into tight spaces.
I have a hydraulic thumb to install.
It's a training wheels, toy machine.
evo
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- My Island, WA
You’ll love the little chipper. I’m assuming it’s 6”?
My lil is 44hp and a bit more than 6’ but not by much. My mini skid can push it into some crazy places.
Consider fabbing up a large caster wheel on the tongue. Something about the size of a atv tire.
Careful chipping when not attached to a truck or equipment, enough weight in the infeed can cause it to want to sit on its ass.
